Jake Plummer
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Jake Plummer visits Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in 1998.
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 19, 1974 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Boise, Idaho | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Boise (ID Capital) | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42 | ||||||||
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| TD–Int: | 161–161 |
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| Passing yards: | 29,253 |
| Passer rating: | 74.6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer (born December 19, 1974) is a former professional football player, a quarterback for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and spent his first six seasons with the Cardinals and the last four with the Denver Broncos. Plummer played college football at Arizona State University.
His nickname, "Jake the Snake," was given to him as a tribute to professional wrestler, Jake "the Snake" Roberts. Coincidentally, Roberts adopted that nickname as a tribute to his favorite NFL player, former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, who was nicknamed "Snake."
Plummer joined the Pac-12 Network in 2013 as a studio analyst for college football.
Born in Boise, Idaho in 1974, Jake and his two older brothers spent much of their youth at the family lumber mill and warehouse in Smiley Creek, a town of 50 in the Sawtooths. Plummer attended Pierce Park Elementary, Hillside Junior High, and graduated from Capital High School in 1993. He was a three-sport star in high school, playing baseball and basketball in addition to football. Plummer was selected all-state as both a quarterback and punter and passed for 6,097 yards and 68 touchdowns in his junior and senior years.
Plummer accepted a football scholarship to Arizona State. He took over as the team's starting quarterback from Grady Benton early in his freshman season, where he remained for the rest of his four years from 1993-1996. He had consistent, but not outstanding, statistical output during his career, and never led the Pac-10 in any major statistical category. He threw for an impressive 1,650 yards in his freshman season, but also had 7 interceptions to just 9 touchdowns. He broke 2,000 yards his sophomore season, and upped his touchdowns to 15. His 2,222 yards and 17 touchdowns junior year, many coming at pivotal moments in games, earned him a strong fan-base and all-conference honors despite a lackluster 6-5 record.
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