Kyle Trask
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kyle Trask
| image = Kyle Trask.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Trask with the Florida Gators in 2019
| current_team = Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| number = 2
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Manvel, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 236
| high_school = Manvel
| college = Florida (2016–2020)
| draftyear = 2021
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 64
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2021}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (2020)
- Second-team All-SEC (2020)
- FBS passing touchdowns leader (2020)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek = 18
| statlabel1 = Passing attempts
| statvalue1 = 11
| statlabel2 = Passing completions
| statvalue2 = 4
| statlabel3 = Completion percentage
| statvalue3 = 36.4%
| statvalue4 = 0–0
| statlabel5 = Passing yards
| statvalue5 = 28
| statlabel6 = Passer rating
| statvalue6 = 44.9
| pfr = TrasKy00
}}
Kyle Jacob Trask (born March 6, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Trask attended Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/highschool/article/Kyle-Trask-Best-quarterback-in-a-supporting-role-14453812.php|title=Kyle Trask: Best quarterback in a supporting role|last=Coleman|first=Adam|date=September 19, 2019|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=November 4, 2019}} He did not start any games at quarterback after his freshman year as he served as a backup to D'Eriq King.{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27646742/why-florida-new-qb-started-was-high-school-freshman|title=Why Florida's new QB hasn't started since he was a high school freshman|last=Khan|first=Sam|date=September 19, 2019|work=ESPN|access-date=November 4, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/03/kyle-trask-story-six-years-backup-qb-then-hollywood-debut-florida/|title=The Kyle Trask Story: Six years as a backup QB, then a Hollywood debut for Florida|last=Culpepper|first=Chuck|date=October 3, 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=November 4, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2019/10/10/floridas-kyle-trask-didnt-start-high-school-now-leads-gators/3924353002/|title=From not starting in high school to leading No. 7 Florida, Kyle Trask never stopped competing|last=Schroeder|first=George|date=October 10, 2019|work=USA Today|access-date=November 4, 2019}} He graduated in 2016 and committed to the University of Florida to play college football as a three star recruit.
College career
=2016–2018=
Trask was redshirted in his first year at Florida in 2016. Trask did not see any action in 2017 at Florida. He was originally intended to compete with Feleipe Franks for the starting job, but suffered an injury which cost him the season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/03/22/florida-gators-quarterback-battle-feleipe-franks-kyle-trask|title=Inside Florida's quarterback battle between Feleipe Franks and Kyle Trask|last=Staples|first=Andy|date=March 22, 2017|work=Sports Illustrated|access-date=November 4, 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/gators/2019/09/15/florida-gators-wait-was-worth-it-for-kyle-trask/|title=Florida Gators wait was worth it for Kyle Trask|last=Baker|first=Matt|date=September 15, 2019|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=November 4, 2019}}
In 2018, he played in four games as a backup to Franks, completing 14 of 22 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown. His season came to an end after he again injured his foot during practice.{{Cite news|url=https://www.staugustine.com/sports/20181108/florida-quarterback-kyle-trask-out-for-season-with-foot-injury|title=Florida quarterback Kyle Trask out for the season with foot injury|date=November 8, 2018|work=The St. Augustine Record|access-date=November 4, 2019}}
=2019=
Trask entered his junior year in 2019 again as a backup to Franks. After Franks was injured, Trask took over as the starter.{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2019 |title=Florida Gators survive at Kentucky and it's now Kyle Trask time at quarterback |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190914/florida-gators-survive-at-kentucky-and-its-now-kyle-trask-time-at-quarterback |access-date=November 4, 2019 |website=The Florida Times-Union |agency=Associated Press}}{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-gators-kyle-trask-0917-20190916-qwcggs6mgfcilkyn7tabd3kfby-story.html|title=UF QB Kyle Trask eager for his long-awaited opportunity to lead Gators|last=Thompson|first=Edgar|date=September 16, 2019|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=November 4, 2019}} Making his first start since his freshman year of high school, Trask completed 20 of 28 passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions in a win against Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Adelson |first=Andrea |date=September 21, 2019 |title=Gators QB Trask stars in 1st start in seven years |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27669461/gators-qb-trask-stars-1st-start-seven-years |access-date=November 4, 2019 |website=ESPN.