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Jersey Number 12
Jacob Free
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 217
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brantley, Ala.
- High School:
- Brantley HS
- Prev School:
- NW Mississippi CC / Vanderbilt
Bio
2020 (Junior): Played in six games and made a pair of starts behind center for the Trojans … Threw for 419 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for a touchdown at Arkansas State in his first career start … The 419 passing yards rank as the seventh most in a game in Troy history and he became just the fifth player in school history to top the 400-yard mark in a game … Took over following an injury to Gunnar Watson against Georgia State – completed 24-of-38 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns … Led Troy on a 7-play, 47-yard potential game-tying drive in just 43 seconds completing four passes, including an 11-yard touchdown to Reggie Todd to pull Troy within two points before the Trojans were unsuccessful on the 2-point try … Threw a game-tying touchdown pass in the final minutes against No. 11 Coastal Carolina
2019 (Sophomore): Served as Troy’s third-string quarterback … Did not see game action
Northwest Mississippi CC: Threw for 2,036 yards and 14 touchdowns with just four interceptions as a redshirt freshman at Northwest Mississippi Community College … Threw multiple touchdown passes in four different games, including four in the season finale against Jones … Earned second team All-MACJC honors … Threw for a season high 384 yards plus three touchdowns in the opener against East Central … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports
Vanderbilt: Redshirted during the 2017 season
High School: Finished with 7,367 career passing yards to go along with 95 touchdowns and just 19 interceptions … Originally signed with Vanderbilt … Three-time all-state selection – as a first team quarterback his senior season, a first team athlete his junior season and second team punter as a sophomore … Three-time all-county … Guided Brantley High School to a combined 35-9 record over four seasons … As a senior, threw for 2,748 yards and 35 touchdowns … Rated as the No. 22 pro-style quarterback in the country by 247Sports and No. 20 quarterback by Rivals … Named the Alabama 1A Player of the Year and Hitter of the Year his senior season in baseball
Personal: Full name is Jacob Free … Son of Ginger Nicholas and Randall Free … Has four sisters, Gracie, Savannah, Anna Claire and Evie … Born Nov. 16, 1998, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in Dec. 2020 and is working on a master's degree in leadership
2019 (Sophomore): Served as Troy’s third-string quarterback … Did not see game action
Northwest Mississippi CC: Threw for 2,036 yards and 14 touchdowns with just four interceptions as a redshirt freshman at Northwest Mississippi Community College … Threw multiple touchdown passes in four different games, including four in the season finale against Jones … Earned second team All-MACJC honors … Threw for a season high 384 yards plus three touchdowns in the opener against East Central … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports
Vanderbilt: Redshirted during the 2017 season
High School: Finished with 7,367 career passing yards to go along with 95 touchdowns and just 19 interceptions … Originally signed with Vanderbilt … Three-time all-state selection – as a first team quarterback his senior season, a first team athlete his junior season and second team punter as a sophomore … Three-time all-county … Guided Brantley High School to a combined 35-9 record over four seasons … As a senior, threw for 2,748 yards and 35 touchdowns … Rated as the No. 22 pro-style quarterback in the country by 247Sports and No. 20 quarterback by Rivals … Named the Alabama 1A Player of the Year and Hitter of the Year his senior season in baseball
Personal: Full name is Jacob Free … Son of Ginger Nicholas and Randall Free … Has four sisters, Gracie, Savannah, Anna Claire and Evie … Born Nov. 16, 1998, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in Dec. 2020 and is working on a master's degree in leadership
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