Paul Pinegar

Paul Pinegar (born March 10, 1982) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs, and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006.

Early life Paul Pinegar was born on March 10, 1982. He played high school football at Woodland High School in Woodland, California. Pinegar played in all 14 games, starting 12, completing 230 of 403 passes (57.1%) for 2,929 yards, 20 touchdowns, and ten interceptions while also scoring a rushing touchdown. He led all freshmen in the country in passing touchdowns and passer rating, while also setting school single-season freshman records in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He was named a Sporting News freshman All-American and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Freshman of the Year. Pinegar started all 12 games in 2004.

As a senior in 2005, Pinegar completed 265 of 416 passes (63.7%) for 3,335 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions while also rushing for three touchdowns. He set the school career record for passing touchdowns with 84. He was also only the second player in school history to throw for over 10,000 yards (10,136). On August 12, it was reported that Pinegar had been released by the Jaguars to make room for tight end Greg Estandia, whom the team signed after tight end Marcedes Lewis suffered an injury.