OMAR JACOBS

Quarterback

Bowling Green State University Falcons

6:03.7-224

Delray Beach, Florida

Atlantic Community High School

5^th Round – 164^th Overall

OVERVIEW

Jacobs possesses the quickness of a tailback and the strength and size of a linebacker…He is an accurate long-range passer and also shows good touch on his short throws…Jacobs was a standout quarterback at Atlantic Community High School…He was named the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and Boca News Offensive Player of the Year, adding Palm Beach County Amateur Athlete of the Year honors…Jacobs was a second-team All-Florida pick, who also earned first- team All-Conference and All-County accolades…He was named to the "Super 11 Squad" after he threw for 2,670 yards, completed 63 percent of his passes and connected on 28 touchdowns as a senior…He also gained more than 1,000 yards passing during the playoffs that year, helping the team to a regional championship…Jacobs also lettered in basketball and baseball…He was a first-team All-County and All-Conference performer in baseball…He also excelled academically, being named to the Vocational National Honor Society and also was the Rotary Student of the Month in 2001…He redshirted in 2002 and then saw limited action in four games during the 2003 campaign…He showed enough flashes of brilliance in the Eastern Kentucky and Liberty games that year to convince the coaches he would be a capable replacement for Harris in 2004…Jacobs led the nation with 41 touchdown passes, breaking the old school record of 27 by Josh Harris in 2003 and the MAC mark of 39 by Marshall's Chad Pennington in 1999…That season, Jacobs hit on 309 of 462 passes (school record 66.9%) for 4,002 yards and four interceptions…He added 300 yards and four scores rushing…His 45 touchdowns responsible for established a new conference season-record…His 165.47 passing efficiency rating ranked third in the nation…His touchdown-to-interception ratio (41-4) was the best ever in a season by an NCAA player…He also led the nation in points scored, averaging 22.5 per game…Hoping to continue on his 2004 success as a junior, Jacobs ranked second in the nation in points responsible for (18.44), 12^th in pass completions (21.67 pg) and passing efficiency (150.89) and 14th in total offense (294.67) in 2005…He gained 2,591 yards with 26 touchdowns and only seven interceptions, hitting on 195 of 321 passes 60.7%)…He also scored once on 40 carries, finishing with 2,653 yards in total offense…In 25 games with the Falcons, Omar completed 523 of 811 passes (64.5%) for 6,938 yards, 71 touchdowns and 11 interceptions…He also gained 451 yards with seven scores on 153 carries (2.9 avg), finishing his career with 7,389 yards in total offense…His pass completion percentage set a school career-record and ranks second on the MAC record chart behind Bruce Gradkowski (71.2%, 2002-present)…His 71 scoring tosses established another BGSU all-time record.

CAREER NOTES

In just 25 games with the Falcons, Jacobs ranks fifth in school annals with 523 pass completions, topped only by Brian McClure (900, 1982-85), Josh Harris (627, 2000-03) and Rich Dackin (591, 1986-89)…His 6,938 yards passing is surpassed only by McClure (10,280) and Harris (7,503) on the school's all-time record chart…His 71 touchdown passes broke the old Falcons career-record of 63 by McClure…Completed 64.5% of his passes, the second-best career total in Mid-American Conference history behind Toledo's Bruce Gradkowski (71.2%, 2002-05) and broke the old school mark of 63.1% by McClure…Holds the school record and tied the NCAA Division 1-A season-record in 2004 by attempting 224 consecutive passes without throwing an interception, matching a figure first set by Matt Blundin of Virginia in 1991…His four interceptions in 2004 are the lowest figure of any starting quarterback in Mid-American Conference history…His 2004 ratio of touchdowns-to-interceptions (41-to-4) established an NCAA Division 1-A season-record (previous record was held by Billy Volek of Fresno State, with 30 scores and three interceptions in 1999)…His 2004 total of 41 touchdown passes broke the old MAC season-record of 39 by Chad Pennington of Marshall in 1997…His 45 touchdowns responsible for that year also set a conference season-record, surpassing the previous mark of 40, set by Pennington in 1997, Josh Harris of Bowling Green in 2003 and Ben Roethlisberger of Miami, Ohio in 2003…Ranks third in school annals with 7,389 yards in total offense, topped only by McClure (9,774) and Harris (9,976).

2005 SEASON

All-Mid American Conference second-team selection…Semi-finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback…Ranked second in the nation in points responsible for (18.44 pg), 14th in total offense (294.67 ypg) and second in both passing efficiency (150.89) and pass completions per game (21.67 avg)…Completed 195 of 321 passes (60.7%) for 2,591 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions…His 26 scoring strikes rank third on the school's season-record list behind Omar's 41 in 2004 and 27 by Josh Harris in 2003…Added 62 yards and a score on 40 carries (1.5 avg)…Gained 2,653 yards in total offense…Threw for over 300 yards in five games, twice gaining over 400 yards…Had 33 of his 321 pass attempts deflected by the opposition.

2004 SEASON

All-American second-team choice by The NFL Draft Report, adding honorable mention from CNN/Sports Illustrated…First-team All-Mid American Conference first-team pick and named MAC Offensive Player of the Year…Led the team to a 9-3 record, as he led the nation and set school and conference season-records with 41 touchdown passes, topping the old school mark of 27 by Josh Harris in 2003 and the MAC mark of 39 by Marshall's Chad Pennington in 1999…His 41 touchdowns are surpassed by only seven players in the history of NCAA Division 1-A football, ranking behind David Klingler of Houston (54 in 1990), B.J. Symons of Texas Tech (52 in 2003), Jim McMahon of Brigham Young (47 in 1980), Tim Rattay of Louisiana Tech (46 in 1998), Andre Ware of Houston (46 in 1989), Kliff Kingsbury of Texas Tech (45 in 2002) and David Carr of Fresno State (42 in 2001)…Threw for 4,002 yards on 309 of 462 passes…His 4,002 yards set a school season-record, topping the previous mark of 3,813 yards by Josh Harris in 2003…He also joined Byron Leftwich of Marshall (4268 in 2002 and 4132 in 2001) as the only players in Mid-American Conference history to throw for over 4,000 yards in a season…His pass completion percentage of 66.9 broke the previous Bowling Green record of 65.8% by Josh Harris in 2003…Ranked third in the nation with a 165.47 passing efficiency rating…Only Chad Pennington of Marshall (171.4 in 1999) and Ben Roethlisberger of Miami of Ohio (165.8 in 2003) had a better passing efficiency rating in a season by a MAC quarterback…His 4,302 yards in total offense was the 17th-best season total in Division 1-A history and ranks third in MAC annals behind Harris (4643 in 2003) and Roethlisberger (4597 in 2003)…Attempted 224 consecutive passes without an interception, tying the NCAA Division 1-A record first set by Matt Blundin of Virginia in 1991…His four interceptions thrown was the lowest season total by a starting quarterback in school annals…Added 300 yards and four scores on 95 carries (3.2 avg)…Registered 218 of the team's 322 first downs for the season (200 passing, 18 rushing)…His scrambling ability allowed him to escape the pass rush all year, as he was sacked only ten times…His average of 358.5 yards per game in total offense ranked second in the nation…Threw for at least 300 yards in 10 games and had at least four touchdown passes in eight contests…Had 44 of his 462 pass attempts deflected by the opposition.

2003 SEASON

Played in four games, serving as the back-up quarterback to Josh Harris…Completed 19 of 28 passes (67.9%) for 345 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions…Carried 18 times for 89 yards (4.9 avg) and two scores…Accounted for 14 first downs passing and six more rushing.

2002 SEASON

Redshirted as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Atlantic Community (Delray Beach, Fla.) High School, playing football for coach Keith Tillman…Standout quarterback who was named the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and Boca News Offensive Player of the Year, adding Palm Beach County Amateur Athlete of the Year honors…Second-team All-Florida pick, who also earned firs- team All-Conference and All-County accolades…Named to the "Super 11 Squad" after he threw for 2,670 yards, completed 63 percent of his passes and connected on 28 touchdowns as a senior…Gained more than 1,000 yards passing during the playoffs that year, helping the team to a regional championship…Also lettered in basketball and baseball…First-team All-County and All-Conference performer in baseball…Also excelled academically, being named to the Vocational National Honor Society…Named Rotary Student of the Month in 2001.

PERSONAL

Behavioral Science with an emphasis in Physical Therapy major…Son of Barbara Bean and Frank Jacobs…Born Omar T. Jacobs on 3/03/84…Resides in Delray Beach, Florida.

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