Lucas Andrew Falk (born December 28, 1994) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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, and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He has played for the

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, and the

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. Falk started the 2019 season as the third quarterback on the roster of the

and played in three games, due to an illness affecting starting quarterback

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and an injury to

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sustained in week two of the regular season. Falk struggled with the Jets and was released mid-season following Darnold's return.

Early years

Falk was born in

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and moved to

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where he attended

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. He has two older sisters, Alexa Shea Falk Johns and Natalee Marie Falk, who formed a sibling

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duo Falk. Prior to his junior year, he moved back to Logan and attended Logan High School. As a senior, he threw for 3,618 yards with 36

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and broke Utah records for pass attempts (562) and pass completions (330).

College career

Falk originally committed to

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but de-committed following the departure of head coach

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. Falk then joined

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as a walk-on. After redshirting in 2013, Falk entered 2014 as the backup to Connor Halliday. After Halliday was injured, Falk took over as the starter for the final three games. In his first career start he threw for 471 yards and five touchdowns and earned conference offensive player and national quarterback of the week honors. Overall, he appeared in six games, completing 156 of 243 passes for 1,859 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He retained his starting job for the 2015 season and proceeded to lead the nation in passing yards per game (380.5), while finishing second in the nation in pass completion percentage (69.45), and earning first-team all-Pac-12 honors, becoming the ninth Washington State quarterback in the 100-year of the conference to be named first-team. He guided the 2015 Cougars to a 9-3 record that included a Sun Bowl win over Miami and dramatic, come-from-behind victories over UCLA, Oregon and Rutgers. Falk adheres to a strict diet to enhance performance, and wears a signature wristband in every game to salute his favorite youth basketball coach who died unexpectedly. As of week 12 of the 2017 season, Falk holds Pac-12 Football records for career passing attempts, completions, completion percentage, passing yards, and passing touchdowns. On January 26, 2018, Falk announced that he would forgo the Senior Bowl to attend the funeral for

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College statistics

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Falk was drafted by the

in the sixth round (199th overall) of the

. He played in every preseason game while starting the final game against the Vikings. On September 1, 2018, Falk was waived by the Titans.

Miami Dolphins

On September 2, 2018, Falk was claimed off waivers by the

. He was placed on injured reserve on October 5, 2018 with a wrist injury. On May 1, 2019, the Dolphins waived Falk.

New York Jets

On May 2, 2019, Falk was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. He was waived on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 12, 2019, Falk was promoted to the active roster. He made his NFL regular season debut on ''Monday Night Football'' against the

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on September 16, 2019 after an injury to backup quarterback

, who himself made the start in place of

, who was out with

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. Falk finished his first NFL game 20-of-25 with 198 yards and a quarterback rating of 99.7. Making his first career start against the defending Super Bowl champion

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in Week 3, Falk was only able to pull off 98 passing yards on 12 out of 22 completions with an interception as the Jets lost 30-14. Following a bye week, Falk made his second career start against the

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in Week 5, where he finished with 120 passing yards and 2 interceptions as the Jets lost 31-6. He was waived on October 12. Falk had a tryout with the

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on August 13, 2020.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Falk signed with the

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of the CFL on February 19, 2021. He was placed on the suspended list on July 3, 2021. He was released on July 24, 2021.

References

External links

New York Jets bio

Washington State Cougars bio
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