The Denver Broncos may have escaped their Divisional Round showdown against the Buffalo Bills, but they lost their star quarterback, Bo Nix. Now, Jarrett Stidham must step up as he may possibly be the one to start during the AFC Championship Game against a resurgent New England Patriots. This begs the question – who exactly is he?
Stidham is not exactly a household name, as he just mainly serves as the backup quarterback for Bo Nix and does not play as often. However, he is a veteran who has been in the league for seven years already and was the backup quarterback for another all-timer, Patriots great Tom Brady. Much like whenever Brady is out, Jarrett Stidham has some pretty big shoes to fill, especially as Nix has had an MVP-worthy season.
He was supposed to be Brady’s successor after the Patriots drafted him in the fourth round from Auburn, but this never happened as the team decided to trade him to the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022 as they started rebuilding.
A veteran backup QB, he was not just the backup for Bo Nix and Tom Brady, but also Derek Carr and when he came to the Denver Broncos, he was the backup for Russell Wilson. He never got the callup as the QB1 for Denver, as the team chose Bo Nix instead, so him stepping up may be a good reason to prove to the team that they should have chosen him as the QB1 instead.
Throughout his career, he has had just four starts, but has a total of 197 pass attempts with 117 completions and a 59.4% completion rate. He has had a total of 1,422 passing yards and eight touchdown passes, but has had eight interceptions.
How Good Was Jarrett Stidham In High School and College?
A Texas native, Jarrett Stidham went to high school in Stephenville and was described to be a dual-threat quarterback who was rated a five-star prospect. He was No. 2 in Texas and No. 13 nationally and was ranked the No. 1 dual-threat QB in the country from the Class of 2015.
He would then commit to Texas Tech before he flipped to Baylor and signed with the Bears instead. He transferred to Auburn a year later and stayed there until he entered the NFL draft. There, he would be named second-team All-SEC in 2017 and had a career of 5.972 passing yards, making 470 of his 739 attempts.
He would soon be picked up by the Patriots and the rest is history.
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