2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Jeff George, Jr.
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 215
- Position:
- QB
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Warren Central
Career Highs
Attempts: 45 at Iowa, 10/7/17
Completions: 22 at Iowa, 10/7/17
Passing Yards: 308 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
Passing Touchdowns: 2, twice (last vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17)
Long Pass: 77 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Carries: 8 vs. Indiana, 11/11/17
Rushing Yards: 13 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
Long Rush: 12 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
Total Offense: 321 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
2017 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in seven games with five starts at quarterback
- Completed 94 of 181 passes for 1,273 yards and seven touchdowns
- Led Illinois in total offense (1,192 yards)
- Team-high 308 passing yards vs. Rutgers
- Team-high two touchdown passes vs. Indiana and Rutgers
- Team-long 77-yard passing play to Louis Dorsey at vs. Indiana
- First start of the season at Iowa
- Played in the second half against South Florida, throwing for 211 yards and two touchdowns
2016 Redshirt Freshman
- Five games played with four starts at quarterback
- 38-of-94 passing for 470 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions
- George Jr. and his father, Jeff George, are first father/son combo to start at quarterback for Illinois
- Career-best two touchdowns passes while leading the Illini to a win over Michigan State
- Career-high 16 completions and 156 yards passing vs. Minnesota
- Career-long 43-yard completion to Malik Turner at Michigan
- First career start at Michigan
- Played in his first career game in the opener against Murray State
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2015 season
High School
- Grayshirted the 2014 season before enrolling at Illinois in January 2015
- Three-star recruit by ESPN.com in 2014
- Ranked as the No. 24 player in Indiana in 2014
- Led Warren Central to 2013 Class 6A State title (father Jeff, Sr., led Warren Central to 1986 state title)
- Three-year football letterwinner and four-year baseball letterwinner
Personal
- Born April 19, 1996
- Son of Jeff and Teresa George
- Has one brother and one sister
- Father, Jeff, Sr., played quarterback at Illinois in 1988 and '89, leading the Illini to bowl games each season and still ranking on UI top-10 lists in several categories
- Jeff, Sr., was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts and played 12 NFL seasons with five different teams
- Lists New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as his favorite athlete
- Enrolled in the College of Business
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