Jake Fromm
William Jacob Fromm (born July 30, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Fromm has also been a member of the New York Giants and Washington Commanders.
Personal information
July 30, 1998
Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Houston County (Warner Robins)
Georgia (2017–2019)
2020 / Round: 5 / Pick: 167
1–3
1–3
27
60
210
45.0
38.9
65
Early life[edit]
Fromm was born on July 30, 1998, in Warner Robins, Georgia. In his early years, Fromm played baseball with his local Warner Robins team, which came within two games of the 2011 Little League World Series championship game. During the LLWS, Fromm at times would play in front of crowds larger than 25,000. Fromm later attended Houston County High School. During his career he had 12,745 passing yards and 116 touchdowns.[1] He was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com.[2][3]
Fromm originally committed to play college football at the University of Alabama but changed his commitment to the University of Georgia.[4][5] Fromm's senior year was discussed in the web-series QB1: Beyond the Lights.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Fromm is a Christian.[36] His nickname is "Jake Fromm State Farm" in reference to an advertising campaign from State Farm, which later paid him to represent them during coverage of Super Bowl LV.[37] The nickname started as a running joke from high school.[38] In June 2020, Fromm apologized after screenshots emerged of a text conversation from 2019 in which a friend wrote, "But no guns are good. They need to let me get suppressors", before Fromm added, "Just make them very expensive so only elite white people can get them".[39]
In 2021, Fromm married his college girlfriend, Caroline Ostman, who had been a member of the Georgia volleyball team.[40] In 2022, he graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Finance.[41]