Jake Haener

Has played in eight games with one start for the New Orleans Saints (2024)…Totaled 226 passing yards and 1 touchdown on 18 completions, along with 11 rushes for 22 yards…Made his lone start in Week 15 against the Washington Commanders.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has played in eight games with one start for the New Orleans Saints (2024)…Totaled 226 passing yards and 1 touchdown on 18 completions, along with 11 rushes for 22 yards…Made his lone start in Week 15 against the Washington Commanders.

COLLEGE

• Attended Fresno State for four seasons (2019-22) after transferring from the University of Washington (2018)…Played in 33 games and completed 740-of-1,085 passing attempts (68.2%) for 9,120 passing yards, 68 passing touchdowns and a career passer rating of 156.3…Also rushed for 8 touchdowns.
• Following his senior season, Haener held school records in pass completion percentage (68.1) and ranked second in most 300-yard passing games (18), fourth in passing yards (9,013) and completions (731) and fifth in touchdown passes (67).
• Started 10 games in 2022 and completed 252-of-350 passes (72.0%) for 2,896 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions…Earned All-Mountain West First Team.
• In 2021, earned All-Mountain West Second Team after throwing for 4,096 yards and 33 touchdowns on 329-490 passing attempts (67.1%)…Ranked ninth in the FBS in passing yards.
• Started all six games in 2020, which was a shortened season due to the pandemic…Combined for 2,021 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns on 150-of-232 passing (64.7%)…Also rushed for 3 touchdowns…Named All-Mountain West honorable mention.
• Joined Fresno State in 2019 but had to sit out the season due to NCAA transfer rules…Played in four games as a freshman at Washington (2018) and threw for 107 yards and 1 touchdown on 9-of-13 passing attempts.

PERSONAL

• Played at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California…Three-star recruit coming out of high school, and ranked as a top-30 quarterback in the nation.
• Son of Ryan and Julie Haener...Has a younger brother, Kyle...Chose Fresno State because his dad grew up in Fresno and he had a lot of family and friends in the area…Studied communications.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 4th-round (127th pick overall) draft choice by the New Orleans Saints in 2023.
• Released from the Saints practice squad on 1/12/26 and signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on 2/2/26.
• Released by the Chiefs on 5/4/26 and signed by the New York Giants on 8/17/26.