Omar Jacobs

Completions:	146
Attempts:	228
Yards:	1,755
Touchdowns:	38
Interceptions:	9

Career Arena statistics
Completions:
Completions:	146
Attempts:	228
Yards:	1,755
Touchdowns:	38
Interceptions:	9
	Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Omar Jacobs
No. 4
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	March 3, 1984 (age 40); Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Delray Beach (FL) Atlantic
College:	Bowling Green
NFL draft:	2006 / Round: 5 / Pick: 164
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (2006); Philadelphia Eagles (2006); Kansas City Chiefs (2007)*; Florence Phantoms (2008–2009); San Jose Wolves (2010); Jacksonville Sharks (2010–2012); Wichita Falls Nighthawks (2013–2014); Rio Grande Valley Sol (2015);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	ArenaBowl champion (XXIV); AIFA League MVP (2008); AIFA Bowl II MVP (2008); All-AIFA (2008); First-team All-MAC (2004); MAC Offensive Player of the Year (2004);
Career NFL statistics
Completions:	Omar T. Jacobs (born March 3, 1984) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Bowling Green and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Jacobs was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Florence Phantoms, San Jose Wolves, Jacksonville Sharks, Wichita Falls Nighthawks and Rio Grande Valley Sol.Contents Early life ; College career ; Awards and honors ; Professional career ; Pittsburgh Steelers ; Philadelphia Eagles ; Kansas City Chiefs ; Florence Phantoms ; San Jose Wolves ; Jacksonville Sharks ; Wichita Falls Nighthawks ; AFL statistics ; See also ; References ; External links ; Early life Jacobs graduated from Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach, Florida. His senior year (2002), he led his team to Florida's state semifinals, throwing for 300 yards and three touchdowns in a loss. He was also awarded Palm Beach County player of the year honors and 2nd team All-State honors.College career In 2004, his sophomore season, Jacobs set the record for the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in NCAA Division I-A history (10.25:1). In 2005, Jacobs was expected to contend for the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the year's best college football player, but an injury to his non-throwing shoulder considerably reduced his productivity. Jacobs skipped his senior season at Bowling Green to enter the NFL draft. Jacobs left Bowling Green State University as the school's all-time leader in touchdown passes (71) and third in career passing yards (6,938). 2003: 19/28 for 345 yards with 4 touchdowns vs no interceptions. 18 carries for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns.; 2004: 309/462 for 4,002 yards with 41 touchdowns vs 4 interceptions. 95 carries for 300 yards and 4 touchdowns.; 2005: 195/321 for 2,591 yards with 25 touchdowns vs 7 interceptions. 40 carries for 62 yards and 1 touchdown.; Awards and honors 2004 CNNSI.com honorable mention All-American; MVP of the 2004 GMAC Bowl ; First-team All-MAC; MAC Offensive Player of the Year; Led the nation in touchdown passes with a MAC-record 41; Led the nation in points responsible for per game (22.5)--his 45 touchdowns responsible for also was a MAC record; Second nationally in total yards per game (358.5)--his 4,002 yards passing was the second highest total in the country; Third nationally in passing efficiency (165.47); 41 touchdowns to four interceptions thrown was the best ratio in NCAA I-A history; 2005 Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist; Two-time MAC East Offensive Player of the Week; Second-team preseason All-American choice by The Sporting News ; Preseason candidate for the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Award ; Professional careerPittsburgh Steelers He was selected in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft, with the 164th overall pick, by the Pittsburgh Steelers. At the end of the preseason, he was sent to the practice squad. Jacobs was released from the practice squad and cut from the team following training camp.Philadelphia Eagles On November 21, 2006, he was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad and cut on January 3, 2007.Kansas City Chiefs On February 12, 2007, he was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs and allocated to NFL Europe where he was to play for the Berlin Thunder. However, prior to the start of