Blake Bortles

NFL CAREER – Originally selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the third overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Blake Bortles brings starting experience to the Saints quarterback room. Joining the Saints late in the 2021 season after spending part of the campaign with the Green Bay Packers, the Oviedo, Fla. native has posted career numbers of 17,649 yards passing, 103 touchdowns and 75 interceptions, while completing 59.3% of his passes for an 80.6 rating in 78 career games (75 starts).

NFL CAREER – Originally selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the third overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Blake Bortles brings starting experience to the Saints quarterback room. Joining the Saints late in the 2021 season after spending part of the campaign with the Green Bay Packers, the Oviedo, Fla. native has posted career numbers of 17,649 yards passing, 103 touchdowns and 75 interceptions, while completing 59.3% of his passes for an 80.6 rating in 78 career games (75 starts).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a reserve/future contract by New Orleans, 1/12/22; Activated by New Orleans from practice squad (COVID-19 elevation), 12/27/21; Signed to New Orleans practice squad, 12/24/21; Practice squad contract terminated by Green Bay, 11/15/21; Elevated from practice squad by Green Bay (standard), 11/6/21; Signed to Green Bay practice squad, 11/4/21; Released by Green Bay, 7/27/21; Signed by Green Bay to a one-year contract (UFA-LAR), 5/24/21; Signed to Rams active roster from Denver practice squad, 12/29/20; Elevated to active roster by Denver (COVID-19), 11/30/20; Signed to Denver practice squad, 10/19/20; Released by Denver, 10/17/20; Signed by Broncos to a one-year contract (UFA-LAR), 9/24/20; Signed to a one-year contract by the Los Angeles Rams, 3/18/19; Released by the Jacksonville Jaguars, 3/13/19; Signed by Jacksonville to a three-year contract extension, 2/24/18; Fifth-year team option exercised by Jacksonville, 5/10/17; Signed to a four-year contract by Jacksonville, 6/18/14; Selected by the Jaguars in the first round (third overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.

2021 – Spent one game on the Packers active roster and Week 16 contest on Saints active roster as a COVID-19 replacement, also having practice squad stints with both teams. 2020 – Joined Rams active roster for Week 17 and postseason and also spent one game on Broncos active roster sandwiched by practice squad stint. 2019 – Played in three games with one start for Rams and completed one-of-two passes for three yards. 2018 – In final season in Jacksonville played in 13 games with 12 starts, completing 243-of-403 passes for 2,718 yards with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, carrying 58 times for 365 yards with a career-long 41-yard carry and one touchdown. Completed 29-of-45 passes (64.4%) for 376 yards with four touchdowns, one interception and a 111.0 passer rating, adding six carries for 35 yards in 31-20 win over New England, Sept. 16…Completed 29-of-38 passes (76.3%) for 388 yards with two touchdowns, one interception, while carrying three times for 28 yards in 31-12 win over New York Jets, Sept. 30. Completed 26-of-38 passes (68.4%) for 320 yards with two touchdowns, including an 80-yard touchdown throw for a 111.7 passer rating at Indianapolis, Nov. 11. 2017 - Completed 315 of 523 passes (60.2 comp. pct.) for 3,687 yards, 21 TDs and 13 INTs for a 84.7 QB rating...Marked his third consecutive season with more than 3,500 passing yards and 20 TDs...Completed 30 of 53 passes in the red zone for 220 yards, 18 TDs, 0 INTs and a QB rating of 106.1, which was the sixth-best red zone passer rating in the NFL (min. 50 pass attempts)...Finished the postseason completing 49 of 85 passes for 549 yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs and posted a franchise-best 91.0 passer rating in the postseason…Sept. 10 at Houston, started at QB and threw for 125 yards on 11-21 passing with one TD. Completed his third consecutive contest with at least one TD and zero INTs dating back to Week 16 of the 2016 season. Rushed three times for 13 yards…Sept. 17 vs. Tennessee, completed 20-of-34 passes (58.8 comp. pct.) for 223 yards, one TD and two interceptions and added four rushes for 29 yards…Sept. 24 vs. Baltimore, completed 20-of-31 passes for 244 yards, four TDs and rushed for 18 yards on three carries…Oct. 1 at NYJ, completed 15-of-35 passes for 140 yards, one TD, one INT and rushed for 38 yards on four carries…Oct. 8 at Pittsburgh, completed 8-of-14 passes for 95 yards and one INT…Oct. 15 at LAR, completed 23-of-35 passes for 241 yards, one TD and one INT…Oct. 22 at Ind, completed 18-of-26 passes (69.2 comp pct.) for 330 yards and one TD. Threw for a career high 282 yards in the first half. Finished game with 124.7 QB rating…Nov. 5 vs. Cincinnati, completed 24-of-38 passes (63.2 comp pct.) for 259 yards and one TD and rushed for 20 yards on five carries…Nov. 12 vs. LAC, completed 29-of-51 passes for 273 yards, one TD, two INTs and rushed for 34 yards on five carries. Led an 11-play, 84 yard drive (all passes) that concluded with a WR Marqise Lee TD to tie the game in the third quarter…Nov. 19 at Cleveland, completed 17-of-30 passes for 154 yards, one TD and rushed for four yards on four carries…Nov. 26 at Arizona, completed 19-of-33 passes for 160 yards, one INT and rushed for a team-high 62 yards on six carries with a career-high two rushing TDs…Dec. 3 vs. Indianapolis, completed 26-of-35 passes (74.3 comp pct.) for 309 yards, two TDs and rushed three times for 27 yards…Dec. 10 vs. Seattle, completed 18-of-27 passes (66.7 comp. pct.) for 268 yards, two TDs and a QB rating of 123.7…Dec. 17 vs. Houston, completed 21-of-29 passes (72.4 comp. pct) for 326 yards, three TDs and a career-high 143.8 QB rating…Dec. 24 at San Francisco, completed 30-of-52 passes (64.0 comp pct) for a career-high 382 yards, two TDs, three INTs and rushed for 31 yards on five attempts…Dec. 31 at Tennessee, completed 15-of-34 passes for 158 yards and two INTs…In NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Buffalo, 1/7/18, completed 12-of-23 passes for 87 yards, one TD and rushed for a career-high 88 yards on 10 carries…In NFC Divisional Playoff at Pittsburgh, 1/14/18, completed 14-of-26 passes for 214 yards, one TD and a QB rating of 94.1…In NFC Championship at New England, 1/21/18, completed 23-of-36 passes (63.9%) for a single-game postseason franchise record 293 yards and one TD for a QB rating of 98.5. 2016 - Completed 368 of 625 passes, both being single-season franchise records, for 3,905 yards, 23 TDs and 16 INTs for a 78.8 passer rating. Marked his second consecutive season with more than 3,500 passing yards and 20 TDs, the first player in franchise history to achieve this feat. Threw his 1,000th career completion against Indianapolis in Week 17 to become the sixth-fastest player in NFL history. Was one of two players (ATL's Matt Ryan) in the league responsible for a TD (passing/rushing/receiving) in every game…Sept. 11 vs. Green Bay, completed 24-of-39 passes (61.5 comp. pct.) for 320 yards, a TD and one INT for a 85.4 rating. His 187 first-half passing yards were most for his career. His 320 yards are the most by a Jaguars QB on kickoff weekend in franchise history…Sept. 18 at San Diego, completed 31-of-50 passes (62.0 comp. pct.) for 329 yards, two TDs and two INTs for a 77.8 passer rating…Sept. 25 vs. Baltimore, completed 24-of-38 passes (63.2 comp. pct.) for 194 yards, two TDs and three INTs for a 60.6 passer rating. Eclipsed 50 career passing TDs in his 33rd career game, becoming the fastest Jaguars QB to 50 career passing TDs, surpassing the previous mark set by Mark Brunell (41 games)…Oct. 2 vs. Indianapolis, completed 19-of-33 passes for 207 yards and two TDs. Posted a season-best 96.4 passer rating. Rushed seven times for 36 yards and his third career rushing TD…Oct. 16 at Chicago, completed 20 of 33 passes (60.6 comp. pct.) for 271 yards, one TD and one INT for an 84.3 passer rating. Trailing 16-10 with 3:18 remaining in the fourth quarter, Bortles engineered a four-play, 78-yard drive that culminated in a 51-yard TD pass to Arrelious Benn with 2:58 left. Victory marked Bortles' fifth come-from-behind fourth-quarter victory…Oct. 23 vs. Oakland, accounted for 279 yards of offense, completing 23 of 42 passes for 246 yards, one TD and two INTs for a 58.9 passer rating, as well as rushing for 33 yards on five carries…Oct. 27 at Tennessee, completed 33-for-54 passes (61.1 comp. pct.) for 337 yards and three TDs for a 97.5 passer rating…Nov. 6 at Kansas City, completed 22-for-41 passes for 252 yards, two TDs and one INT…Nov. 13 vs. Houston, completed 32-of-49 passes (65.3 comp. pct.) for 265 yards, two TDs and one INT for an 84.1 rating…Nov. 20 at Detroit, completed 22-of-35 passes (62.9%) for 202 yards, two TDs and two INTs…Nov. 27 at Buffalo, completed 13-of-26 passes for 126 yards and two TDs. Ran for a career-high, team-high 81 yards…Dec. 4 vs. Denver, completed 19-of-42 passes for 181 yards and two INTs. Rushed two times for 29 yards, including a 22-yard TD run…Dec. 11 vs. Minnesota, completed 23-of-37 passes (62.2 comp. pct.) for 257 yards and one TD for a 91.8 passer rating. Rushed three times for 13 yards…Dec. 18 at Houston, completed 12-of-28 passes for 92 yards and one INT. Rushed two times for one TD…Dec. 24 vs. Tennessee, completed 26-of-38 passes for 325 yards and one TD. His 103.5 passer rating was a season-high and his best mark since he posted a 124.5 passer rating at New Orleans on Dec. 27, 2015. Also had a receiving TD on a throwback pass from WR Marqise Lee, becoming the first player in NFL history to record 300-plus passing yards and at least one receiving TD…1/1/17 at Indianapolis, completed 25-of-39 passes for 301 yards, one touchdown and posted a 96.2 passer rating. Threw for 300+ yards in back-to-back games for the second time this season and for the fourth time in career. 2015 - Completed 355 of 606 passes (58.6 comp. pct.) for 4,428, 35 TDs and 18 INTs for an 88.2 passer rating. Set single-season franchise records for yards, completions, attempts and touchdowns. Threw a TD in 15 straight games from 9/13/15 to 12/27/15, the longest streak in franchise history. Threw for the NFL's second-most passing TDs (35) in 2015, behind only New England's Tom Brady. Joins Dan Marino (1984) as the only first- or second-year QBs in NFL history to throw for 4,400-plus yards and 35-plus TDs in a single season. Became the youngest QB in NFL history to throw for 4,000-plus yards and 35-plus TDs and rush for 300-plus yards in a season. The only other players in NFL history to achieve the feat are Daunte Culpepper (2004) and Steve Young (1998). Finished the season with 72 completions of 20-plus yards, the most in the NFL and the most in a season in Jaguars history (the previous record for completions of 20-plus yards by a Jaguars QB was 44, set by Mark Brunell in 1997 and 2001 and David Garrard in 2004). Threw for 300-plus yards on six occasions in 2015, tied for the most 300-yard passing games by a Jaguars QB in a single season. Youngest QB in NFL history to throw for at least 25 TDs and rush for at least one TD in a single season…Sept. 13 vs. Carolina, became the second QB in franchise history to start on opening day before turning 24 years old. Completed 22-of-40 for 183 yards and 1 TD, while also rushing four times for 26 yards (6.5 rush avg.). Surpassed 3,000 career passing yards on a six-yard TD completion to Rashad Greene in the second quarter. His 22 completions are tied for the seventh-most in a Jaguars opener…Sept. 20 vs. Miami, completed 18-of-33 for 273 yards and two TDs. Captained his second career fourth-quarter game-winning drive, marching the Jaguars 66 yards on nine plays to set up K Jason Myers' game-winning 28-yard FG with :40 left…Oct. 4 at Indianapolis, completed 28-of-50 passes (56.0 comp. pct.) for 298 yards and one TD for an 80.2 passer rating. The 50 pass attempts by Bortles were the most of his career and the fifth-most in franchise history. Joins Byron Leftwich (54), Mark Brunell (52, 50) and Chad Henne (51, 51) as the only players in Jaguars history to register 50-plus pass attempts in a single game…Oct. 11 at Tampa Bay, completed 23-of-33 passes (69.7 comp. pct.) for 303 yards, four TDs and one INT. First time in Bortles' 19-game career that he threw three or more touchdowns. Bortles joins Mark Brunell (11/29/98), David Garrard (10/31/10), Quinn Gray (12/30/07) and Chad Henne (11/18/12) as the only Jaguars quarterbacks to throw for four touchdowns in a single game…Oct. 18 vs. Houston, completed 30-of-53 passes for 331 yards, three TDs and three INTs. His 53 pass attempts were the second-most in franchise history and most since Byron Leftwich recorded 54 on 10/10/04 at San Diego. Has thrown for 300+ yards in back-to-back games for the first time in his career…Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo, completed 13-of-29 passes for 182 yards, 2 TDs and one INT. Threw a 31-yard game-winning touchdown pass to WR Allen Hurns with 2:25 remaining in the fourth quarter…Nov. 8 at NYJ, completed 24 of 40 passes for a career-high 381 yards, two TDs and two INTs. 381 passing yards were fourth-most in franchise history. Joins Mark Brunell as the only QBs in franchise history to throw for 375-plus yards in a single game. Has thrown for two-plus touchdowns in four consecutive games, tying the franchise record for most consecutive games with two-plus passing TDs (Chad Henne in 2013 and Garrard in 2007)…Nov. 19 vs. Tennessee, completed 21 of 30 passes for 242 yards, one TD and one INT for a 91.2 rating. Fourth-quarter TD pass to Julius Thomas was his 20th of the season, placing him with Garrard (23 in 2010) and Brunell (20 in 1998 and 2000) as the only QBs in Jaguars history to throw for 20-plus TD passes in a season…Nov. 29 vs. San Diego, completed 30-of-49 passes for 329 yards, two TDs and one INT. The fourth game with at least 300 passing yards and two passing TDs in 2015, the most such games ever in Jaguars single-season history…Dec. 6 at Tennessee, completed 24-of-36 passes for 322 yards and a career-high five TDs. Became the youngest player in NFL history to throw for 320-plus yards, five- plus TDs and zero INTs in a single game. His five TDs is the most by a Jaguars QB in a single game. Joins Dan Marino (22, 1984) and Matthew Stafford (23, 2011) as the only QBs age 23-or-younger in NFL history to throw for 27 or more TDs through the first 12 games of the season. Tallied a career-high 134.5 passer rating…Dec. 13 vs. Indianapolis, completed 16 of 30 passes (58.3 completion pct.) for 250 yards and three TDs for a 114.6 passer rating. Joins Dan Marino (36, 1984) and Kurt Warner (34, 1999) as the only first- or second-year QBs to throw for 30-plus passing TDs through 13 games in a season. Bortles (23) and Marino (22) are the only players age 23-or-younger to throw for 30-plus TDs through 13 games in a season. Bortles' fourth career game with a passer rating of 100-plus and his fourth career game with three-plus passing TDs. Has become the first player in Jaguars history to throw for three-plus TDs and zero INTs in back-to-back games…Dec. 27 at New Orleans, completed 27-of-35 passes (77.1 comp. percentage) for 368 yards, four TDs and two INTs for a rating of 124.5, his third highest of the season. Bortles' 77.1 comp. percentage was the second-highest in his NFL career. In the second half, completed 18-of-21 passes (85.7 comp. percentage) for 288 yards, three TDs and zero INTs for a perfect 158.3 passer rating. 2014 - Set franchise single-season records for a rookie with 2,908 passing yards and 280 completions while throwing for 11 TDs. Led all NFL QBs with a 7.48 average per rush, rushing 56 times for 419 yards. Marked the highest single-season rushing average by a QB in team history and his 419 rushing yards were second-most in team history (480, Mark Brunell, 1995). Finished with 37 completions of 20-plus yards. Became 16th QB in Jaguars history to start a game and was one of seven rookie QBs to make their NFL debut in 2014. Took over as the team's starting QB in Week 4 and started the final 13 games. Was 280 of 475 passing for 2,908 yards with 11 TDs/17 INTs and 69.5 rating. Had 21 completions of 25-plus yards. Rushed for 419 yards on 56 carries (7.48 avg.), the highest average by a NFL QB and second-most rushing yards by a Jaguars QB in a season…Sept. 7 at Philadelphia, dressed but did not play in season-opener…Sept. 14 at Washington, dressed but did not play…Sept. 21 vs. Indianapolis, made his NFL debut after he was inserted into the lineup to start the second half and finished 14 of 24 passing for 223 yards with two TDs/two INTs for an 82.5 passer rating. Had four completions of 20-plus yards including a 63-yard TD pass to Allen Hurns. Also had 30 rushing yards, including 20-yard rush. Engineered the offense to 289 yards in the second half after the club managed only 55 yards in the first half…Sept. 28 at San Diego, made first career start and totaled 29 of 37 passing for 254 yards with one TD and two INTs for an 81.7 passer rating. Completed 78.4 percent of his passes, the highest in NFL history for a rookie quarterback in his first career start with a minimum 30 attempts. Hooked up with TE Nic Jacobs for a two-yard score in the second quarter. Had five carries for 24 yards. His 29 completions set single-game franchise record by a rookie and his completions, attempts and yards were most by a Jaguars rookie QB in first career start…Oct. 5 vs. Pittsburgh, started at QB for first time at home and was 22 of 36 passing for 191 yards with two INTs for a 52.0 rating…Oct. 12 at Tennessee, threw for 336 yards and one TD on 32 of 46 passing (69.6 pct.), tying Byron Leftwich (10/5/03 vs. San Diego) for most passing yards by a rookie in team history. His 46 attempts and 32 completions were the most in franchise history by a rookie. Had a 59-yard completion to TE Clay Harbor and hooked up with Harbor for a 20-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter. Marked first AFC South start.

Led team in rushing with five carries for 38 yards…Oct. 19 vs. Cleveland, was 17 of 31 passing for 159 yards with one TD and 3 INTs. Had 31-yard TD pass to WR Allen Robinson in the second quarter. Added five carries for 37 yards with a long of 18 yards. Had four completions of 20-plus yards…Oct. 26 vs. Miami, threw for 221 yards and one TD on 18 of 34 passing. Had two INTs, both returned for scores. Hooked up with Allen Robinson for a 48-yard TD in the fourth quarter…Nov. 2 at Cincinnati, posted a career-best 96.4 rating on 22 of 33 passing (66.7 pct.) with two TDs and one INT. Had TD passes to Allen Hurns of 40 and 18 yards…Nov. 19 vs. Dallas, completed 22 of 37 passes for 290 yards with one INT for a 73.0 rating. Had four completions of 20-plus yards including a 53-yard pass to WR Cecil Shorts…Nov. 23 at Indianapolis, threw for 146 yards on 15 of 27 passing…Nov. 30 vs. NYG, completed 21 of 35 passes for 194 yards with one TD for an 84.7 rating. Had first career fourth-quarter comeback win, leading team on a 11- play, 70-yard drive that culminated with a Josh Scobee field goal. Had a 30-yard TD pass to Marqise Lee in the third quarter and finished with four completions of 20- plus yards. Added a career-high 68 rushing yards on five carries including a 29-yard rush. Became only the third starting rookie quarterback to lead his team to a comeback win of 21 or more points since at least 1970…Dec. 7 vs. Houston, was 20 of 39 passing for 205 yards with one TD for a 64.6 rating. Had a four-yard TD pass to Allen Hurns in the first quarter, his first career TD pass in first quarter. Had three completions of 20-plus yards…Dec. 14 at Baltimore, had three completions of 20-plus yards and finished 21 of 37 passing for 210 yards…Dec. 18 vs. Tennessee, earned first career division win, throwing for 115 yards and one TD. Had 34-yard completion to Lee in third quarter. Had five carries for 50 yards with runs of 19, 15 and 13 yards…Dec. 28 at Houston, threw for 117 yards in season-finale on 14 of 33 passing and led team with 61 yards on three carries (20.3 avg.). Had a 34-yard rush in the fourth quarter, his longest rush of his career. Set single-season franchise-record for passing yards by a rookie with 2,908.

COLLEGE – Played in 37 games with 30 starts at Central Florida…Declared for the NFL Draft following his junior season…Compiled a 22-5 record as starter…Career totals included 585 of 891 passing for 7,598 yards with 56 TDs/19 INT…Ranked fourth in school history for passing yards and TDs…As a junior, finished 259 of 382 passing (67.8 pct.) for 3,581 yards with 25 TDs/9 INTs and led team to a 12-1 mark and a Fiesta Bowl win…Named MVP of the Fiesta Bowl with a win over Baylor, throwing for 301 yards and three TDs,,,Majored in Interpersonal/Organizational Communication and minored in Sports and Fitness.

PERSONAL – • Attended Oviedo High School where he finished his career by setting Seminole County records with 5,576 yards and 53 TDs…Captured MVP award at the Central Florida All-Star game following senior year…Lettered in baseball…The Blake Bortles Foundation, established in 2016, gives back to the North Florida and Central Florida communities, supporting two specific areas of need: children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and first responders…Bortles has hosted annual free youth football camps in both North Florida and Central Florida for campers, boys and girls aged 5-16…The seventh-year quarterback also has supported and partnered with the Arc Jacksonville regularly, an organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities…As a junior in high school, Blake befriended CJ Williams, a high school freshman in high school who loved football – and has autism. CJ's friendship changed Blake's life in many ways and inspired Blake to spend time and resources on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities…To show appreciation for their efforts to keep the community safe, Bortles hosted lunches for first responders in Jacksonville and Oviedo during offseasons…His younger brother, Colby, who played baseball at the University of Mississippi, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft and is currently a baseball coach at Charleston Southern University…Son of Suzy and Rob Bortles…Twitter handle is @BBortles5.