Jake Maier (born April 9, 1997) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played college football at

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College career

Maier played

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for the Long Beach Vikings in 2016 and was named the Southern California Football Association Central Division Offensive Player of the Year. He then transferred to

for the next three seasons (2017 to 2019). He was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year in 2018. Finished colligate career as the UC Davis career leader in attempts (1,495), completions (992) and yards (11,163), while his career TDs (88) ranked second only to J.T. O'Sullivan.

Statistics

Professional career

After completing his college career, Maier signed with the

on May 5, 2020. However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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. Upon the conclusion of training camp for the 2021 season, Maier was placed on the injured list for week 1 and was then on the reserve roster for week 2. The Stampeders' incumbent starting quarterback,

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, was injured in week 1 and played through the injury in week 2, but was ultimately placed on the 6-game injured list after the second game of the season. Following a competition in practice, Maier was named the team's starting quarterback over

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for the team's August 20, 2021 game against the

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. In the win over the Alouettes, he completed 16 of 29 pass attempts for two interceptions and completed his first touchdown pass on a four-yard throw to

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. On September 6, 2021, Maier became the first quarterback in Canadian Football League history to throw for over 300 passing yards in each of his first three career starts. In his second year in the league Maier was once again the backup to Bo Levi Mitchell. However, in Week 11 he replaced Mitchell in the second half and led the Stamps to victory over the

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. Maier was named the starting quarterback the following week. Maier continued to be the starter late into the season, helping the team clinch a playoff berth. On September 27, 2022 the Stampeders and Maier agreed to a two-year contract extension.

References

External links

Calgary Stampeders bio

UC Davis bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maier, Jake 1997 births Living people American football quarterbacks Players of Canadian football from California Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football quarterbacks Players of American football from Fullerton, California UC Davis Aggies football players