Career Summary
Jake Heaps came to BYU ranked the top quarterback in the nation after leading Skyline High School to three consecutive state championships. During his two-year career at BYU, Heaps played in 22 games with 16 starts. He completed 363 of 635 passes for 3,768 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions as a Cougar. Heaps set every BYU freshman quarterback record during the 2009 season and was the first freshman to start a bowl game. As a sophomore, he threw for a career-high 305 yards before being named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List. See the season summary tabs below and the recognition and stats tabs for more details.
Personal
- Parents are Steve and Kelly
- Married to wife Brooke
- Majoring in commmunications
- Also recruited by Oklahoma, Florida State, USC, Florida, UCLA, Georgia, Alabama, California, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Washington and LSU
Before BYU
- Ranked the No. 1 quarterback in the country by Scout.com and No. 1 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com
- Named the top college football recruit out of the state of Washington by MaxPreps
- Earned Parade All-America honors following his senior season
- Was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl as the starting quarterback for the West team
- Led Skyline to three consecutive state championships
- 2009 first-team All-State quarterback
- AP Washington State Player of the Year
- USA Today All-America first team selection
- 40-2 record as a starting quarterback
- Completed 213-of-352 passes for 3,191 yards and 45 touchdowns as a senior
- Team captain
- Threw a state-title game record four touchdown passes in a 45-21 victory against Ferris HS
- Career totals were 9,196 yards, 114 touchdowns and only 18 interceptions
- Rushed for 30 touchdowns
- 2008 KingCo 4A All-Conference Co-Offensive MVP
- KingCo 4A All-Conference Quarterback
- Seattle Times MVP
- Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year
- AP State Player of the Year
- Helped Skyline achieve a perfect 28-0 record over his sophomore and junior seasons
- Coached by Mat Taylor
Career Highs
| Pass Yards | 305 | Utah (9/17/11) |
| Pass TD | 4 | at Colorado State (11/13/10), vs. UTEP (12/18/10), New Mexico State (11/19/11) |
| Pass Completions | 27 | at Utah State (10/1/10), Utah (9/17/11) |
| Pass Attempts | 54 | at Utah State (10/1/10) |
| Long Pass | 62 | at Colorado State (11/13/10) |
BYU FRESHMAN RECORDS
Passing Yards: 2,316
Passing Attempts: 383
Passing Completions: 219
Passing Touchdowns: 15
Wins: 6
Games Started: 10
Games Played: 13
BYU BOWL RECORDS
Best Completion Percentage: 73.5% (25/34)
Passing Touchdowns: 4 (tied)
NEW MEXICO BOWL RECORDS
Passing Touchdowns: 4
Passing Completions: 25