the season, Jacobs was injured and spent the entire preseason on injured reserve. He was cut by the Chiefs on September 2.Florence Phantoms Before the Florence Phantoms 2008 season, Jacobs was signed to the roster where he would be the starting quarterback. Jacobs completed 208-362 passes for over 3,000 yards with 56 touchdowns and 12 interceptions to lead the Phantoms to their first ever AIFA Championship Bowl win. He also earned AIFA Championship Bowl II MVP , AIFA League MVP Award and All-AIFA honors. Jacobs had planned to move to the Arena Football League to play for the Tampa Bay Storm for the 2009 season, but when the AFL was canceled, he returned to Florence.San Jose Wolves On December 3, 2009, Jacobs was signed by the San Jose Wolves of the AIFA. Jacobs finished the 2009/2010 season with 5002 passing yards and 68 touchdowns, leading the Wolves to the playoffs and conference championship game in their inaugural season. Jacobs was expected to return for the 2010/11 season but was signed by the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL during training camp.Jacksonville Sharks In 2010, Jacobs signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League. He didn't see any playing time in 2010, and in 2011, he spent the season as the backup to Aaron Garcia. He would return in 2012 to compete with Chris Leak for the starting quarterback spot.Wichita Falls Nighthawks Jacobs played for the Wichita Falls Nighthawks from 2013 to 2014.AFL statistics Stats from ArenaFan:See also List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders ; Related Research Articles Aaron Garcia is a former professional American football quarterback who played 19 seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL), from 1995 to 2014. He played college football at Washington State University before transferring to California State University, Sacramento. After retiring from the AFL, Garcia was named the head coach of the Las Vegas Outlaws in September 2014, and was formally introduced as the head coach of the Outlaws on October 11, 2014. Garcia is married to Bryn Garcia and has five children, Gigi, Bella, Anthony, Christian, and Jaxon. Lucas Patrick McCown is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). 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He played college football at Ball State.References ↑ http://www.realfootball365.com/index.php/articles/dolphins/2426 ; ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2283069 ; ↑ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); ↑ "Omar Jacobs". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 10, 2016.; ↑ "2006 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.; ↑ Sharks Assigned QB Omar Jacobs - QB Controversy? ; ↑ Hensley, Jamison (May 6, 2013). "Can Steelers develop Landry Jones?". proxy.espn.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); ↑ "THUNDER DEFEAT NIGHTHAWKS IN GDFL". totalsportscoverage.wordpress.com. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link); ↑ "Omar Jacobs". arenafan.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.; External links Kansas City Chiefs bio at the Wayback Machine (archived October 10, 2007); Media related to Omar Jacobs at Wikimedia Commons; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career Arena statistics
Completions:
Completions:	146
Attempts:	228
Yards:	1,755
Touchdowns:	38
Interceptions:	9
	Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com
	All values from NFL Combine
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v ; t ; e ; Jacksonville Sharks ArenaBowl XXIV champions
	1 Micheaux Robinson ; 2 Billy Alford ; 3 Jeron Harvey ; 4 Omar Jacobs ; 5 Jeff Hughley ; 6 LaRoche Jackson ; 7 Marco Capozzoli ; 8 Aaron Garcia (MVP); 9 Justin Parrish ; 10 Terrance Smith ; 11 Charlie Hunt ; 12 Aaron Robbins ; 14 Kevin Concepcion; 15 Jomo Wilson ; 19 Sale' Key ; 20 Jerry Brown ; 22 Jamarko Simmons ; 31 Kirby Griffin ; 44 Derrick Summers ; 56 Vladimir Richard ; 66 Isaac Morales ; 77 Richard Clebert ; 94 Randy Degg ; 99 Jason Holman ; Head coach: Les Moss ;
v ; t ; e ; Jacksonville Sharks starting quarterbacks
	Aaron Garcia (2010–2011, 2014); Bernard Morris (2010, 2012–2013); Chris Leak (2012); Omar Jacobs (2012); R. J. Archer (2013–2014); Kyle Rowley (2013); Tommy Grady (2015–2017); Damien Fleming (2017); Jason Boltus (2017); Patrick McCain (2018); Ryan Walker (2018); Adrian McPherson (2018);