It’s official Buffalo fans, University of Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm is a Bill.
Welcome to Buffalo, Jake Fromm!#GoBills | #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/suK3IEUhIU
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) April 25, 2020
Now it’s time for Bills fans to get to know their new quarterback.
Jake Fromm is from Warner Robbins, GA where he played high school ball at Houston County High School. Fromm was also a member of the Warner Robbins little league baseball team that came within two games of the 2011 Little League World Series Championship. He had 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and 11 strikeouts as one of the best players in the tournament.
Fromm has had an illustrious three years at Georgia, but decided to forgo his senior season in hopes for NFL glory.
He stepped in for the injured former Dawgs quarterback Jacob Eason (drafted 122nd in the 4th round of the 2020 draft by the Colts) in 2017, then going on to win his first start in South Bend, IN against Notre Dame. That game instilled trust in Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, who named Fromm QB1 for the remainder of his career in Athens.
Since then, Fromm has helped the Dawgs win a Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, an SEC Championship and come one defensive play away from winning a College Football Playoff National Championship.
If that under-three-year resume doesn’t impress you, I’m not sure what will.
Fromm finished his career at Georgia 4th all-time in passing yards (8,236), 2nd all-time in touchdown passes (78), and completed 63.3% of his attempts, all in just three seasons.
He was named co-newcomer of the year by the Associated Press as well as the 2017 SEC Freshman of the Year.
A humble, hardworking player Fromm is… and the Buffalo Bills just got an amazing draft steal in him.