Byron "Peewee" Jarrett Jr. (born October 12, 1999)[1] is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Central Community College and West Florida.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 12, 1999[1] |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Herbert Hoover (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| College: | Ellsworth CC (2018) Iowa Central CC (2021) West Florida (2022–2023) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Early life edit
Jarrett grew up in Des Moines, Iowa.[2] He attended Herbert Hoover High School in Des Moines, throwing for 2,364 passing yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior and then 2,710 yards (second-best in Iowa) and 23 touchdowns as a senior.[3] He ended his high school career having thrown for over 5,000 yards and over 50 touchdowns, which included breaking the single-game Hoover passing yards record with 547.[4] However, his team won only five games across his last two years and he had no offers to play NCAA college football.[3]
College career edit
Jarrett was ultimately able to enroll at Ellsworth Community College in 2018, where he appeared in seven games before missing the rest of the year due to injury.[3] He then moved away to be closer to his sick grandmother, who died in February 2019.[3] He underwent two shoulder surgeries and did not play in the 2019 season.[3]
Jarrett joined Iowa Central Community College in 2020, but the season was pushed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He said that, having not seen any playing time in over two years, "I was so set on quitting football."[3] After discussing with the team's head coach and with his father, Jarrett ultimately decided to continue his football career.[3] He played two seasons for the team – in both the spring and fall 2021 seasons – and totaled over 3,500 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns, also rushing for close to 600 yards in the second season with 13 rushing touchdowns.[3] He was chosen a first-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America selection.[3]
Having received attention from larger schools following his play at the NJCAA level, Jarrett committed to play for the NCAA Division I FCS Western Illinois Leathernecks, but decided to transfer to the Division II West Florida Argonauts after only one semester.[3] He won the starting job at West Florida, succeeding Austin Reed, and completed 165 passes for 2,719 yards and 33 touchdowns, throwing for a touchdown in all of the team's 14 games while leading them to 12 wins – second-best in program history – and an appearance in the semifinals of the Division II playoffs.[5][6][7]
In 2023, Jarrett threw for 2,989 yards and 32 touchdowns while running for 372 yards and three touchdowns.[8] He became the first player in school history to throw for over 5,000 yards with over 1,000 rushing yards.[9] He declared for the NFL draft after the season.[8]
Professional career edit
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
221 lb (100 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[10] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, Jarrett was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[11][12] He was waived by the Jets on May 6, after the team signed Andrew Peasley and Colby Suits.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b @byron_jarrett (October 12, 2022). "Year 23, Let's Ride!! #Birthday" (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Vilona, Bill (September 3, 2022). "UWF Football: Acclaimed quarterback part of intrigue for Argos season opener". Pensacola News Journal.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hertel, Alyssa (April 25, 2024). "Des Moines Hoover alum Byron 'Peewee' Jarrett hopeful about NFL Draft prospects". The Des Moines Register – via archive.ph.
- ^ Becker, Dana (May 2, 2024). "Former Iowa Central standout Jarrett signs with Jets as undrafted free agent". The Daily Freeman-Journal.
- ^ Hollis, Greg (December 10, 2022). "UWF Football: Argos season comes to an end as they fall to Ferris State in Final Four". Pensacola News Journal.
- ^ Grieco, Ben (August 22, 2023). "Jarrett, Leggett return to lead offensive squad". Pensacola News Journal. p. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Napier, Briar (August 10, 2023). "Can Peewee Jarrett Take West Florida Back To The DII National Championship?". FloFootball.
- ^ a b Grieco, Ben (December 2, 2023). "UWF Football: Quarterback Peewee Jarrett declares for 2024 NFL Draft after two years as Argo". Pensacola News Journal – via Yahoo!.
- ^ Lester, Brian (November 7, 2023). "Jarrett makes history at UWF". Navarre Press.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Peewee Jarrett College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ Grieco, Ben (April 28, 2024). "New York Jets sign UWF quarterback Peewee Jarrett as undrafted free agent". Pensacola News Journal.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan; Pullano, John (May 3, 2024). "Jets Sign 17 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (May 6, 2024). "Jets sign QBs Andrew Peasley and Colby Suits; waive QB PeeWee Jarrett". ProFootballTalk. NBC Sports.
