John Rhys Plumlee (born January 2, 2001) is an American professional football utility player, having been designated as both a quarterback and wide receiver for the National Football League (NFL) currently playing for the Seattle Seahawks.

John Rhys (pronounced “Rice”) Plumlee was born to Denton and Lori Plumlee on January 2, 2001, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he grew up and attended Oak Grove High School, and he played both baseball and football.

[4] Rated a four star recruit, Plumlee initially committed to play college football at Georgia during the summer.

[9] After the season, Plumlee de-committed from Georgia shortly before National Signing Day in order to accept as scholarship to play both football and baseball at Ole Miss.

He made his collegiate debut against California after an injury to starter Matt Corral, completing all seven of his passes for 82 yards and rushing three times for 53 yards as he led the team to a near-comeback win before being stopped at California's one-yard line as time expired.

[16] Plumlee began his freshman baseball season as the Rebels' starting centerfielder, while playing in the same outfield as football teammate Jerrion Ealy.

He also occasionally lined up at wide receiver and saw significant time at the position in the Rebels' 26–20 win over Indiana in the 2021 Outback Bowl, catching five passes for 73 yards.

Plumlee announced that he would be entering the transfer portal following Ole Miss's appearance in the 2022 Sugar Bowl.

He was named AAC offensive player of the week (3 times) and 2nd-team All-AAC by Phil Steele.

He was caught leaving to change into a different uniform mid-game to play in the spring football game.