Jacob Henry Eason (born November 17, 1997) is an American professional football quarterback who is currently a free agent.

He played college football for the Washington Huskies and Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.

After starting in 2019, Eason decided to forgo his senior season at the University of Washington and enter the NFL Draft.

His father, Tony Eason, played college football at the University of Notre Dame,[1] but he should not be confused with quarterback Tony Eason who played college football at the University of Illinois and later for the New England Patriots in the 1980s.

[2] As a freshman at Lake Stevens High School, Jacob played in four games and completed 21 of 50 pass attempts (42%) for 458 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception.

[4] During his last season at Lake Stevens, he played in 13 games, completed 235-of-338 (69.5%) pass attempts for 3,585 yards, 43 touchdowns and six interceptions.

[12] The following week, Eason earned his first career start against Nicholls State and finished completing 11 of 20 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown.

Eason then led Georgia to a comeback victory over Missouri after he threw the game-winning touchdown on 4th and 10 to Isaiah McKenzie with only 1:29 left in the game.

In the first game of the season against Appalachian State, Eason injured his knee on a late hit out of bounds.

[15] Freshman Jake Fromm, the highly recruited back-up quarterback, became the starter during Eason's absence.

Fromm remained the starter even after Eason's recovery,[16] and led the Bulldogs to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game.

[17][18] On January 9, the Seattle Times reported that Eason planned to transfer to the University of Washington, which would require that he sit out the 2018 season.

[26] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 of the 2021 season, appearing in relief of Wentz, who was injured toward the end of the game against the Los Angeles Rams.