Peter Pujals
American football player (born 1995)
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Peter Enrique Pujals (born January 23, 1995) is an American former 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).
Glenview, Illinois, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 23, 1995 Glenview, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Loyola (Wilmette, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College | Holy Cross (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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College career
Pujals 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
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
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| 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
| 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 | ||
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| 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
After 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
Pujals 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]