Peewee Jarrett
Peewee Jarrett Jr. (born October 12, 1999) is a former American football quarterback from Des Moines, Iowa. He is 6'5" tall and weighs 240 pounds.
High school and early career
- Jarrett played at Herbert Hoover High School in Des Moines, throwing for more than 5,000 yards and over 50 touchdowns in his last two years. He once set Hoover’s single-game passing record with 547 yards, but his teams won only five games, and he had no NCAA college offers.
- He began college at Ellsworth Community College in 2018, playing seven games before injuries and personal issues cut his season. His grandmother passed away in 2019.
- He moved to Iowa Central Community College in 2020. The season was delayed to spring 2021 because of COVID-19. After a long pause in playing time, he decided to keep pursuing football.
College success and West Florida
- Jarrett played two seasons for Iowa Central in 2021, totaling more than 3,500 passing yards and 42 touchdowns, with nearly 600 rushing yards and 13 rushing TDs in his second season. He earned first-team NJCAA All-America honors.
- He initially committed to Western Illinois but later transferred to West Florida. He won the starting quarterback job there and played in 2022 and 2023.
- In 2022, he threw 2,719 yards and 33 touchdowns, helping West Florida reach the Division II playoffs’ semifinals and post 12 wins, a program high.
- In 2023, he passed for 2,989 yards and 32 TDs and added 372 rushing yards with three rushing TDs. He became the first West Florida player to throw for more than 5,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 yards in his career.
Pro football and retirement
- Jarrett declared for the NFL Draft after the 2023 season but went undrafted in 2024. He signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent, but was waived on May 6, 2024.
- On October 14, 2024, he signed with the Tucson Sugar Skulls of the Indoor Football League for the 2025 season.
- On April 11, 2025, Jarrett announced he had undergone his sixth career surgery and would retire from professional football.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 04:02 (CET).