Jacob Tyler "J. T." Shrout (born October 22, 1999) is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Tennessee Volunteers, Colorado Buffaloes, and the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

J. T. Shrout
No. 5
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 25)
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHart (Santa Clarita, California)

Early life

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Shrout grew up in Santa Clarita, California and attended William S. Hart High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and originally committed to play college football for the California Golden Bears but later committed to play for the Tennessee Volunteers over offers from Ball State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Montana State, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV and Weber State.[1][2]

College career

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Tennessee

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Shrout redshirted during his true freshman season in 2018 and did not see action. During his redshirt freshman season in 2019, he appeared in four games and started in one of them finishing that season with completing 13 out of 27 passing attempts for 179 yards and a touchdown. During the 2020 season, he played in four games and finished the season with completing 24 out of 42 passing attempts for 315 yards and four touchdowns.[3] On December 22 of that year, Shrout announced that he had entered the transfer portal.[4] On December 27, he announced that he would be transferring to Colorado.[5]

Colorado

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Shrout did not see any game action in the 2021 season due to a knee injury that had required surgery during the second week of fall camp which had him miss out the entire season. During the 2022 season, he played in 9 games and finished the season with completing 90 passes for 1,220 yards, seven touchdowns and eight interceptions.[6] On January 17, 2023, Shrout announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7] On January 30, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to Arkansas State.[8][9]

Arkansas State

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On August 29, 2023, Red Wolves head coach, Butch Jones announced that Shrout would be the starting quarterback for the team.[10][11]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Tennessee Volunteers
2018 Redshirt  
2019 4 1 1−0 13 27 48.1 179 6.6 1 0 116.1 3 4 1.3 0
2020 4 0 0−0 24 42 57.1 315 7.5 4 3 137.3 8 4 0.5 0
Colorado Buffaloes
2021 DNP
2022 9 7 0−7 90 203 44.3 1,220 6.0 7 8 98.3 30 -15 -0.5 1
Arkansas State Red Wolves
2023 2 2 0−2 24 51 47.1 227 4.5 0 2 76.6 4 -12 -3.0 0
Career 19 10 1−9 151 323 46.7 1,941 6.0 12 13 101.4 45 -19 -0.4 1

References

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  1. ^ "J. T. Shrout, William S. Hart Senior, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "J. T. Shrout, SENIOR Quarterback, Arkansas State". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "J. T. Shrout". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Wilson, Mike (December 22, 2020). "Tennessee football quarterback J.T. Shrout enters NCAA transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Bratton, Michael Wayne (December 27, 2020). "Former Tennessee QB J.T. Shrout announces transfer destination". Saturday Down South. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "J. T. Shrout". Colorado Buffaloes. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Howell, Brian (January 17, 2023). "CU Buffs QB JT Shrout to transfer". BuffZone. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  8. ^ Thamel, Pete (January 30, 2023). "Ex-Colorado QB J.T. Shrout heading to Arkansas St". ESPN. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Harvey, Paul (January 30, 2023). "JT Shrout, former Colorado QB, reportedly lands on transfer destination". Saturday Out West. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Butler, Ric (August 29, 2023). "Butch Jones Names Former Tennessee QB as Arkansas State Starter". Rocky Top Insider. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Harper, Jeremy (August 29, 2023). "Butch Jones names JT Shrout starting QB for Arkansas State". Howlraiser. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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