Jacob Sirmon (born May 30, 1999) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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for the

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and

Northern Colorado Bears The Northern Colorado Bears are the athletic teams representing the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors seventeen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, go ...

Early life

Sirmon grew up in

Bothell, Washington Bothell () is a city in King and Snohomish counties in the U.S. state of Washington. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area, situated near the northeast end of Lake Washington in the Eastside region. It had a population of 48,161 reside ...

. His father, five uncles and both grandfathers all played

, including his uncle

Peter Sirmon Peter Anton Sirmon (born February 18, 1977) is an American football coach and former professional linebacker who currently serves as the linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the 2 ...

who played in the

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. Sirmon attended

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and was a top

, throwing for a career 5,786 yards and 47

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passes while being first-team All-KingCo and the 4A KingCo offensive

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as a

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, as well as an invitee to the

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. A highly-ranked prospect, he placed first in the state, second for prostyle quarterbacks and 30th nationally in recruiting rankings according to

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. He committed to play for the

College career

Sirmon

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at Washington as a true

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in 2018. He was backup to

Jacob Eason Jacob Henry Eason (born November 17, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Washington Huskies and Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 ...

in the 2019 season and played in five games, totaling two completions on three attempts for 19 yards. He entered the

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prior to the 2020 season, but ultimately stayed with the team. He competed for the starting job in 2020 but lost to Dylan Morris, finishing the season with one game played while completing his only pass for nine yards. He entered the transfer portal for a second time after the season ended. Sirmon ultimately transferred to the

. He won the starting nod and started the first four games before being replaced, only appearing once more in the season. He finished having completed 73-of-119 pass attempts for 734 yards and six touchdowns, with four

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s. He entered the transfer portal again following the 2021 season and ultimately transferred to the

. In his first season at Northern Colorado, Sirmon appeared in seven games and completed 52-of-93 passes for 595 yards and four touchdowns, with two interceptions. He returned for a final season in 2023 and was named starter. He threw for 1,255 yards and eight touchdown while completing 133-of-236 pass attempts.

Statistics

Professional career

After going unselected in the

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, Sirmon was signed by the

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as an

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following his performance at the team's rookie minicamp. He was waived on May 20, 2024.

Personal life

Sirmon is the nephew of former NFL linebacker and current

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and linebackers coach,

and the cousin of

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

linebacker,

Jackson Sirmon Jackson Sirmon (born April 15, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and California Golden Bears. Early life Sirm ...

References

External links

Washington Huskies bioCentral Michigan Chippewas bioNorthern Colorado Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sirmon, Jacob 1999 births Living people American football quarterbacks Players of American football from Washington (state) People from Bothell, Washington Washington Huskies football players Central Michigan Chippewas football players Northern Colorado Bears football players Cleveland Browns players