Jake Retzlaff
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Jake Retzlaff
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Jake Retzlaff has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 347 pass yds, 20 rush yds against East Carolina — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Slade Nagle → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 34–21
vs North Texas
145 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 76.9 · 49 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Tulane
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rocco Becht’s 2024 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Malik Willis’s path through Liberty.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rocco Becht's junior season at Iowa State (2024).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Jake Retzlaff
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #60
Peaked at #60 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2025+389%
Up 389% from first season to most-recent.