Jacob Park

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Charleston, S.C.
High School:
Stratford
Prev School:
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

Awards and Honors
Maxwell Award Watch List (2017)

2017
Played and started in the first four games before taking a personal medical leave of absence from the team … passed for 1,181 yards, completing 100-of-162 attempts … had nine touchdowns to five interceptions … completed 61.7 percent of his passes, the fifth-best season clip in school history … had two 300-yard passing games to tie for fifth on ISU’s single-season list … threw a TD pass in all four games … opened the season by completing 27-of-35 passes for 271 yards vs. UNI … tallied 347 yards and four TD tosses vs. Iowa, tying for the third-most TD passes in a game in school history …posted another 300-yard game vs. Akron with 317 yards on 24-of-33 passing and two TDs … also rushed for 38 yards and a TD … ended ISU career with 2,972 passing yards and 21 TDs on 233-of-388 passing … career completion percentage (60.1) and passer rating (137.1) ranks second in school history … his four 300-yard passing games is tied for second on ISU’s career list.

2016
Split time at QB through the first seven games before becoming ISU’s primary signal-caller in the last five games … played in 10 games, starting three … led the team in passing yards (1,791), completing 133-of-226 attempts … had 12 TD passes to five interceptions … completed 58.8 percent of his passes, the 11th-best clip in school history … averaged 13.47 yards per completion to rank 27th nationally … in last five games, completed 60.5 percent of his passes, averaged 264.4 yards and tossed eight TDs … also tallied 59 rushing yards and a TD … completed 15-of-19 passes for 165 yards and a season-best three TDs vs. San Jose State … recorded first 300-yard passing game with 301 yards on 19-of-35 passing vs. Kansas State … also tossed two TD passes … was sharp in the win over Kansas, completing 76.9 percent of his passes (20-26) for 205 yards and two TDs … was 14-of-18 for 285 yards and two TDs in the win over Texas Tech … his line and Joel Lanning’s line combined for the second-best passing efficiency game in school history (235.56) … posted season highs in completions (23) and passing yards (371) vs. West Virginia … his 371 yards tied for the eighth-best single-game effort in school history.

2015 at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the spring of 2016, but did not play football.

2014 at Georgia
Redshirted initial season.

High School
Had offers from Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Notre Dame and Tennessee … four-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports … a top-200 player nationally by Scout (No. 154), Rivals (No. 229) and 247Sports (No. 78) … a consensus top-15 QB nationally … rated No. 8 by Scout and No. 12 by Rivals … named to the ESPN Elite 11 … named South Carolina’s Mr. Football in 2013 … played in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Game … two-time first-team all-state selection … as a senior, threw for 3,665 yards and 33 TDs while leading his team to the Class AAAA Division II state championship game … as a junior, completed 60 percent of his passes … threw for 2,239 yards and 24 TDs … also rushed for over 700 yards … lettered in basketball … coached by Ray Stackley.

Personal
Born Oct. 12, 1995 … son of Adam and Tracy Park … liberal studies major.