Player Career

Jake Heaps Career Story

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Player Story

Jake Heaps story

Jake Heaps built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Sammamish, WA wearing No. 9, spending time with BYU, Kansas, and Miami. The clearest part of Jake Heaps' career was his passing role: 5,233 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes, and 908 attempts across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU, Kansas, and Miami.

The arc is straightforward: Jake Heaps moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    BYU

    2010-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2012-2013

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Miami

    2014

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201020102011201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 PostseasonBYU2,21653.59.4
2010 Regular SeasonBYU2,21653.59.40
2011 Regular SeasonBYU1,395528-821
2012 Regular SeasonKansas0-1,395
2013 Regular SeasonKansas1,25245.79.81,252
2014 Regular SeasonMiami4136.93-1,211

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 10 · W 55-7 · Conference game

Win with 294 yards of offense and 80.1 efficiency.

294

Total Offense

90.1 takeover

294 total offense with 80.1 efficiency.

#2

@ UTEP

Week 1 · W 52-24 · Postseason

264

Total Offense

82.6 takeover

Win with 264 yards of offense and 75.5 efficiency.

264 total offense with 75.5 efficiency.

#3

vs New Mexico State

Week 12 · W 42-7

238

Total Offense

76.8 takeover

Win with 238 yards of offense and 67.4 efficiency.

238 total offense with 67.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Idaho

Week 11 · W 42-7

185

Total Offense

72.2 takeover

Win with 185 yards of offense and 77.4 efficiency.

185 total offense with 77.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Utah

Week 3 · L 10-54

276

Total Offense

63.2 takeover

Loss with 276 yards of offense and 49.2 efficiency.

276 total offense with 49.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · BYU

2,216 primary output · 53.5 efficiency · 9.4 usage

61

#2

2010 Regular Season · BYU

61

2,216 primary · 53.5 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · BYU

50.1

1,395 primary · 52 efficiency · 8 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency