Jimmy Garoppolo is a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) who currently plays for the San Francisco 49ers. Here are some of his career highlights and records:
- Garoppolo won two Super Bowl rings as a backup quarterback for the New England Patriots during the 2014 and 2016 seasons.
- In 2016, he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, where he has since become the starting quarterback.
- In his first five starts for the 49ers, Garoppolo helped lead the team to five consecutive wins, which tied an NFL record for most consecutive wins by a quarterback in his first five starts with a new team.
- Garoppolo finished the 2017 season with a passer rating of 96.2, which was the fourth-best in the NFL that year.
- In 2019, Garoppolo led the 49ers to the Super Bowl, where they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs. He finished the season with a passer rating of 102.0 and threw for 3,978 yards and 27 touchdowns.
- Garoppolo holds the 49ers’ record for most passing yards in a player’s first five starts with the team, with 1,542 yards.
- He also holds the record for most touchdown passes in a player’s first five starts with the 49ers, with nine.
- In 2020, Garoppolo missed several games due to injury, but still managed to throw for 1,096 yards and seven touchdowns.
- As of the end of the 2020 season, Garoppolo’s career passer rating is 98.1, which is the fifth-best in NFL history among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 pass attempts.
Overall, Garoppolo has had a successful career in the NFL, with a winning record as a starter and several impressive individual accomplishments.
Achievements
Here are some of Jimmy Garoppolo’s notable achievements in his football career:
- Two-time Super Bowl champion – Garoppolo won two Super Bowl rings as a backup quarterback for the New England Patriots during the 2014 and 2016 seasons.
- Undefeated start with 49ers – Garoppolo helped lead the San Francisco 49ers to five consecutive wins in his first five starts with the team, tying an NFL record for most consecutive wins by a quarterback in his first five starts with a new team.
- 2019 NFC Champion – Garoppolo led the 49ers to the 2019 NFC Championship and a trip to the Super Bowl, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.
- 2019 PFWA Most Improved Player – Garoppolo was named the Pro Football Writers of America’s Most Improved Player in 2019.
- 49ers’ single-season completion percentage record – In 2019, Garoppolo set the 49ers’ single-season completion percentage record with a completion rate of 69.1%.
- 49ers’ single-game completion percentage record – In 2019, Garoppolo also set the 49ers’ single-game completion percentage record with a completion rate of 92.3% in a game against the Arizona Cardinals.
- Top 5 career passer rating – As of the end of the 2020 season, Garoppolo’s career passer rating is 98.1, which is the fifth-best in NFL history among quarterbacks with at least 1,500 pass attempts.