… I’m sure that’s in the back of his mind. The Indianapolis Colts' fourth-round selection on Saturday entered the NFL amid questions about his character. But he committed to Georgia the summer before his junior year at Lake Stevens High.Certainly that will be a special day for the Eason family. He played college football for the Washington Huskies. While scouts have touted his size and arm strength, he’s been criticized for his decision-making and inconsistency.Indy may be the best possible landing spot for Eason. However, Jacob is expected to be available sometime during the Bulldogs’ ongoing preseason camp.Jacob would grow up tall and athletic like his father. The son of a former Notre Dame WR, Eason has football in his blood. The Irish tabbed Lou Holtz as the next head coach, and that’s how Tony Eason came to play for Cordelli.“I truly believe he passed all of these characteristics and traits on to Jacob as Tony and his wife, Christine, raised their family,” Cordelli said. Latest on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacob Eason including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Always free!The Colts have been connected to a number of quarterback prospects, and they’ve apparently landed their guy. 4:35 p.m. PT Defensive end … Eason attended Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington, and was rated by Rivals as a five-star recruit.Jacob stands at a height of 1.98m and has a weight of 103kg.Per NCAA transfer rules, Eason, who is not eligible for a medical-redshirt season — must sit out 2018 before he can play. After being sacked a record number of times in his sophomore season in 1984, Eason … Coming out of Lake Stevens High School in Washington, Eason was considered the top Pro-Style QB prospect in the country by many recruiters. In fact, he did not want to be interviewed for this story and offered only a few cryptic remarks via text message.“Football intelligence,” says Cordelli, who coached wide receivers for the Fighting Irish from 1986-90. He wanted him to learn how to block and understand the offensive line. In his lone seasons with the Huskies, Eason had 3,132 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes. On January 12, 2018, he announced via his Twitter account that he would transfer from the University of Georgia. “This is Jacob’s time, not mine,” he said in that forum.Eventually, Eason would marry Christine and they’d settle nine miles north of Snohomish in Lake Stevens. His father, Tony Eason, played college football at the University of Notre Dame, but he should not be confused with quarterback Tony Eason who played for the New England Patriots in the 1980s. Tony played wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame in 1985 and 1986 before injuring his knee. He was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback and the top quarterback in his class before he entered Georgia.The wide receiver played two seasons with the Fighting Irish. “That was one of the best times of his life, as it is for everybody. In the first game of the season against Appalachian State, Eason injured his knee on a late hit out of bounds.Tony Eason is sometimes misattributed to another player by the same name, a former wide receiver, Tony Eason, who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team during the 1985 and 1986 seasons and is the father of University of Washington quarterback Jacob.Eason was born to Tony and Christine Eason and was raised in Lake Stevens, Washington. "I feel like I should be in there with those guys." Tony Eason was a Notre Dame tight end, coming out of Snohomish High School, though he didn't pursue an NFL career.
As we enter Week 16 of the NFL season, Tony Pauline opens up the mailbag once more to discuss the latest draft news and notes, including his thoughts on the depth of the running back class as well as on two hot quarterback prospects, Jake Fromm and Jacob Eason. As coronavirus worsens, NFL officials begin to doubt the 2020 season will begin on time.He was rated as a five-star prospect coming into college by the top recruiting sites. All rights reserved. But his arm talent was always obvious. Tony Eason believes he belongs on that list. … He was one of the last players to leave the field every day because he was always working on little things he felt he could improve on.”Eason’s career started off well enough. Jacob … His knowledge of playing wide receiver was like having a coach on the field, and his unselfish attitude of helping his teammates made him the most respected leader of this unit. He was once a really big deal in Snohomish, Wash., a 6-foot-3, 200-pound multi-sport athlete who starred in football, basketball and track.“He had a great time going away for college,” Jacob Eason told DawgNation of his father in 2015. But given his background, Tony Eason’s reluctance to do that probably should come as no surprise.Eason won the quarterback job at Georgia as a freshman, starting 12 games and playing in all 13. “When they offered, I accepted.” … So he’s not afraid to get on a plane by himself now.”But there was a time, a decade or three ago, that Tony Eason was a highly touted athlete from the Pacific Northwest. Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jacob limped to the locker room in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Appalachian State with a left knee injury, according to the Athens Banner-Herald’s Marc Weiszer.Jacob was born on November 17, 1997, he is 22 years old. All rights reserved.