Jake Retzlaff

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-1
Weight:
205
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Corona, CA
High School:
Centennial HS
Prev School:
BYU

2025: Appeared and started in all 14 games at quarterback ... Went 242-for-391 passing for 3,168 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Ran 129 times for 634 yards and 16 touchdowns ... Set the school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback … Had 11 games with at least one rushing touchdown … Was only the fifth quarterback in school history to throw for 3,000+ yards … His 3168 yards passing ranked him third in a single season … Totaled 113 yards on the ground against Northwestern (8/30) … Ran for four touchdowns and a 111 yards against Duke (9/13) ... Passed for three touchdowns at Memphis (11/7) ... Threw for 300+ yards in three games including a career-high 347 against East Carolina (10/9) … Named to the American Weekly Honor Roll 5x (9/1, 10/13, 10/20, 11/17, 11/24) ... Named one of the Stars of the Week by the Manning Award 3x (9/2, 10/13, 11/10) ... Named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 List twice (9/15, 11/10) ... Named American Offensive Player of the Week twice (9/15, 11/10).

Prior to Tulane: Transferred from BYU during the summer of 2025

BYU Highlights

Co-Captain (2024)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Big 12 Coaches, College Football Network; 2024)
Named to Davey O'Brien Award Midseason Watch List (2024)
Named to Maxwell Award Mid-season Watchlist (2024)
Named to Davey O'Brien Great 8 list and a Manning Award Stars of the Week honoree for guiding BYU to comeback 38-35 win over Oklahoma State
Named Midseason Big 12 Quarterback of the Year and First Team All-Big 12 (College Football Network)
Passed for a BYU career-high 348 yards, three touchdowns and 197.1 passer rating while completing 20 of 30 passes and finding 10 different receivers in 41-13 win over Southern Illinois to open 2024.

Personal

Parents are Steve and Max Retzlaff
Brother played WR at Riverside City College with him
Considers himself the best ping pong player on the team
Played high school football with Arizona wide receiver Malachi Riley
Played JUCO football with Arizona State offensive lineman Kyle Scott

Before BYU

Transfer from Riverside City College
Ranked No. 1 quarterback in ESPN's Junior College 50 for 2023 and No. 46 overall
Completed 312 of 493 passes for 4,596 yards and 44 touchdowns with an efficiency rating of 165.4 in 2022
Also ran for 515 yards and six touchdowns in 2022
Named All-California First-Team Offense at Riverside City College
Posted nine games with 300+ passing yards, including six 400-yard games and two with 500+
Threw for five or more touchdowns in six games at RCC
Broke RCC record passing for 529 yards and six touchdowns in 59-36 win over Mt. San Jacinto (2022)
Led RCC to California Community College State Championship game and a 12-1 record in 2022
As a freshman at Golden West, completed 243 of 409 passes for 3,302 yards and 23 touchdowns while running for 380 yards and nine touchdowns
Led the Rustlers to an 11-1 record and Southern League championship in 2021
Had five 300-yard games at Golden West
Earned All-California First-Team selection at Golden West as a freshman
National Southern League Offensive Player of the Year in 2021
Named Region III Player of the Year
Prepped at Centennial High School in California coached by Matt Logan
Threw for 1,067 yards in 2019 with eight touchdowns, adding three on the ground but had no senior season in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic