Peter Enrique Pujals (born January 23, 1995) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Holy Cross. After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 23, 1995 Glenview, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Loyola (Wilmette, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Holy Cross (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
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College career
editPujals finished his Holy Cross career second in most statistical career categories behind Dominic Randolph.[1] He was voted as a four-time team captain while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors twice and First Team once.[2][3][4][5]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Holy Cross Crusaders | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 10 | 3–7 | 211 | 332 | 63.6 | 2,261 | 6.8 | 19 | 8 | 134.8 | 136 | 469 | 3.5 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 4–8 | 225 | 375 | 60.0 | 2,353 | 6.3 | 10 | 12 | 115.1 | 170 | 705 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 6–5 | 286 | 484 | 59.1 | 3,195 | 6.6 | 28 | 11 | 129.1 | 92 | 319 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1–3 | 111 | 175 | 63.4 | 1,110 | 6.3 | 10 | 5 | 129.9 | 31 | 148 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 4–7 | 238 | 430 | 55.3 | 2,776 | 6.5 | 17 | 7 | 119.4 | 82 | 151 | 1.8 | 3 | |
| Career | 48 | 18−30 | 1,071 | 1,796 | 59.6 | 11,695 | 6.5 | 84 | 43 | 125.0 | 511 | 1,792 | 3.5 | 19 | |
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.60 s | 1.69 s | 2.69 s | 4.10 s | 6.90 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day.[6] | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
editAfter going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Pujals signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) on April 28, 2018.[7][8][9]
Pujals made his lone preseason appearance against the Tennessee Titans after not playing in the first three games. He came into the game in the fourth quarter with 5:55 remaining. He completed his first pass attempt for eight yards to Jeff Badet before throwing an incompletion and fumbling a few plays later. He ended the game by taking the final kneel downs at the end of the team's 13–3 win.[10]
Pujals was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2018.[11][12]
Atlanta Legends
editPujals was drafted in the third round of the AAF quarterback draft to the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).[13][14]
Pujals played in three games against the Arizona Hotshots, San Antonio Commanders, and Birmingham Iron. He recorded his only stats against the Commanders as he went four of six for seventeen yards.[15]
Pujals did not start any games for the Legends and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations prior to the end of the season.[16]
Career statistics
edit| Year | League | Team | Games | Passing | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | |||
| 2018 | NFL | MIN | DNP | |||||||||||
| 2019 | AAF | ATL | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Individual Records (PDF)" (PDF). Holy Cross Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Pujals sparks Holy Cross to 5 unanswered TDs, 42-20 win". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Holy Cross quarterback Peter Pujals healthy, ready to unleash Crusaders' attack". Boston Herald. August 28, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Manning camp was like a homecoming for Chicago native". The Courier. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Holy Cross Tops Bucknell Football in Patriot League Opener". Bucknell University Athletics. September 9, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Pujals - QB - Holy Cross - 2018 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Q&A: Loyola alum Peter Pujals, who signed with the Minnesota Vikings". Chicago Tribune. May 17, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Peter Pujals Signs With Minnesota Vikings". Holy Cross Athletics. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Holy Cross's Peter Pujals Signs with Minnesota Vikings". patriotleague.org. April 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "PreSeason Week 5" (PDF). August 8, 2018.
- ^ Gates, Christopher (August 31, 2018). "Vikings Roster Cuts: Minnesota Vikings release Peter Pujals". Daily Norseman. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Vikings Release 14 Players". www.vikings.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event". CBSSports.com. November 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ Martorano, Dion (August 14, 2019). "Where Are They Now? Journal-Area NFL Updates - Journal & Topics Media Group". Journal & Topics Media Group. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Passing Game Logs".
- ^ "AAF suspending operations, canceling end of season". NFL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.