J. T. Shrout

Jacob Tyler "J. T." Shrout (born October 22, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. He previously played for the Tennessee Volunteers and the Colorado Buffaloes.

J. T. Shrout
Arkansas State Red Wolves – No. 5
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999
Santa Clarita, California
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHart
(Santa Clarita, California)

Early life and high school

Shrout grew up in Santa Clarita, California and attended William S. Hart High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and originally committed to play college football for the California Golden Bears but later committed to play for the Tennessee Volunteers over offers from Ball State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Montana State, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV and Weber State.[1][2]

College career

Tennessee

Shrout redshirted during his true freshman season and did not see action. During his redshirt freshman season in 2019, he appeared in four games and started in one of them finishing that season with completing 13 out of 27 passing attempts for 179 yards and a touchdown. During the 2020 season, he played in four games and finished the season with completing 24 out of 42 passing attempts for 315 yards and four touchdowns.[3] On December 22 of that year, Shrout announced that he had entered the transfer portal.[4] On December 27, he announced that he would be transferring to Colorado.[5]

Colorado

Shrout did not see any game action in the 2021 season due to a knee injury that had required surgery during the second week of fall camp which had him miss out the entire season. During the 2022 season, he played in 9 games and finished the season with completing 90 passes for 1,220 yards, seven touchdowns and eight interceptions.[6] On January 17, 2023, Shrout announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7] On January 30, 2023, he announced that he would be transferring to Arkansas State.[8][9]

Arkansas State

On August 29, 2023, Red Wolves head coach, Butch Jones announced that Shrout would be the starting quarterback for the team.[10][11]

References
  1. "J. T. Shrout, William S. Hart Senior, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. "J. T. Shrout, SENIOR Quarterback, Arkansas State". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. "J. T. Shrout". Tennessee Volunteers.
  4. Wilson, Mike (December 22, 2020). "Tennessee football quarterback J.T. Shrout enters NCAA transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  5. Bratton, Michael Wayne (27 December 2020). "Former Tennessee QB J.T. Shrout announces transfer destination". Saturday Down South. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  6. "J. T. Shrout". Colorado Buffaloes.
  7. Howell, Brian (January 17, 2023). "CU Buffs QB JT Shrout to tranfer". BuffZone. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  8. Thamel, Pete (January 30, 2023). "Ex-Colorado QB J.T. Shrout heading to Arkansas St". ESPN. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  9. Harvey, Paul (January 30, 2023). "JT Shrout, former Colorado QB, reportedly lands on transfer destination". Saturday Out West. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  10. Butler, Ric (August 29, 2023). "Butch Jones Names Former Tennessee QB as Arkansas State Starter". Rocky Top Insider. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  11. Harper, Jeremy (August 29, 2023). "Butch Jones names JT Shrout starting QB for Arkansas State". Howlraiser. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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