Jake Browning

BIOGRAPHY

Jake Browning was born April 11, 1996, in Folsom, California. He is a quarterback in the NFL. 

On April 29, 2019, Browning signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2020 and signed another reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 4, 2021. On September 7, 2021, Browning was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. On February 15, 2022, he signed a reserve/future contract. 

Browning played college football at Washington. In his first year, he became the second-ever true freshman, to start at the quarterback position at UW and the first true freshman to start a season opener for the Huskies. In his first career start, he completed 20 of 34 passes for 150 yards and one interception. In his sophomore year, Browning performed on a much higher level, guiding UW to a 12–2 record, and the Huskies' first conference championship since 2000. He set a new record for touchdowns per attempt at 12.2%. On November 29, he was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-Pac-12. Browning came in sixth in the 2016 Heisman Trophy voting, narrowly missing an invitation to attend the award ceremony in New York City. His sixth-place finish is the second-best Heisman voting finish in school history, behind only Steve Emtman who finished fourth. Browning underwent shoulder surgery on his throwing arm a couple of weeks after facing Alabama in the College Football Playoff. His injury was kept secret for nearly two months, and some commentators have speculated as to a connection between the injury and Browning's reduced performance in the latter portion of the season. Browning started all 13 games of 2017 at quarterback, was named to the Academic All-Pac-12 second team, was an honorable mention All-Pac-12, and broke the UW career touchdown passes record this year. Browning completed 230 of his attempted 336 throws, which was his highest throwing percentage. He threw for 19 touchdowns and had only 5 interceptions throughout the season. He threw for 2,719 yards as well.

On September 7, 2021, Browning was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.

On February 15, 2022, Browning signed a reserve/future contract. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 31, 2023. Browning competed with Trevor Siemian to be the Bengals' backup quarterback throughout training camp, with Browning eventually winning the job after the third preseason game.

On September 10, 2023, while facing the Cleveland Browns, Browning had his first regular-season snap in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, going 0-1 in passing attempts. On November 16, Browning came in relief of the injured Joe Burrow during the Bengals' Week 11 game against the Baltimore Ravens, completing 8-of-14 passing attempts for 68 yards and a touchdown as the Bengals lost 34–20. The next day, it was revealed Burrow suffered a season-ending injury to his throwing wrist, elevating Browning to the starting role.