Jarrett Stidham
| Position | Quarterback |
|---|---|
| Class | Sophomore |
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| High school | Stephenville (TX) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | August 8, 1996 |
| Place of birth | Corbin, Kentucky |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Jarrett Ryan Stidham (born August 8, 1996) is an American football quarterback. He began his college football career at Baylor, before deciding to transfer after his freshman year.
Early years
Stidham attended Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas. As a senior he completed 183 of 260 passes for 2,934 yards with 35 touchdowns. He also rushed for 969 yards and 15 touchdowns. Stidham was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the sixth best dual-threat quarterback in his class. He originally committed to Texas Tech University to play college football, but later changed to Baylor University.[1][2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Jarrett Stidham QB |
Stephenville, Texas | Stephenville HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.74 | Dec 19, 2014 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 (QB) Rivals: 6 (QB) ESPN: 2 (Dual-threat QB) | ||||||
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College career
Baylor
Stidham entered his true freshman year at Baylor in 2015 as the backup to Seth Russell. He appeared in the first seven games, completing 24 of 28 passes for 331 yards and six touchdowns.[3] After Russell suffered a season-ending neck injury during Baylor's seventh game, Stidham took over as the starter.[4][5] He started his first career game against Kansas State.[6][7] He finished the game completing 23 of 33 passes for 419 yards, three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. In his second career start against Oklahoma, Stidham injured his back in the first quarter, but he was able to remain in the game. He finished the game completing 16 of 27 for 257 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the 44–34 loss.[8]
The following week, despite being questionable to play leading up to the game, Stidham made his third career start against Oklahoma State. He injured his hand and ankle in the first half of the game and did not return to the field for the second half.[9] On November 25, 2015, Baylor head coach Art Briles announced that Stidham's ankle injury was a chipped bone in the back of his ankle and Stidham will be sidelined for the remainder of the regular season.[10] It was reported that Stidham might be able to return for Baylor's bowl game, but on December 19, Briles announced Stidham will miss the 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl.[11][12]
In the wake of a sexual abuse scandal at the school, on July 7, 2016, Stidham announced he would be transferring from Baylor.[13][14]
References
- ↑ "No. 39 recruit Jarrett Stidham commits to Baylor over Oregon". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Stephenville standout Stidham commits to Baylor". WacoTrib.com.
- ↑ "Baylor Bears confident as Jarrett Stidham replaces Seth Russell at QB". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Baylor QB Seth Russell fractures bone in neck; Jarrett Stidham moves up depth chart". dallasnews.com.
- ↑ "Freshman Stidham next in Baylor QB line that began with RG3". WacoTrib.com.
- ↑ "Kansas State hopes it can rattle Baylor freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham". kansas.
- ↑ "Baylor Bears QB Jarrett Stidham not feeling pressure of first start and weight of playoff hopes". ESPN.com.
- ↑ Olson, Max (November 16, 2015). "Baylor QB Jarrett Stidham (back) to start against Oklahoma State". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan (November 21, 2015). "Baylor QB Jarrett Stidham injured in win over Oklahoma State". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan (November 25, 2015). "Baylor QB Jarrett Stidham out for the regular season with a broken ankle". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jeyarajah, Shehan (December 15, 2015). "Baylor QB Jarrett Stidham healing as expected, not ruled out for Russell Athletic Bowl". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ Olson, Max (December 19, 2015). "Corey Coleman, Shock Linwood out for Russell Athletic Bowl". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ↑ Olson, Max (July 7, 2016). "Sohomore QB Jarrett Stidham to transfer from Baylor". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ↑ Olson, Max (2016-07-07). "Sohomore QB Jarrett Stidham to transfer from Baylor". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.