Player Career

Jake Retzlaff Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jake Retzlaff story

Jake Retzlaff built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Corona, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with BYU and Tulane. The clearest part of Jake Retzlaff's career was his passing role: 6,712 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 883 attempts, and 1,167 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Tulane. 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. His career also includes 1,167 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU and Tulane.

The arc is straightforward: Jake Retzlaff 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

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulane

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBYU76450.839.1
2024 PostseasonBYU3,31363.622.12,549
2024 Regular SeasonBYU3,31363.622.10
2025 PostseasonTulane3,80266.324.9489
2025 Regular SeasonTulane3,80266.324.90

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025BYU to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted91.2Jun 30, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 44 Duke

Week 3 · W 34-27

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

356

Total Offense

91.3 takeover

356 total offense with 79.8 efficiency.

#2

@ West Virginia

Week 10 · L 7-37 · Conference game

236

Total Offense

85.4 takeover

Loss with 236 yards of offense and 56.2 efficiency.

236 total offense with 56.2 efficiency.

#3

@ No. 39 Memphis

Week 11 · W 38-32 · Conference game

375

Total Offense

82.6 takeover

Win with 375 yards of offense and 78.1 efficiency.

375 total offense with 78.1 efficiency.

#4

vs No. 74 Army

Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game

323

Total Offense

75.3 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

323 total offense with 78.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Wyoming

Week 3 · W 34-14

353

Total Offense

74.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

353 total offense with 79.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Tulane

3,802 primary output · 66.3 efficiency · 24.9 usage

76.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · Tulane

76.3

3,802 primary · 66.3 efficiency · 24.9 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · BYU

71.3

3,313 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 22.1 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

8

300+ total offense

11

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency