Bryant Jacob "Jake" Coker (born August 4, 1992) is a former American footballquarterback. He played college football at Florida State and Alabama. He won the national championship with the Alabama Crimson Tide in his senior year in 2015.
Coker was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. As a backup to EJ Manuel in 2012, he appeared in three games, completing three-of-five passes for 45 yards and one touchdown. As a redshirt sophomore, Coker competed with Jameis Winston for the starting quarterback job in 2013.[3][4] Winston won the job and Coker was his backup until a knee injury in November caused him to miss the rest of the season.[5] He had appeared in six games, going 18 of 36 for 250 yards and one interception.
In January 2014, Coker transferred to the University of Alabama.[6] He was eligible to play immediately and did not have to sit out a year after graduating from Florida State in April.[7] In his first year at Alabama he competed for the Crimson Tide's starting job.[8][9][10]Blake Sims won the competition with Coker as the backup. Coker again competed for the starting job in 2015, and this time won the competition.
On January 30, 2016, Coker was the starting quarterback for the South in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. In one quarter, he was 3-of-8 passing for 23 yards and led his team to the first touchdown of the game.
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On April 30, 2016, Coker signed a free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was released by the team on August 29, 2016, as part of a roster cut to 75 players.[11]
On April 21, 2017, after being unable to fully recover from knee surgery, Coker announced his retirement from football. “I’m just going to move on,” Coker said. “I had another surgery when I was with the (Arizona) Cardinals, and that was kind of the last thing. I didn’t want another surgery. I’m just kind of ready to move on. I’m excited about what’s ahead.”[12]
^"Former Alabama QB makes decision to walk away from football". SEC Country. April 21, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
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jake, coker, bryant, jacob, jake, coker, born, august, 1992, former, american, football, quarterback, played, college, football, florida, state, alabama, national, championship, with, alabama, crimson, tide, senior, year, 2015, coker, 2013no, 6position, quarte. Bryant Jacob Jake Coker born August 4 1992 is a former American football quarterback He played college football at Florida State and Alabama He won the national championship with the Alabama Crimson Tide in his senior year in 2015 Jake CokerCoker in 2013No 6Position QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1992 08 04 August 4 1992 age 31 Mobile Alabama U S Height 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight 235 lb 107 kg Career informationHigh school St Paul s Episcopal School Mobile Alabama College Florida State 2011 2013 Alabama 2014 2015 Undrafted 2016Career historyArizona Cardinals 2016 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awards2 National champion 2013 2015 Player stats at PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editCoker attended St Paul s Episcopal School in Mobile Alabama He played both football and basketball He was ranked by Rivals com as the 18th best pro style quarterback recruit in his class 1 He committed to Florida State University in June 2010 2 College career editCoker was redshirted as a freshman in 2011 As a backup to EJ Manuel in 2012 he appeared in three games completing three of five passes for 45 yards and one touchdown As a redshirt sophomore Coker competed with Jameis Winston for the starting quarterback job in 2013 3 4 Winston won the job and Coker was his backup until a knee injury in November caused him to miss the rest of the season 5 He had appeared in six games going 18 of 36 for 250 yards and one interception In January 2014 Coker transferred to the University of Alabama 6 He was eligible to play immediately and did not have to sit out a year after graduating from Florida State in April 7 In his first year at Alabama he competed for the Crimson Tide s starting job 8 9 10 Blake Sims won the competition with Coker as the backup Coker again competed for the starting job in 2015 and this time won the competition Coker helped lead the Crimson Tide to win the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Clemson Tigers with a final score of 45 40 On January 30 2016 Coker was the starting quarterback for the South in the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama In one quarter he was 3 of 8 passing for 23 yards and led his team to the first touchdown of the game Professional career editOn April 30 2016 Coker signed a free agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft He was released by the team on August 29 2016 as part of a roster cut to 75 players 11 On April 21 2017 after being unable to fully recover from knee surgery Coker announced his retirement from football I m just going to move on Coker said I had another surgery when I was with the Arizona Cardinals and that was kind of the last thing I didn t want another surgery I m just kind of ready to move on I m excited about what s ahead 12 References edit Jacob Coker St Paul s QB Jacob Coker commits to Florida State AL com Jacksonville sports news on the Jaguars Suns and the University of Florida jacksonville com Jacob Coker takes humble approach in Florida State QB battle ESPN com Florida State Seminoles backup QB Jacob Coker to have surgery ESPN com Florida State QB Jacob Coker transferring to Alabama Jacob Coker graduates arrives in Tuscaloosa to take next step in Alabama QB competition AL com Jacob Coker working his way toward competing for Alabama s starting quarterback job AL com Saban dispels rumors that Jacob Coker will start TuscaloosaNews com If you ve decided Jacob Coker is Alabama s next QB you re way ahead of Nick Saban AL com Burnett Marq April 30 2016 NFL Draft Alabama s Jake Coker signs free agent deal Footballdrafting com Retrieved May 1 2016 Former Alabama QB makes decision to walk away from football SEC Country April 21 2017 Retrieved December 18 2017 External links editAlabama Crimson Tide bio Florida State Seminoles bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jake Coker amp oldid 1166772389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
