Jake Coker
| No. -- Free agent | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | August 4, 1992 |
| Place of birth: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mobile (AL) St. Paul's Episcopal |
| College: | Florida State/Alabama |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Bryant Jacob "Jake" Coker (born August 4, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Florida State and Alabama. He led the Alabama Crimson Tide to a National Championship his senior year in 2015.
Coker attended St. Paul's Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama. He played both football and basketball. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the 18th best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class. He committed to Florida State University in June 2010.
Coker was redshirted as a freshman in 2010. As a backup to EJ Manuel in 2011, he appeared in three games, completing three of five passes for 45 yards and one touchdown. As a redshirt Junior in 2013 Coker competed with Jameis Winston for the starting quarterback job. Winston won the job and Coker was his backup until a knee injury in November caused him the miss the rest of the season. He had appeared in six games, going 18 of 36 for 250 yards and one interception.
In January 2014, Coker transferred to the University of Alabama. He was eligible to play immediately and did not have to sit out a year after graduating from Florida State in April. In his first year at Alabama he competed for the Crimson Tide's starting job.Blake Sims won the competition with Coker as the backup. Coker again competed for the starting job in 2015, and this time won the competition.
Coker led the Crimson Tide to win the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship against the Clemson Tigers, with a final score of 45–40.
On January 30, 2016, Coker was the starting QB for the South in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL. In one quarter he was 3 of 8 passing for 23 yards and led his team to the first touchdown of the game.
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