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-gators-tennessee-0922-20190921-5dalzjzp4rfzfnne4h3isjnjvi-story.html|title=Kyle Trask leads No. 9 Gators to rout of Tennessee|last=Thompson|first=Edgar|date=September 21, 2019|work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=November 4, 2019}} Trask passed for 363 yards in a 56–0 win over Vanderbilt, the most passing yards in a game by a Florida quarterback since Tim Tebow passed for 482 in the 2010 Sugar Bowl.{{cite web|url=https://www.gatorcountry.com/florida-gators-football/kyle-trasks-incredible-season-continues/|title=Kyle Trask's Incredible Season Continues|last=de la Torre|first=Nick|date=November 9, 2019|work=Gator Country|access-date=November 9, 2019}}
=2020=
In the Gators' first game of 2020 against Ole Miss, Trask eclipsed his own record, passing for 416 yards and six touchdowns, also setting an all-time team record for yards in a conference game in the process.{{Cite web |last=Adelson |first=Andrea |date=September 26, 2020 |title=Florida's Trask tosses 6 TDs to tie Burrow's mark |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29978205/florida-gators-qb-kyle-trask-throws-6-tds-win-ole-miss-rebels |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Midway through the season, Trask threw for 474 yards and 4 touchdowns against then #4 Georgia, becoming the first quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to throw four touchdowns in five consecutive games.{{Cite web|last=Harvey|first=Demetrius|date=September 28, 2020|title=Gators QB Kyle Trask Earns Senior Bowl 'Senior of the Week' Honor|work=Sports Illustrated|url=https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-football-senior-bowl-kyle-trask-senior-of-week|access-date=December 13, 2020}} As the season continued, Trask continued to put up record-setting numbers and became a betting favorite to win the Heisman. Trask finished the season setting the school's single-season passing touchdown record with 43, breaking the record set by Danny Wuerffel in 1996.{{Cite web |last=Goodall |first=Zach |date=December 12, 2020 |title=Kyle Trask Breaks Florida Gators Single-Season Passing Touchdown Record |url=https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kyle-trask-breaks-uf-single-season-passing-td-record |access-date=December 13, 2020 |website=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Alexander|date=December 12, 2020|title=Stopping Kyle Trask: How LSU's timely interceptions turned tide, stumped Florida in upset|work=The Advocate|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_2f45a7b2-3cf3-11eb-8903-eb0643a922a5.html|access-date=December 13, 2020}} Trask was named a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing in fourth place.{{Cite web |title=2020 Heisman Trophy Voting |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-2020.html |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} Trask declared for the 2021 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web |last=Goodall |first=Zach |date=December 31, 2020 |title=Florida Gators QB Kyle Trask Declares for the NFL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kyle-trask-declares-2021-nfl-draft |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}
=College statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Gators}}"| Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||
| 2016
| colspan="15"|File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2017
| colspan="15"|Did not play | |||||||||||||||
| 2018
| 3 || 0 || 0–0 || 14 || 22 || 63.6 || 162 || 7.4 || 1 || 0 || 140.5 || 5 || −4 || −0.8 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019
| 12 || 10 || 9–1 || 237 || 354 || 66.9 || 2,941 || 8.3 || 25 || 7 || 156.1 || 63 || 8 || 0.1 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 12 || 12 || 8–4 || 301 || 437 || 68.9 || 4,283 || 9.8 || 43 || 8 || 180.0 || 64 || 50 || 0.8 || 3 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kyle-trask-1.html Career] | 27 | 22 | 17–5 | 552 | 813 | 67.9 | 7,386 | 9.1 | 69 | 15 | 168.5 | 132 | 54 | 0.4 | 8 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5+1/4
| weight = 236
| dash = 5.08
| ten split = 1.70
| twenty split = 2.96
| shuttle = 4.38
| cone drill = 7.08
| vertical = 31+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
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| arm span = 33
| hand span = 10+1/8
