| Drew Plitt | |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Loveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 206 |
| High School: | Loveland (Loveland, Ohio) |
| College: | Ball State (2016–2021) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2022 |
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| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Passing attempts |
| Statlabel2: | Passing completions |
| Statlabel3: | Completion percentage |
| Statlabel4: | TD–INT |
| Statlabel5: | Passing yards |
| Statlabel6: | Passer rating |
| Pfr: | P/PlitDr00 |
Drew Plitt (born January 9, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Ball State.
Plitt grew up in Loveland, Ohio, and attended Loveland High School, where he played basketball and football.[1] As a junior, he passed for 1,346 yards and 13 touchdowns.[2] Plitt committed to play college football at Ball State over offers from Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, and Lafayette.[3]
Plitt redshirted his true freshman season at Ball State. He mostly served as the Cardinals' backup during the following two seasons.[4] Plitt passed for 2,918 yards and 24 touchdowns with seven interceptions as a redshirt junior.[5] He completed 65.6% of his pass attempts for 2,164 yards and 17 touchdowns to six interceptions in eight games during the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and was named second-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC).[6] Plitt was named the Offensive MVP of the 2020 MAC Championship Game after completing 20 of 32 pass attempts for 263 yards and three touchdowns and also rushing for a touchdown in the Cardinals' 38–28 win over Buffalo.[7] He was also named the MVP of the 2020 Arizona Bowl as Ball State beat 22nd-ranked San Jose State 34–13 in the first bowl game win in program history.[8]
Plitt decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Ball State for a sixth season.[9] In his final season, he passed for 2,541 yards and 18 touchdowns while also rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns.[10]
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2016 | Ball State | 0 | 0 | - | Did Not Play - Redshirted | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 0-3 | 42 | 84 | 50.0 | 430 | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 97.6 | 34 | 29 | 0.9 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Ball State | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 85 | 131 | 64.9 | 1,008 | 7.7 | 6 | 8 | 132.4 | 36 | 43 | 1.2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 5-7 | 238 | 370 | 64.3 | 2,918 | 7.9 | 24 | 7 | 148.2 | 91 | 171 | 1.9 | 5 | |
| 2020 | Ball State | 8 | 8 | 7-1 | 164 | 250 | 65.6 | 2,154 | 8.6 | 17 | 6 | 155.6 | 80 | 49 | 0.6 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Ball State | 13 | 13 | 6-7 | 248 | 411 | 60.3 | 2,541 | 6.2 | 18 | 6 | 123.8 | 81 | 131 | 1.6 | 2 | |
| Career [11] | 33 | 26 | 19-20 | 777 | 1,246 | 62.4 | 9,051 | 7.3 | 68 | 30 | 136.6 | 322 | 423 | 1.3 | 14 | ||
Plitt went unselected in the 2022 NFL draft and participated in minicamps as a tryout player for several teams, including for the Cincinnati Bengals in May 2022.[12] The Bengals eventually signed him as an undrafted free agent on July 27.[13] In the team's preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals, Plitt completed all six of his pass attempts for 76 yards and one touchdown to register a perfect passer rating of 158.3.[14] Plitt was waived by the Bengals on August 23, 2022.[15]
Plitt was assigned to the Arlington Renegades of the XFL on November 15, 2022.[16] [17] He was placed on the reserve list by the team on April 3, 2023,[18] due to a knee injury.[19] He finished the season with five games played, three starts, 63 completions for 100 attempts, 668 passing yards, three touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 71.6 QBR. He was activated off of the reserve list on May 16, 2023.[18] He was released from his contract on November 20, 2023.[18]
After a season ending injury to Joe Burrow, the Bengals signed Plitt to their practice squad on November 20, 2023.[20] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[21]
On February 8, 2024, Plitt re-signed with the Arlington Renegades.[22] He was released on March 10, 2024.[23]
On May 16, 2024, Plitt signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League(UFL).[24] He was released on May 22.