Jake Heaps

Jake Heaps (born June 19, 1991) is an American former football quarterback. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2015. Heaps played for three universities during his collegiate career including Miami (FL), Kansas and Brigham Young.

Early life Heaps attended Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington, and played as a quarterback for their football team. He led the football team to the 3A Washington state title in 2007 and 4A titles in 2008 and 2009. During those three years he passed for a combined 9196 yards and 114 touchdowns, the bulk of those touchdowns to Gino Simone and Kasen Williams.

After his senior season at Skyline in 2009, Heaps signed a letter of intent to play college football at Brigham Young University (BYU). Despite the fact that BYU was his parents' desired school, Heaps wanted to play for the University of Washington. Heaps was also named as top quarterback on the Parade All-America Team and was invited to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Some recruiting analysts felt that his poise, judgment, and throwing accuracy, would be a good fit in the Cougars' spread offense.

College career

Brigham Young University Heaps began his freshman season sharing time with starting quarterback Riley Nelson. After Nelson was injured against Florida State, Heaps led the Cougars the rest of the season to six wins and four losses. He improved as the season progressed and had only a single loss in his last six games, to 20th-ranked University of Utah. He surpassed Ty Detmer's freshman touchdown record that stood for 22 years with 15 touchdowns. In the month of November and the December bowl game, Heaps threw 13 touchdowns and two interceptions and passed for 1,259 yards. He was the first freshman quarterback to ever lead the Cougars in Brigham Young's 29 bowl game appearances. Heaps was named the New Mexico Bowl's Most Valuable Player, Due to NCAA transfer rules, Heaps redshirted for the 2012 season. He was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position at Kansas with Michael Cummings.

Heaps struggled with Kansas, completing fewer than half of his passes. He lost the starting quarterback job to Montell Cozart during an open competition. On June 13, 2014, the University of Kansas announced Heaps was leaving the program to transfer to another school.

University of Miami Heaps transferred to the University of Miami to play for the Miami Hurricanes football team in June 2014. Brad Kaaya, a true freshman, beat Heaps in the competition to start at quarterback for Miami. He appeared in three games for the Hurricanes, going 6-for-12 on passing attempts for a total of 51 yards. !! 39 !! 25 !! 12–13 !! 497 !! 908 !! 54.7 !! 5,233 !! 5.8 !! 32 !! 27 !! 108.8 !! 91 !! -329 !! -3.6 !! 3

Professional career Heaps was rated the 43rd best quarterback in the 2015 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

New York Jets Heaps was signed by the New York Jets on May 11, 2015. He was released on August 27, 2015.

Seattle Seahawks (first stint) Heaps was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on May 2, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Seahawks as part of final roster cuts. He was signed back onto the Seahawks' practice squad on September 13, 2016. He was released on October 3, 2016.

Saskatchewan Roughriders Heaps was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 25, 2017. He was later released by the Roughriders so he could sign with the Seahawks.

Seattle Seahawks (second stint) On May 2, 2017, Heaps re-signed with the Seahawks. He was waived on June 5, 2017.

BC Lions On July 24, 2017, Heaps was signed to the practice roster of the BC Lions of the CFL. He was released on August 8, 2017, being an emergency practice squad quarterback.

Coaching career On June 19, 2022, Heaps left his radio show to become Russell Wilson’s full-time quarterback coach. On February 5, 2025, Heaps was announced as the new head football coach at Legend High School in Parker, Colorado.

Personal life Heaps is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His parents, Steve and Kelly, now divorced, supported his career by moving him into the Issaquah School district so he could learn the "Skyline system" under coach Steve Gervais. He has one older sister, Brittany, who is a dental hygienist in Utah.

Heaps is married to Brooke, whom he met at BYU. They were married during his sophomore year at BYU.

Until June 2022, Jake was a contributor and radio personality on 710 ESPN, now Seattle Sports 710.