Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-26@ Duke | 5/7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | -- | Season-high 38 yds |
| Total | 5/7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | — |
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Jack Salopek
Sophomore quarterback for Western Michigan. 2023: 316 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INT.
6′3″ · 186 lb · Irwin, PA
Western Michigan 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
PRO recruit
No. 1608 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Western Michigan. 2023: 316 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INT.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2020.
- Transferred from Western Michigan to Elon in 2024.
Jack Salopek
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Three seasons at Western Michigan, two different head coaches: Tim Lester and Lance Taylor. The receipt: 38 pass yds against Duke — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Michigan, 1,621 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of Norwin
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021–2022
Western Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning
2023Western Michigan4-8HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 38.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 5.4 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 42 | 63 | 66.7% | 316 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 107.7 | 28 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 104 | 212 | 49.1% | 1,285 | 6.1 | 7 | 11 | 100.5 | 26 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 93.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 280 | 53.2% | 1,621 | 5.8 | 8 | 13 | 102.0 | 27 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 58 | 52 | 0.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 98 | 1.3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Garret Rangel’s 2022 season.
Matches Garret on
Height
Differs from Garret on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Completion % (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Breylin Smith’s path through Central Arkansas.
Matches Breylin on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
Recruiting rating
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brady Olson's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2022).
Differs from Brady on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jack Salopek
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology