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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1998-07-30)July 30, 1998 (age 26) Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Houston County(Warner Robins) | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Georgia (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020: 5th round, 167th pick | ||||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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William Jacob Fromm (born July 30, 1998) is an American professionalfootballquarterback for theDetroit Lions (NFL). He playedcollege football atGeorgia and was drafted by theBuffalo Bills in the fifth round of the2020 NFL draft. Fromm has also been a member of theNew York Giants andWashington Commanders.
Fromm was born on July 30, 1998, inWarner Robins, Georgia. In his early years, Fromm played baseball with his local Warner Robins team, which came within two games of the2011 Little League World Series championship game. During the LLWS, Fromm at times would play in front of crowds larger than 25,000.[citation needed] Fromm later attendedHouston County High School. During his career he had 12,745 passing yards and 116touchdowns.[1] He was rated as a four-star recruit byRivals.com andScout.com.[2][3]
Fromm originally committed to playcollege football at theUniversity of Alabama but changed his commitment to theUniversity of Georgia.[4][5] Fromm's senior year was discussed in the web-seriesQB1: Beyond the Lights.[6]
Fromm entered his true freshman year at Georgia in 2017 as the backup toJacob Eason. In the first game of the season, after Eason suffered an injury, Fromm replaced him and completed 10 of 15 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown againstAppalachian State.[7][8] Fromm was then named the starter for the team's next game againstNotre Dame.[9][10] Fromm threw for 141 yards and a touchdown. In the next game, the Bulldogs defeatedSamford with a 42–14 win. After a win againstVanderbilt, Fromm played his best game againstMissouri. He threw for 326 yards and completed 18 of 26 passes. This performance led the Bulldogs to be the third-ranked team in the nation. After a 42–7 win vsFlorida, the Bulldogs became No. 1 after Penn State lost. Fromm and the Bulldogs would eventually go on to win the2017 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship againstAuburn. He was named SEC co-newcomer of the year by the Associated Press.[11] He led Georgia to a 54–48 victory overOklahoma in double overtime in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018, to earn them a spot in the CFP final againstAlabama.[12] Fromm and the Bulldogs went on to lose to Alabama in the College Football National Championship, 23–26. Fromm threw for 232 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, while completing 16 of 32 passes.[13]
In the 2018 season, Fromm helped lead Georgia to an 11–3 record, albeit with losses toAlabama in the SEC Championship andTexas in the Sugar Bowl. He passed for 2,749 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and six interceptions.[14][15]
In the 2019 season, Fromm once again led Georgia to the SEC Championship, where they lost toLSU.[16] He finished his college career with a victory overBaylor in the Sugar Bowl.[17]
On January 8, 2020, Fromm announced his intention to skip his senior season at Georgia; he had already declared for the2020 NFL draft.[18]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Georgia Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 15 | 14 | 12−2 | 181 | 291 | 62.2 | 2,615 | 9.0 | 24 | 7 | 160.1 | 55 | 79 | 1.4 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | 11−3 | 207 | 307 | 67.4 | 2,761 | 9.0 | 30 | 6 | 171.3 | 41 | -27 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | 12−2 | 234 | 385 | 60.8 | 2,870 | 7.4 | 24 | 5 | 141.2 | 38 | -12 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Career | 43 | 42 | 35−7 | 622 | 983 | 63.2 | 7,236 | 7.3 | 78 | 18 | 157.5 | 134 | 40 | 0.3 | 3 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Wonderlic | |
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| 6 ft1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 5.01 s | 1.68 s | 2.96 s | 4.51 s | 7.27 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 35 | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[19][20] | ||||||||||||
TheBuffalo Bills drafted Fromm in the fifth round with the 167th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[21]
Fromm signed a four-year, $3.771 million contract, including a $302,960 signing bonus, with the Bills on May 7, 2020.[22]
On August 31, 2021, Fromm was released from the Bills and re-signed to thepractice squad the next day.[23][24]
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On November 30, 2021, Fromm was signed by theNew York Giants from the Bills practice squad. This was after an injury to starting quarterbackDaniel Jones.[25] He replaced interim starterMike Glennon in the fourth quarter against theDallas Cowboys on December 19.[26] Fromm got his first career start in Week 16 game against thePhiladelphia Eagles, throwing for 25 yards in 17 attempts with one interception.[27] He finished the season with 27 completions for 210 yards, a touchdown, and three interceptions.[28] On March 16, 2022, Fromm was non-tendered by the Giants, making him a free agent.[29]
Fromm signed with theWashington Commanders' practice squad on October 18, 2022.[30] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[31] On August 29, 2023, Fromm was waived by the Commanders and re-signed to the practice squad.[32][33] He was signed to the active roster on December 30 after starting quarterbackJacoby Brissett was injured.[34] Fromm was released by Washington on May 14, 2024.[35]
Fromm signed with the Detroit Lions on August 12, 2024.[36] He was released during cuts on August 27, 2024, and signed onto the practice squad the next day.[37][38] Fromm signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 20, 2025.[39]
Fromm is aChristian.[40] His nickname is "Jake Fromm State Farm" in reference to an advertising campaign fromState Farm, which later paid him to represent them during coverage ofSuper Bowl LV.[41] The nickname started as a running joke from high school.[42] In June 2020, Fromm apologized after screenshots emerged of a text conversation from 2019 in which a friend wrote, "But no guns are good. They need to let me get suppressors", before Fromm added, "Just make them very expensive so only elite white people can get them".[43]
In 2021, Fromm married his college girlfriend, Caroline Ostman, who had been a member of theGeorgia volleyball team.[44] In 2022, he graduated from theUniversity of Georgia with a degree in Finance.[45]