| note = All values from NFL draft{{Cite web | url =https://www.nfl.com/prospects/kyle-trask/32005452-4138-9332-1a15-4c69635ccf01 | title = NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Kyle Trask | work = nfl.com | date = March 5, 2021 | access-date = March 5, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1025750&DraftYear=2021 | title = Florida QB Kyle Trask : 2021 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile | work = NFLDraftScout.com | access-date = May 5, 2021}}
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Trask was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round, 64th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Scott |date=May 1, 2021 |title=Bucs Find Right Fit, Ideal Situation with Kyle Trask |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/kyle-trask-nfl-draft-quarterback-florida-tampa-bay-recap |access-date=May 8, 2021 |website=Buccaneers.com}} On June 8, 2021, Trask signed his four-year rookie contract with the Buccaneers, worth $5.54 million and a $1.39 million signing bonus.{{Cite web |last=Ortenberg |first=Andrew |date=June 13, 2021 |title=Bucs Sign Second-Round QB Kyle Trask |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/06/buccaneers-sign-second-round-qb-kyle-trask |access-date=September 2, 2023 |website=Pro Football Rumors |language=en-US}}
In Week 18 of the 2022 season, Trask made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons, passing for 23 yards.{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Will |date=January 8, 2023 |title=Week 18 Recap: Falcons rise up against Bucs backups 30-17 |url=https://www.bucsnation.com/2023/1/8/23545251/falcons-rise-up-against-buccaneers-backups-week-18-game-recap-bucs-atlanta-tampa-bay-tom-brady |access-date=July 21, 2024 |website=Bucs Nation}}
Trask re-signed with the Buccaneers on March 14, 2025.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Scott |date=March 14, 2025 |title=Kyle Trask Re-Signs with Buccaneers |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/kyle-trask-resigns-buccaneers-2025 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Buccaneers.com}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="9"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="2"| Sacks ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | {{abbr|GS|Games started}} | {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} | {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} | {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{abbr|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} | {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | {{abbr|Sck|Times sacked}} | {{abbr|SckY|Yards lost due to sacks}} | {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}} | {{abbr|Lost|Fumbles lost}} | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 || TB
| 0 || 0 || — || rowspan="1" colspan="18"| {{abbr|DNP|Did not play}} | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | TB
| 1 || 0 || — || 3 || 9 || 33.3 || 23 || 2.6 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 42.4 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | TB
| 2 || 0 || — || 0 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 39.6 || 1 || −1 || −1.0 || −1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | TB
| 4 || 0 || — || 1 || 1 || 100.0 || 5 || 5.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 87.5 || 5 || −4 || −0.8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TrasKy00.htm Career] | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 28 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.9 | 6 | −5 | −0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Trask was named after Kyle Field, Texas A&M University's football stadium, as his parents and several other family members attended there.{{Cite web|url=https://wtop.com/ncaa-football/2020/10/kyle-trask-leads-florida-into-venue-that-inspired-his-name/|title=Kyle Trask leads Florida into venue that inspired his name|date=October 6, 2020|website=WTOP|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501053509/https://wtop.com/ncaa-football/2020/10/kyle-trask-leads-florida-into-venue-that-inspired-his-name/|url-status=dead}} His grandfather, Orville Trask, was a defensive tackle and team captain for the Houston Oilers team that won the 1960 and 1961 American Football League championships.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Edgar |date=July 18, 2020 |title=UF QB Kyle Trask's football roots trace back to his late grandfather, a Houston Oilers star |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-gators-football-kyle-trask-0718-20200718-3ztxymfsvzhvxgsrufj3mdzoq4-story.html |access-date=April 7, 2021 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|ktrask9}}
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- [https://floridagators.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11681 Florida Gators bio]
- [https://www.buccaneers.com/team/players-roster/kyle-trask/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
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