NFL CAREER – After a stellar collegiate career at Fresno State and earning Senior Bowl MVP Honors, the Saints traded up in the fourth round to select Jake in 2023. After the signal-caller took advantage of a full offseason with the club in 2024, Haener saw the first regular season action of his career, appearing in eight games with one start and completing 18-of-39 passes for 226 yards with one touchdown and had 22 rushing yards. He immersed himself in the new offensive scheme under first-year Head Coach Kellen Moore in the offseason and will compete for the starting job in the preseason.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 5/16/23; Selected in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
2024 – Played in eight games with one start, completing 18-of-39 passes for 226 yards, one TD, one interception, and had 25 rushing yards…At Kansas City, Oct. 7, relieved the injured Derek Carr in fourth quarter, finishing two-of-seven passing for 17 yards and had two rushes for 11 yards…vs Denver, Oct. 17, relieved Spencer Rattler in the fourth quarter and finished three-of-four passing (75.0 pct.) for 38 yards and a TD, the first of his NFL career…At Los Angeles Chargers, Oct. 27, relieved Rattler in the third quarter and finished 9-of-17 passing for 122 yards and had two carries for 10 yards…vs Washington, Dec. 15, made his first career start and finished 4-of-10 passing for 49 yards and rushed once for seven yards. Became the 39th different starting quarterback in Saints history. 2023 – Did not appear in a game during the regular season. In the preseason, completed 38-of-72 passes for 395 yards with one touchdown.
COLLEGE – After two seasons at Washington, spent the remainder of his college career at Fresno State, where he set a school record as the all-time leader in completion percentage (68.1). In three seasons in Fresno State, the three-time team captain started 29 games and completed 731-of-1,072 attempts (68.2 pct.) for 9,013 yards, 67 touchdowns and only 15 interceptions, rushing for eight more scores. Two-time All-Mountain West selection won 21 of his 29 starts and ranks in the top five for every major passing statistic in school history…In 2022, started all ten games played, fighting off an ankle injury and completed 252-of-350 passes (school-record 72.0 pct.) for 2,896 yards and 20 TDs with only three interceptions and a 158.6 passer efficiency, second-best in school records. Had season-high 394 yards passing in return from injury against San Diego State. Had three of the program's top four single-game completion percentages. Had a season-high four passing touchdowns against Hawaii. Had at least one passing touchdown in each game, extending his streak to a MWC record 29-game streak. Had six 300-yard passing games, a mark that is the fourth-most in a season in program history. Among all MWC passers in 2022, ranked No. 1 in passing yards per game, No. 2 in passing yards, completions and passing touchdowns, and No. 3 in attempts. Accepted an invitation to the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl, becoming the first Fresno State quarterback to play in the all-star game since Saints teammate Derek Carr in 2014 and was named game's MVP. The first Bulldog signal-caller to receive an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine since Carr…Started all 13 games in 2021, completing 329-of-490 passes (67.1 pct.) for 4,096 yards and 33 TDs, third in the MWC and fourth in program history, with only nine interceptions and a 155.91 passer efficiency rating. Ranked eighth in FBS in passing yards per game, (315.1) and ninth in passing yards (4,096) and completions per game (25.3). His passing yards in 2021 marked just the fourth time a Bulldog quarterback surpassed 4,000 yards - joining Derek Carr and David Carr as the only Bulldogs to do so. His 329 completions and 490 attempts were each fourth-most in a single season in program history. Had eight 300-yard performances, third-most in a season by a Bulldog QB…Had one 400-yard passing performance, a career-best 455-yard game at No. 13 UCLA, Sept. 18, when he threw for 455 yards on 39-of-53 attempts. His performance that night was one that will be remembered forever in history books as he led the Bulldogs to a 40-37 victory while battling injury. Haener's 39 completions were the fifth-most in a game in Bulldog records, his 53 attempts were the 11th-most, and his 455 yards passing were the 12th-most. Earned MWC Offensive Player of the Week. Had a career-best five TD passes against UNLV, Sept. 24, the third-most in a game in program history and second-most among MWC quarterbacks on season. Had career-long 86-yard TD pass in opener against Connecticut, Aug. 28, tenth-longest in program history. Was responsible for six touchdowns against Cal Poly (four pass, two rush), the most by an MWC player in 2021. Had five TD passes of 50 or more yards. All-MWC honorable mention in 2020, when he led the Mountain West and was No. 4 in NCAA in passing average per game (336.8). Also led league and was No. 6 in the NCAA in total offense (339.8 ypg.), No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 19 in the NCAA with 153.4 pass efficiency, No. 6 in the NCAA with 25 completions per game and No. 16 in the FBS in yards per pass attempt (8.71). Led Fresno State to the MWC's top passing and total offense. Bulldog offense ranked No. 5 in pass offense and No. 17 in total offense in NCAA. Starter for all six games, when he completed 150 of 232 (64.7 pct.) passes for 2,021 yards with 14 TDs and only three interceptions. Had three rushing TDs. Had four 300-yard passing games, tied for sixth-most all-time for most 300-yard passing games in a season. One of four players to have multiple 400-yard passing games in a season (two) at Fresno State. One of eight players in MWC history to have consecutive 400-yard passing games. Phil Steele All-MWC third-team. Fall Academic All-MWC team…Sat out 2019 due to NCAA transfer rules…Played in four games for Washington in 2018, completing 9-of-13 passes for 107 yards with a TD…Redshirted in 2017…Majored in communications.
PERSONAL – Named first-team quarterback on the All-Bay Area Preps team following his senior year at Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.) HS. Also was first-team All-North Coast Section and All-East Bay Athletic League and the All-NorCal first-team QB...Finished career with 8,464 yards on 597-for-977 passing (61.1 pct.), with a school-record 90 touchdowns and only 24 interceptions over three years and 35 games...As senior, led 12-1 Mustangs to CIF North Coast Section Division I championship. Completed 170-for-279 passes (60.9 pct.) for 2,976 yards, 37 TDs and just eight interceptions and rushed for six scores. Threw multiple TD passes in 12 of 13 games, and three or more eight times...In 2015, his team went 7-4 and played in the CIF NCS Division I quarterfinals. Went 208-for-321 (64.8 pct.) for 3,005 yards, 35 touchdowns and just six interceptions...As sophomore, threw for 2,483 yards on 219-for-377 passing, with 18 TDs…In April, 2024 he and two teammates joined the residents at the Hollygrove Senior Center for a casino style fun day.
