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Phil Jurkovec

Philip Stephen Jurkovec (born November 3, 1999) is an American football tight end who is currently an unsigned free agent. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Panthers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Boston College Eagles.

Phil Jurkovec
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Jurkovec with Notre Dame in 2019
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Position:Quarterback / tight end
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-03) November 3, 1999 (age 25)[1]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Pine-Richland
(Gibsonia, Pennsylvania)
College:Notre Dame (2018–2019)
Boston College (2020–2022)
Pittsburgh (2023)
Undrafted:2024

Early life

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Jurkovec attended Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. He took over as quarterback at Pine-Richland after senior Ben DiNucci graduated in 2015. During his high school career, he had 11,144 total yards, 8,202 passing yards, and 71 touchdown passes.[2] As a senior, he played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year.[3][4] Jurkovec committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[5]

College career

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Notre Dame

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In 2018, Jurkovec made his college football debut for Notre Dame against Wake Forest. He came in late in the fourth quarter as Notre Dame was up 56–27 over Sam Hartman and Jamie Newman. He attempted two passes and did not complete either, he also ran once for seven yards to finish his only appearance of the year.[6] The team went on to play, and subsequently lose to Clemson, in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[7]

In 2019, Jurkovec appeared in six games for the Fighting Irish. His first appearance came against New Mexico in week two. He went one for two for 52 yards while rushing three times for seventeen yards as Notre Dame won 66–14.[8] He had a career-high seven pass attempts and his first career touchdown pass against Bowling Green. He finished the team's 52–0 win going five for seven for 79 yards and a touchdown. On the ground he also ran for 42 yards on four carries.[9] After not playing against USC the following week he threw his second career touchdown pass against Michigan. Despite the team losing 14–45, Jurkovec came in relief for Book and completed 75 percent of his passes for sixty yards and a half of the team's points.[10] He finished the year out playing sparingly against Duke, Navy, Boston College, and Iowa State in the Camping World Bowl.[11] On January 8, 2020, Jurkovec entered the transfer portal.[12]

Boston College

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On January 11, 2020, Jurkovec transferred to Boston College to join first-year head coach Jeff Hafley.[13] Upon arrival he was named starter and remained in the position as he started ten games for the Eagles. He made his debut for Boston College against Duke. His first drive with the team ended in a touchdown run from David Bailey. Jurkovec would finish the game going seventeen for 23 for 300 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as they won 26–6.[14] After throwing for 300 yards against Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Virginia Tech he became the first player in Boston College history to have four 300-yard passing games in their first five career starts, while also being the first quarterback to have four or more 300-yard games in an entire season since Matt Ryan.[15] He had a career-high 358 passing yards, three touchdowns, and a longest touchdown pass of 77 yards in an overtime win over Pittsburgh.[16] Against Louisville, he started fifteen of nineteen for 203 yards before exiting the game with a lower leg injury that would cause him to miss the final game of the season.[17][18]

In 2021, Jurkovec started the first two games of the season against FCS opponent Colgate and UMass.[19] Against Colgate he threw for 303 yards and his season-high of three touchdown passes. Early against UMass the following week he completed three of his first four pass attempts for 22 yards before exiting the game with a hand injury. Jurkovec would receive surgery for his hand which caused to miss the next six games.[20] Despite seeming unlikely to return at the beginning of the season, Jurkovec managed to return to the starting lineup for the team's game against Virginia Tech. In his return the team threw sparingly as he only managed seven completions on thirteen attempts for 112 yards and an interception. Despite that the team won 17–3.[21] The following week against Georgia Tech, Jurkovec appeared back to his former self as he threw for 310 yards on thirteen completions in twenty attempts alongside 310 passing yards.[22] After that performance he earned ACC Quarterback of the Week, PFF National QB of the Week, and one of eight Manning Award Stars of the Week.[23] The team would lose back-to-back games against Florida State and Wake Forest, as Wake Forest held Jurkovec to 19 yards on three completions in eleven attempts, alongside two interceptions and a total of ten team points.[24] The team's Military Bowl bid against East Carolina was canceled due to COVID-19.[25]

Pittsburgh

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On December 5, 2022, Jurkovec announced he is transferring to Pittsburgh.[26] He was benched as starting quarterback on October 4, 2023. On October 5, 2023, Jurkovec switched his position to tight end.[27]

Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2018 2 0 0–0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2 9 4.5 0
2019 6 0 0–0 12 16 75.0 222 13.9 2 0 232.8 22 130 5.9 0
Boston College Eagles
2020 10 10 6–4 205 336 61.0 2,558 7.6 17 5 138.7 77 150 1.9 3
2021 6 6 4–2 52 96 54.2 914 9.5 7 4 149.9 50 322 6.4 5
2022 8 8 2–6 147 247 59.5 1,711 6.9 11 7 125.9 68 −43 −0.6 1
Pittsburgh Panthers
2023 6 5 1–4 57 112 50.9 818 7.3 6 3 124.6 39 60 1.5 1
Career 38 29 13–16 473 808 58.5 6,223 7.7 43 20 135.8 258 628 2.4 10

Professional career

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In May 2024, he was invited to Pittsburgh Steelers minicamp.[28]

Personal life

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Jurkovec is the son of Jim and Sara Jurkovec.

References

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  1. ^ "Quarterback Phil Jurkovec". Notre Dame Insider.
  2. ^ Litman, Laken (July 16, 2018). "High school coach on Phil Jurkovec: 'He has the talent to play' as freshman at Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame commit Phil Jurkovec's family connection to the military makes Army Bowl selection extra special". November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Post-Gazette Player of the Year Phil Jurkovec is one of the best QBs in Western Pennsylvania history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. ^ "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com.
  6. ^ Woods, David (September 22, 2018). "Buzzer breakdown: Notre Dame's switch to Ian Book ignites Irish offense in rout of Wake Forest". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Smith, Erick (December 29, 2018). "Cotton Bowl: Clemson cruises past Notre Dame into College Football Playoff title game". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Farmer, Douglas (September 14, 2019). "No. 7 Notre Dame wallops New Mexico quickly and frequently". Inside the Irish | NBC Sports. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  9. ^ North, Carlee (October 7, 2019). "Notre Dame: Phil Jurkovec was Unsung hero vs. Bowling Green". Slap the Sign. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  10. ^ Driskell, Bryan (October 26, 2019). "Game Observations: Michigan 45, Notre Dame 14". si.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  11. ^ Vowles, Joshua (December 28, 2019). "Notre Dame shuts down Iowa State 33–9 for Camping World Bowl win". One Foot Down. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  12. ^ James, Tyler (January 8, 2020). "Notre Dame quarterback Phil Jurkovec enters NCAA's transfer portal". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Salzano, Grant (January 11, 2020). "Notre Dame Quarterback Phil Jurkovec Transfers To Boston College". BC Interruption. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  14. ^ Salzano, Grant (September 19, 2020). "BC 26, Duke 6: Hafley Era Starts In Style, Eagles Ride Huge Second Half To Win". BC Interruption. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "Phil Jurkovec – Football". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Phil Jurkovec throws 3 TDs as BC beats Pitt in OT on missed PAT". www.boston.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  17. ^ Bold, Neal (December 1, 2020). "BC Football Survives Louisville Despite Jurkovec Injury". BANG. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  18. ^ Bailin, Arthur (December 5, 2020). "Phil Jurkovec, David Bailey Scratched for Boston College Football's Game v. Virginia". BC Interruption. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  19. ^ Hass, Trevor (September 4, 2021). "Phil Jurkovec, Boston College steamroll Colgate in football opener – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  20. ^ "Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec unlikely to return in 2021 after suffering hand injury against UMass". CBSSports.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  21. ^ "Boston College Eagles: Phil Jurkovec returns in victory vs Virginia Tech". Chowder and Champions. November 6, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  22. ^ "Phil Jurkovec rallies Boston College past Georgia Tech". National Football Post. November 14, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  23. ^ "Boston College's Phil Jurkovec named ACC Quarterback of the Week". EagleInsider.com. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  24. ^ "No. 13 Wake Forest bullies BC as Hartman accounts for 6 TDs". AP NEWS. October 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  25. ^ Flannery, Curtis (December 26, 2021). "BREAKING: The Military Bowl between Boston College and East Carolina canceled due to COVID-19 issues". BC Interruption. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  26. ^ "Former Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec transferring to Pitt". nz.news.yahoo.com. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  27. ^ "Sources: Phil Jurkovec moving to tight end for Pitt football". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  28. ^ "Former Pine-Richland, Pitt QB Phil Jurkovec invited to Steelers rookie camp as TE". May 8, 2024.
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