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Alex Padilla (American football)

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Alex Padilla (born March 15, 2001) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for SMU and Iowa.

Alex Padilla
No. 8, 16
PositionQuarterback
MajorHealth and human physiology
Personal information
Born: (2001-03-15) March 15, 2001 (age 23)
Greenwood Village, Colorado, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolCherry Creek
(Greenwood Village, Colorado)

Early life

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Padilla was born on March 15, 2001, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. He played high school football at Cherry Creek High School. During his time at Cherry Creek he was a four-year letterman in football and baseball and led the football team to four straight playoff appearances, and finishing as state runner-ups as a senior in 2018. Padilla was 40–12 as a starter, he holds the school's record for touchdown passes in a season with 40 as a junior and holds the record for passing yards in a season with 2,678 also in his junior year. He was named first-team all-conference in his junior year as well as first-team all-state honors.[1]

In Padilla's senior year he threw for 1,951 yards and 24 touchdowns, which was good enough to earn first-team all-state honors once again along with being a first-team all-conference player.[2] That year he led the team to a 12–2 (4–1 in 5A Metro East) record only losing against Grandview High School 21–28 in overtime and in the championship game against Valor Christian High School 14–24.[3][4] Padilla was a three star recruit and he committed to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes on June 14, 2018.[5][6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Padilla
QB 		Greenwood Village, Colorado Cherry Creek High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 1150
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

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Iowa

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In 2019, Padilla was redshirted and did not see action in any games.[7]

In 2020, he was the backup to Spencer Petras.[8] He saw his first career action in a 49–7 win over Michigan State where he was threw two passes for one completion and twelve yards, along with two rushing attempts for seven yards.[9] He only appeared in one other game against Minnesota in a 35–7 win but did not record any stats.[10]

In 2021, Padilla was once again backing up Petras.[11] He saw significant action against Northwestern after Petras got injured, completing eighteen of 28 pass attempts and had no touchdowns or interceptions in a 17–12 win.[12] Padilla made his first career start against rival Minnesota where he went eleven of 24 for 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 27–22 win.[13] He made his second consecutive start against Illinois going six for seventeen for 83 yards and an interception in a 33–23 victory to improve Iowa's record to 9–2.[14] Padilla made his third and final start of the season against Nebraska, going six for fourteen for 76 yards in the first half before getting pulled in favor of Petras in a 28–21 win, the team's third in a row.[15] He returned back to his back-up role for the team's game against No. 2 Michigan, but did see action after an injury to Petras. Padilla went ten for fifteen for 38 yards and one interception in a 42–3 losing effort to the Wolverines.[16] He did not see playing time in Iowa's 17–29 loss to Kentucky in the 2022 Citrus Bowl.[17] He won the Next Man In Award and was named Academic All-Big Ten.[18][19]

In 2022, he was named the back-up to Petras.[20] Padilla saw his first action of the season after coming late against Ohio State where he went five for ten for 32 yards and one interception in a 10–54 loss.[21] Ahead of Iowa's game against Northwestern, the team's depth chart showed either Padilla or Petras would start.[22] Petras was decided as the starter prior to the game.[23] On November 29, 2022, Padilla decided to enter the transfer portal.[24][25]

SMU

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On January 20, 2023, Padilla announced his intention to transfer to SMU.[26][27]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Iowa Hawkeyes
2019 DNP
2020 2 0−0 1 2 50.0 12 6.0 0 0 100.4 2 7 3.5 0
2021 9 3−0 55 112 49.1 636 5.7 2 2 99.1 17 -25 -1.5 1
2022 2 0−0 21 43 48.8 173 4.0 1 2 81.0 9 -35 -3.9 0
SMU Mustangs
2023 3 — 5 7 71.4 59 8.4 0 0 142.2 0 0 0.0 0
Career[28] 16 3−0 82 164 50.0 880 5.2 3 4 96.3 28 -53 -1.9 1

Personal life

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Padilla is the son of Alison and Mike Padilla.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Padilla Awards". maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Alex Padilla's Football Stats". maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cherry Creek Football (2018) Schedule". maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Valor Christian vs Cherry Creek". maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Alex Padilla Timeline Events". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Alex Padilla Recruiting". espn.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Wade, Andrew (August 28, 2019). "Iowa football: What backup QB announcement means for future of program". dearoldgold.com. fansided.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Rucker, Elgin (October 27, 2022). "Spencer Petras named Iowa's starting quarterback for 2020 season". KCCI. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Michigan State vs Iowa Boxscore". espn.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Iowa 35-7 Minnesota Boxscore". hawkeyesports.com. September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  11. ^ Pierce, Bartt (August 3, 2021). "Iowa Football 2021 Position Previews: Quarterback". blackheartgoldpants.com. sbnation.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  12. ^ Leistikow, Chad. "Leistikow's thoughts: Alex Padilla provides spark Iowa's offense needed in 17-12 win vs. Northwestern". hawkcentral.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  13. ^ Leistikow, Chad. "Leistikow: A successful first start for Alex Padilla and ... the big-play Hawkeyes?". hawkcentral.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "No. 17 Iowa Down Illinois, 33-23, for 9th Win". hawkeyesports.com. November 20, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Read, Robert. "Quarterback Spencer Petras returns to field, leads Iowa in second half of Nebraska win". dailyiowan.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. ^ Peterson, Chloe. "Iowa's Petras, Padilla both struggle at quarterback in Big Ten championship loss to Michigan". dailyiowan.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Boggs, Jamie (January 2022). "Kentucky rallies to beat Iowa in the VRBO Citrus Bowl: 3 things to know and POSTGAME CHEERS BABY!". aseaofblue.com. sbnation.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "Hawkeye Football Hands Out Team Awards". si.com. Iowa Sports Information. March 11, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "113 Hawkeyes Named Fall Academic All-Big Ten". hawkeyesports.com. December 14, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  20. ^ Eickholt, David. "Iowa Football: Hawkeyes release first depth chart of 2022 season". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Alex Padilla Gamelog". espn.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  22. ^ Steppe, John. "Iowa lists Spencer Petras or Alex Padilla as starting quarterback on depth chart ahead of Northwestern game". thegazette.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  23. ^ Eickholt, David. "Iowa Football: Spencer Petras to start against Northwestern". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  24. ^ "Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla enters NCAA transfer portal". Hawk Central. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  25. ^ "Iowa quarterback Alex Padilla enters transfer portal". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  26. ^ "SMU turns to transfer portal for veteran QB, lands former Iowa signal caller Alex Padilla". Dallas News. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  27. ^ Peterson, Chloe (January 20, 2023). "Former Iowa football quarterback Alex Padilla commits to SMU". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  28. ^ "Alex Padilla Stats". espn.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  29. ^ "Alex Padilla". hawkeyesports.com. April 24, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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