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Peewee Jarrett
American football player (born 1999)
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: | (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 24)[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 | |
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]
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]
| 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]
- @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.
- 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.
- 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.
