Jimmy Garoppolo

Signed with the Los Angeles Rams as a free agent (3/19/24).

Signed with the Los Angeles Rams as a free agent (3/19/24)... Released by the Las Vegas Raiders (3/13/24)... Signed with the Raiders as an unrestricted free agent (3/17/23)... Placed on the San Francisco 49ers injured reserve list (11/5/20)... Placed on the 49ers injured reserve list (9/26/18)...Traded from the New England Patriots to the 49ers (10/31/17)...Selected by the Patriots in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

NFL Career:

• Has appeared in 81 regular season games (63 starts) and completed 1,277-of-1,895 passes (67.4% completion rate), for 15,494 yards and 94 touchdowns.
• Has started six-of-seven postseason games played, including an appearance in Super Bowl LIV. He has completed 80-of132 passing attempts for 962 yards and four tochdowns in postseason action.
• Led the 49ers to a 7-3 record with a 103.0 passer rating before sustaining a season-ending injury in 2022. His QBR was the third-best among quarterbacks that season.
• Passed Colin Kaepernick for seventh all-time in passing yards and passing touchdowns in 49ers franchise history.
• Passed Alex Smith for sixth-most passing touchdowns in franchise history.
• Has posted 11 career games with 300 or more passing yards.
• Has four career games with four or more passing touchdowns.
• Has thrown for a touchdown and rushed for a touchdown in the same game three times in his career.
• Recorded postseason career-highs in the NFC Championship Game in 2021 with 43 completions for 535 passing yards.
• Eclipsed 100,000 yards passing during the 2021 sseason, becoming one of eight quarterbacks in 49ers history, and accomplishing the feat in the fewest number of games.
• In Week 8 of the 2021 season, he became the first 49ers quarterback to throw for 300 or more yards and rish for two touchdowns in a game since 2000. He also became the first 49ers quarterback since 2013 to rush for multiple touchdowns in a game.
• Threw for 300 or more yards in consecutive weeks for the second time in his career during the 2021 campaign. His eight games with 300 or more passing yards that season ranked fourth in franchise history.
• Became the sixth quarterback in 49ers franchise history to record multiple seasons with 3,000 passing yards in 2021.
• Became the fourth quarterback in 49ers franchise history to record at least 3,978 passing yards in a single season.
• His four game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in 2019 was the third-most in the NFL in a single season.
• In Week 11 of the 2019 season, he threw for 424 yards and four touchdowns, joining Hall of Fame quarterbacks Joe Montana and Steve Young as the only quarterbacks in franchise history to throw for over 400 yards and four touchdowns in a single game.
• Became the third quarterback since the merger in 1970 to win each of his first two road starts with the 49ers in 2017.
• Made his first career start in Week 1 of the 2016 season with the Patriots.

College: Garoppolo was named the Walter Payton Award winner, given to the top player in the FCS, as a senior in 2013. He also was the FCS ADA National Offensive Player of the Year, the FCS ADA National Quarterback of the Year Award winner, the CFPA FCS Quarterback of the Year, and was named an All-American his final year at Eastern Illinois. He put together the best season by an Ohio Valley Conference quarterback, breaking virtually every OVC season and career record while leading his team to a 12-2 overall record, a second-straight OVC Championship, and a berth in the FCS Playoff quarterfinals. He threw for 5,050 yards and 53 touchdowns and rushed for four touchdowns as a senior. His passing touchdown mark was the fourth-most in FCS history and his passing yards mark is second all-time. He is one of just two players in FCS history to eclipse 5,000 passing yards in a season. His 118 touchdown career touchdown passes ranks sixth in FCS history while his 13,156 career passing yards ranks seventh. In 2013, he directed Eastern Illinois to the no.1 ranked offense nationally in terms of yards per game and scoring offense. Garoppolo threw for 400 or more yards in five contests and six other games with over 300 yards passing. He threw a touchdown in all but one game during the 2013 campaign. He was named FCS National Player of the Week on three occasions in 2013 and a record-tying nine times in his career, tying the OVC all-time mark. He finished 10th in voting for the Walter Payton Award and earned Second-Team All-OVC honors as a junior in 2012. Garoppolo finished that season ranked fifth in the FCS in total offense and sixth in passing yards per game. He was twice named OVC Offensive Player of the Week and threw for more than 400 yards in a game. Garoppolo recorded six games with 300 or more passing yards. In 2011 as a sophomore, he started all 11 games and completed 217-of-349 passes for 2,644 yards and 20 touchdowns. As a freshman in 2010, Garoppolo started the final eight games of the season and earned All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer Team honors after passing for 1,639 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Personal: Garoppolo was a standout quarterback at Rolling Meadows High School. He passed for 1,888 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, earning Northwest Suburban All-Area honors. He also rushed for 563 yards and seven touchdowns. Garoppolo led his team to the Mid-Suburban East League championships and an IHSA Class 7A playoff berth. He also had an impressive campaign his junior year, passing for 2,072 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding 552 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Garoppolo majored in management and his brother, Mike, played football at Western Illinois.