Jeff Lockie (born November 14, 1993) is a former
American football
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quarterback
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who played
college football at
Oregon
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.
Early years
Lockie played
high school football
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at
Monte Vista High School in
Danville, California
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, where he was a two-year starter. He threw for 2,449 passing yards and 26 touchdowns while also rushing for 205 yards his junior year. He completed 234 passes for 3,278 passing yards and 31 touchdowns while also rushing for 136 yards and 7 touchdowns his senior season in 2011, earning East Bay Athletic League MVP honors.
College career
Lockie
lettered
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for the
Oregon Ducks
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of the
University of Oregon
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from 2013 to 2016. He was
redshirted
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in 2012.
Lockie and Jake Rodrigues shared the backup spot behind
Marcus Mariota
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota pla ...
in 2013.
Lockie played in 9 games in 2013, completing 8 of 13 passes for 57 yards and 1 interception while also rushing 5 times for 22 yards and 1 touchdown.
He earned
Pac-12
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All-Academic Honorable Mention honors in 2013. He was the backup to Mariota in 2014.
Lockie played in 10 games, completing 21 of 28 passes for 207 yards and 1 touchdown while also rushing 4 times for 10 yards.
He was the backup to
Vernon Adams
Vernon Anthony Adams Jr. (born January 3, 1993) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles and Oregon Ducks. He ...
in 2015.
Lockie played in 6 games, starting 3, completing 61 of 99 passes for 580 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions while also rushing 34 times for 92 yards.
His three starts were a result of Adams being injured. Lockie garnered
CoSIDA
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Academic All-District and Pac-12 All-Academic First Team recognition in 2015.
He did not play in any games in 2016 and was named Oregon's Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year.
He played in 25 games, starting 3, during his college career, completing 90 of 140 passes for 844 yards, 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions while also rushing 43 times for 124 yards and 1 touchdown.
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
American football quarterbacks
Oregon Ducks football players
People from Alamo, California
Players of American football from California
Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area
1993 births