JIMMY GAROPPOLO QB 6-2 × 225 × EASTERN ILLINOIS 10 11.2.91 × ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL × 7TH YEAR × ACQUIRED TR IN ‘17 - NE AWARDS & HONORS 2017: FedEx Air Player of the Week (Week 15), Castrol EDGE Clutch GAROPPOLO’S GOLDEN NUGGETS Performer of the Week (Week 15 & Week 16) 2019: NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 14), Sporting News • Is a two-time Super Bowl champion (XLIX & LI) as a member of Comeback Player of the Year the New England Patriots. • Registered 13,089 yards in total offense at Eastern Illinois, CAREER HIGHLIGHTS joining New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton (10,298 • With a 34-31 victory vs. yards; 1983-86) as the only players in EIU history to generate LAR (12/21/19) Garop- MOST QB WINS THROUGH 25 at least 10,000 yards in total offense. polo improved to 20-5 CAREER STARTS, • Following his senior season at Eastern Illinois in 2013, was as a starter in the NFL, SUPER BOWL ERA named the Walter Payton Award winner. The Award is given becoming the 6th QB Player Wins to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Foot- in the Super Bowl era 1. Ben Roethlisberger, Pit. 22 ball Championship Subdivision. to win at least 20 of his 2. Dan Marino, Mia. 21 first 25 career starts. 3t. Jimmy Garoppolo, NE/SF 20 • In addition to Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois has produced a fair • His 67.6 career comple- Pat Haden, LAR 20 share of NFL products including Mike Shanahan, former Su- tion percentage as a Roger Staubauch, Dal. 20 per Bowl winning NFL head coach and father of current 49ers member of the 49ers Kurt Warner, StL 20 head coach Kyle Shanahan, Chicago Bears general manager ranks 1st in franchise Ryan Pace, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and history (min. 500 atts.). former Dallas Cowboys QB and current TV analyst Tony Romo. HIGHEST CAREER COMP. PCT., • With a 99.2 career • Brother, Mike, played linebacker at Western Illinois (2007-11). quarterback rating as FRANCHISE HISTORY a member of the 49ers, (MIN. 500 ATTS.) Player Comp. % Garoppolo ranks 2nd in 1. Jimmy Garoppolo 67.6 franchise history (min. 2. Steve Young 65.8 500 atts.). CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) 3. Joe Montana 63.7 • His 8.4 career average • His 1,542 passing yds. in his 1st five starts with the team are the 4. Shaun Hill 61.7 yds. per attempt as a most by a 49ers QB in his 1st five starts in franchise history and 5. Jeff Garcia 61.4 49er ranks 1st in fran- ranks 4th among all QBs in their 1st five starts with a new team chise history (min. 500 since the merger in 1970.. atts.). HIGHEST CAREER QB RATING, • With wins in each of FRANCHISE HISTORY MOST PASSING YDS. BY A 49ERS QB his 1st five starts with (MIN. 500 ATTS.) IN 1ST 5 STARTS, FRANCHISE HISTORY the 49ers [15-14 at Chi. Player QB Rating Player Atts. Comps. Pct. Yds. TDs INTs (12/3/17); 26-16 at Hou. 1. Steve Young 101.4 1. Jimmy Garoppolo 176 118 67.0 1,542 6 5 (12/10/17); 25-23 vs. Ten. 2. Jimmy Garoppolo 99.2 2. Nick Mullens 174 111 63.8 1,479 9 6 (12/17/17); 44-33 vs. Jax. 3. Joe Montana 93.5 3. Jeff Kemp 166 103 62.0 1,385 10 4 (12/24/17); 34-13 at LAR 4. Colin Kaepernick 88.9 4. Elvis Grbac 164 117 71.3 1,376 8 4 (12/31)], he became the 5. Jeff Garcia 88.3 5. Steve Bono 185 105 56.8 1,251 7 3 1st 49ers QB since the merger in 1970 to win each of his 1st five starts HIGHEST CAREER AVG. YDS./ MOST PASSING YDS. IN 1ST 5 STARTS with the team. ATT., FRANCHISE HISTORY WITH A TEAM, SINCE 1970 (MIN. 500 ATTS.) Player Team Year Yds. Player Yds./Att. 1. Drew Bledsoe Buffalo 2002 1,762 1. Jimmy Garoppolo 8.4 2. Trent Green St. Louis 2000 1,668 2. Steve Young 8.2 3. Cam Newton Carolina 2011 1,610 3. Joe Montana 7.6 4. Jimmy Garoppolo San Francisco 2017 1,542 4t. Colin Kaepernick 7.3 5. Kirk Cousins Washington 2012-14 1,503 Y.A. Tittle 7.3 2020 MEDIA GUIDE 199 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED) GOLDMINE (CONTINUED) • According to the Elias • NFL players had the opportunity Sports Bureau, Garop- MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS BY to participate in the NFL’s annual polo is 1 of 5 QBs to A QB TO START HIS My Cause, My Cleats campaign win their 1st seven NFL CAREER, SINCE 1970 during Week 14 of the 2019 season. starts since the merger Player Wins Garoppolo and his teammates rep- in 1970. 1. Ben Roethlisberger 15 resented their respective causes • With wins at Chi. 2. Mike Tomczak 10 with custom-designed cleats in an (12/3/17), at Hou. 3t. Jimmy Garoppolo 7 effort to raise awareness and fund- (12/10/17) and at LAR Dieter Brock 7 ing. Garoppolo represented Make- (12/31/17), he is the 3rd Daunte Culpepper 7 A-Wish Greater Bay Area, and said, 49ers QB since the “I play for the kids who inspire me merger in 1970 to win each of his 1st three road starts. QB Elvis with their strength and courage.” Grbac won each of his 1st four road starts from 1995-96 and QB • Garoppolo continued his giving Jim Plunkett won his 1st three starts on the road in 1976. theme in 2019, partnering with • In his 1st start as a member of the 49ers, completed 26 of 37 atts. Men’s Wearhouse on a suit drive, for a career-high 293 yds. at Chi. (12/3/17). According to the Elias asking for donations of gently used suits, shirts, jackets, ties, Sports Bureau, his 293 passing yds. set the franchise record for slacks and shoes. The professional attire for men and women most passing yds. by a player in his 1st start with the team. were passed along to local non-profit organizations, who provided • His 2,038 passing yds. through his 1st seven NFL starts ranks 5th them to those looking to re-enter the workplace. Done along with among all QBs since the merger in 1970. résumé-writing workshops, interview preparation courses and employment training programs, the objective is to create a confi- MOST PASSING YDS. IN 1ST dent job candidate, someone who shows up for an interview feel- 7 CAREER STARTS, SINCE 1970 ing well-prepared and looking the part. “It’s kind of related to the Player Year Yds. football mentality of, look-good, feel-good, play-good,” Garoppolo 1. Billy Volek 2003-04 2,305 said of the drive. “You go in there with a suit and you’re feeling 2. Patrick Mahomes 2017-18 2,149 good about yourself and your confidence is up, obviously you’re 3. Cam Newton 2011 2,103 going to perform better.” 4. Kirk Cousins 2012-14 2,043 • Prior to Week 2’s matchup in Cincinnati during the 2019 season, 5. Jimmy Garoppolo 2016-17 2,038 the 49ers spent time in Youngstown, OH, where they participated in the Community Blitz. Garoppolo and some of his teammates • Became just the 5th QB in the last 30 years to make his 1st regu- visited the Akron Children’s hospital as players went from room to lar season start in a season-opening night game (9/11/16 vs. Arz.). room to visit and meet some of the young patients. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was the last (2008, win vs. Minnesota), with Chargers QB Philip Rivers (2006) and former NFL QBs David Carr (2002) and Brian Griese (1999) before him. He finished 24 of 33 for 264 yds. and 1 TD. GOLDMINE • As a kid in suburban Chi- cago, Garoppolo and his three brothers occasion- ally rose early to join their dad, Tony, at his job. Tony is now a retired union electri- cian, with his career span- ning more than 40 years. Tony instilled his work ethic into Jimmy. “But it was that • During the 2019 offseason, blue-collar mentality. When members of the 49ers took part you’re raised like that, you in the Second Annual Picnic on don’t know any different. All the Field, located on the Levi’s I knew was hard work, and it translates over to football.” In May of Stadium field. Garoppolo and 2019, Jimmy and Tony went to the Silicon Valley Career Technical his teammates spent the day Education Center in San Jose to speak to and congratulate over taking pictures with fans, who 90 recent high school graduates who decided to pursue a career enjoyed music, food and games in a skilled trade. A take on national signing day for high school in support of the 49ers Founda- athletes, each person would sign papers at a table, be rewarded tion. The foundation, in conjunc- with a cap and announce at the podium what trade they would tion with NFL Huddle for 100, follow. The event encourages students to take up a skill trade, partnered with Amazon to fill something that doesn’t require a four-year university. “This can 1,000 backpacks full of school help set the path earlier in kids’ lives — they want to be in trades supplies. Fans and players joined together to assemble the packs, and they can get started in high school,” Garoppolo said. “It can which were distributed throughout the community to children in require a blue-collar mentality, and some people don’t have that need.