# Jake Haener

Jake Haener (born March 10, 1999) is an American professional football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and Fresno State Bulldogs. Haener was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

## Early life

Haener attended Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. During his high school career, he threw for 8,464 yards and a school-record 90 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Washington to play college football.

## College career
### Washington

After redshirting his first year at Washington in 2017, Haener appeared in four games as a backup to Jake Browning in 2018, completing 9 of 13 passes for 107 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

### Fresno State

In 2019, Haener transferred to California State University, Fresno. After sitting out his first year at Fresno State due to transfer rules, Haener became the starter in 2020. In six games, he completed 150 of 232 passes for 2,021 yards, 14 touchdowns and five interceptions. He remained the starter in 2021.
On November 30, 2021, Haener entered the NCAA transfer portal. On December 8, Haener withdrew from the transfer portal and returned to Fresno State.

### Statistics

| Season | Games | Games | Games | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing |
| Season | GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
| Washington Huskies ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 107 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 148.4 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Fresno State Bulldogs ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules | Did not play due to transfer rules |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 150 | 232 | 64.7 | 2,021 | 8.7 | 14 | 5 | 153.4 | 57 | 18 | 0.3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 10–3 | 329 | 490 | 67.1 | 4,096 | 8.4 | 33 | 9 | 155.9 | 71 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 8–2 | 252 | 350 | 72.0 | 2,896 | 8.3 | 20 | 3 | 158.6 | 46 | -123 | -2.7 | 2 |
| Career | 32 | 29 | 21−8 | 740 | 1,085 | 68.2 | 9,120 | 8.4 | 68 | 18 | 156.2 | 175 | -109 | -0.6 | 8 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump |
| 5 ft 11+5⁄8 in (1.82 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 7.01 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| All values from NFL Combine |||||||
Haener was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.
Haener made the initial opening roster for the Saints to start the 2023 season. However, in early September, it was revealed he failed a drug test earlier that summer, testing positive for a banned performance enhancing substance. Haener was suspended the first six weeks of the season. He released a statement: "I still do not know how the substance got into my body, as none of my supplements or prescribed medications contain the banned ingredient", nonetheless subsequently stating "I must take full responsibility for the failed test".
Haener began the 2024 campaign as the backup quarterback behind Derek Carr. In Week 7 against the Denver Broncos, he relieved Spencer Rattler on the final drive of the game, and recorded his first career touchdown on a 12–yard pass to Cedrick Wilson Jr. After Carr suffered a hand fracture in Week 14, the Saints named Haener their starting quarterback.

### Statistics

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Games | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Passing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Sacked | Sacked | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Sck | SckY | Fum | Lost |
| 2023 | NO | 0 | 0 | — | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 2024 | NO | 8 | 1 | 0–1 | 18 | 39 | 46.2 | 226 | 5.8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 62.6 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 8 | 1 | 0–1 | 18 | 39 | 46.2 | 226 | 5.8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 62.6 | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 |

## Personal life

His mother, Julie Haener was a long-time anchor at KTVU-TV in Oakland from 1997 to 2024 and was an anchor in Fresno in the early 1990s.
On July 26, 2024, Haener announced that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer.