Jake Browning Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Girlfriend

Jake Browning is an American football quarterback who played college football for the Washington Huskies and was then signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL.

Born Name

Jacob Christopher Browning

Nick Name

Jake

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Folsom, Sacramento County, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Jake Browning studied at Folsom High School, a public secondary school located in Folsom, California. During his time there, he played football and had a 4.0 grade point average as well as set national and state high school records. He completed 1,191 of 1,708 attempts for 16,775 yards and 229 touchdowns in 46 games, all California records. With 229 touchdowns, he also broke the national record held by Maty Mauk. He went on to throw for a national-record 91 touchdown passes as a senior as well as passed for a California record of 5,790 yards, breaking his record from his junior year. During his junior and senior years, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year.

After that, he attended the University of Washington‘s Foster School of Business as a direct admit into their Business Administration program his freshman year.

Occupation

Football Player

Family

• Father – Ed Browning (Played college football)
• Siblings – Hailey Browning (Sister), Ella Browning (Sister)

Position

Quarterback

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 2 in or 188 cm

Weight

95 kg or 209.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Jake Browning has dated –

1. Stephanie Niles – He has been romantically involved with Stephanie Niles.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Light Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Athletic frame

Jake Browning Facts

1. He spent his childhood years growing up in Folsom, California.
2. Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and ranked as the third-best pro-style recruit in his class, he subsequently committed to play college football at the University of Washington.
3. During his first year at the University of Washington, Jake Browning became the second ever (in any game) true freshman to start at the quarterback position at the university and the first true freshman to start a season opener for the Washington Huskies.
4. He completed 20 of 34 passes for 150 yards and one interception in his first career start.
5. He was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-Pac-12 on November 29, 2016. Also, he came in sixth in the 2016 Heisman Trophy voting and narrowly missed an invitation to attend the award ceremony in New York City. Notably, his sixth-place finish became the third-best Heisman voting finish in school history (after Michael Penix Jr. who finished second and Steve Emtman who finished fourth).
6. In the 2017 season, Jake Browning started all 13 games at quarterback and was named to the Academic All-Pac-12 second team. Also, he was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 as well as broke the University of Washington career touchdown pass record that year. He went on to complete 230 of his attempted 336 throws (which was his highest throwing percentage) as well as threw for 19 touchdowns and had only 5 interceptions throughout the season. Additionally, he threw for 2,719 yards as well.
7. He concluded the 2018 season with 3,192 passing yards and 16 touchdown passes.
8. He was signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2019, and was waived on August 31, 2019. The following day, he signed to the practice squad.
9. On January 12, 2020, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Minnesota Vikings.
10. During the final roster cuts, Jake Browning was waived by the Vikings on September 5, 2020. However, he was re-signed to the team’s practice squad the next day and he then signed a reserve/future contract with the team on January 4, 2021.
11. He was waived by the Minnesota Vikings on August 31, 2021.
12. He signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on September 7, 2021.
13. With Cincinnati Bengals, Jake Browning won his first NFL game in the team’s 34–31 overtime win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 4, 2023.

Featured Image by Jake Browning / Instagram