10 Interesting Facts About Tennessee Titans QB Jake Locker

Jake Locker is the QB for the Tennessee Titans. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.

Jake Locker who was born on June 15, 1988 in Bellingham, Washington. He has played QB for the Tennessee Titans and been in the NFL since 2011. He was a first round, top 10 draft pick for the Tennessee Titans.

10 interesting facts about the football player, Jake Locker

Facts #1:

Jake Locker grew up in Ferndale, Washington attending Ferndale High school. In 2005, Jake Locker led the team to a perfect 14-0 record and a State Championship. He threw for 1603 yards, 25 TDs and only 3 INTs for thee entire season.

Facts #2:

Jake Locker was a great high school baseball player, playing the outfield and pitcher. In the 2006 MLB draft, he was drafted in the 40h round by the Angels bu chose to attend University of Washington to play Quarterback.

Facts #3:

Jake Locker was quickly nicknamed, “Montlake Jake,” and was supposed to be the player that turned around the school’s terrible football program.

Facts #4:

Jake Locker at University of Washington totaled 7,639 yards passing, a 53.9% completion rate, 53 TDs and 35 Interceptions but ended his college career with a losing record.

Facts #5:

Jake Locker holds a distinction with 5 other QBs chosen in the first round of the draft as one of only 6 players in NFL history to be drafted from schools that had losing college records. He finished his college career, 10-21 as a starting QB. These other 5 players are: Josh Freeman, J.P. Losman, Jay Cutler, Kyle Boller and Patrick Ramsey.

Facts #6:

Jake Locker returned for a senior year at the University of Washington which was a confusing move because some sports experts had him going as the #1 draft pick in the 2010 draft pick. Locker listened to the NFL Collegiate Advisory Committee that advised him that he would even be a first round pick, so he opted in for his senior year.

Facts #7:

Jake Locker was predicted to be the #1 draft pick by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper in the 2011 draft before and after the 2010 draft was conducted.

Facts #8:

Jake Locker because of a terrible senior year, his NFL draft stock fell and it was rumored throughout the year that he could fall as far as the third round, which was so untrue as he went 8^th overall to the Tennessee Titans signing a 4 year/$12 million dollar deal.

Facts #9:

Jake Locker has been plagued with injuries throughout his career and in his first year as a starter he tore his non-throwing arm shoulder which kept him out of a few games early in the season. He finished his first year with pedestrian season totals: 2,176 passing yards, 10 TDs, 11 INTs and 291 yards rushing with an additional rushing TD.

Facts #10:

Jake Locker married is college sweetheart, Laurie Greer, who was a softball player at the University of Washington and they have a daughter.

Sources: CNN, Sporting News, Biography, ESPN, jockbio, ducksters, Forbes