Anu Solomon

Anu Solomon
Arizona Wildcats No. 12
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Major Economy and Industry
Career history
College
High school Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994
Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)

Jarrett Pekelo Kahanuolaokalani "Anu" Solomon Jr. (born November 5, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats. Solomon was named the Wildcats starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman on August 25, 2014.

Early years

Solomon is Hawaiian. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada at age 10. He grew up with an interest in sports. His father, Jarrett Sr., was an all star, all-state linebacker at Farrington High school and attended San Jose State University. As a youngster, Anu played a variety of sports—baseball (pitcher), basketball (point guard) and football (linebacker and quarterback).

Solomon graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2013. In four seasons, he passed for 5,234 yards and 49 touchdowns, and rushed for another 1,263 yards and 19 more scores in leading the four time champion Bishop Gorman Gaels to an overall record of 43–3.

As a freshman, Bishop Gorman won its first 12 games. Solomon passed for 2,026 yards with 19 touchdowns, and had 78 yards rushing with 3 touchdowns. He led Bishop Gorman to a 12–1 record.

In his sophomore year, Solomon passed for 2,419 yards and 42 touchdowns, and also rushed for 276 yards and two scores. Bishop Gorman had a 13–2 record.

Solomon passed for 2,770 yards and 41 touchdowns in his junior year of high school. He also rushed for 389 yards and six scores. Bishop Gorman finished with a 15–1 record.

Solomon, in his senior year, became the most accomplished passer in Nevada history. Quarterbacking the Bishop Gorman Gaels since his freshman season, he helped in winning the school a record four state titles. In his final high school season, Solomon passed for 2,271 yards and threw 30 touchdowns, while rushing for 179 yards and eight scores. He led Bishop Gorman to a 12–1 record and won a record fourth state title.

Coming out of high school, Solomon received scholarship offers from Football Bowl Subdivision schools Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young University, Colorado, Illinois, Purdue, Utah, Oregon State, Hawaii, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Solomon made a verbal commitment to Arizona on National Signing Day and signed with Arizona on May 2012.[1] He was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and the second best dual-threat quarterback in his class.[2]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anu Solomon
QB		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) May 20, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27   Rivals: 37  ESPN: 39
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

2013

Solomon signed with the Arizona Wildcats in 2012 and redshirted that year.[3]

2014

In 2014, Solomon would enter his redshirt freshman year as the unquestioned starter for the Wildcats and as one of the most high-profile players at the FBS level.[4][5] He would lead his team to a first-ever Pac-12 Conference South division championship, losing to Oregon in the Pac-12 championship, and also a first-ever trip to the Fiesta Bowl for College Football Playoff's New Years Six losing to Boise State. In 15 games in 2014, Solomon threw for 3,793 yards and 28 touchdown passes.

2015

In 2015, Solomon would enter his redshirt sophomore year as the starting quarterback for the Wildcats. Arizona entered the 2015 season ranked No. 22 by the Associated Press and Coaches Poll. In the season opener, Solomon completed 22 of 36 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns as Arizona defeated University of Texas at San Antonio 34–16.

Statistics

All statistics from arizonawildcats.com[6]

Passing Rushing Receiving
Season* Team W-L Games C-A Comp % Yards TD INT RAT Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
2014 Arizona 10–4 13 313–540 58.0 3,793 28 9 130.7 137 291 2.1 2 1 21 21 0
2015 Arizona 7–5 11 205–330 62.7 2,667 20 5 143.7 61 186 7.0 2 0 4 0 0
2016 Arizona 0–1 1 20–30 0.0 213 0 2 35.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Arizona 17–10 25 530–900 59.5 6,673 48 16 130.2 160 378 2.3 3 1 25 21 0

Year* 2013 – red shirt

Awards & Honors

High School Awards & Honors

2014

2015

[8]

[9]

2016

†Shared award

Records

Pac-12 Conference

Arizona

Note – Conference Records are also school records. Once a conference record is recorded, its corresponding school record is removed. For example, the record for single season total touchdowns is only recorded in the conference section, but it is both a conference record and a University of Arizona record.

Personal life

Anu is the son of Jarrett Sr. and Jamielyn Solomon and he has six siblings. His given name is Jarrett Pekelo Kahanuolaokalani Jr. He has shortened his middle name to Anu because his young cousins couldn't pronounce Kahanu. At college, he is majoring in economy and industry.

References

  1. ↑ Ray Brewer. "Gorman QB Anu Solomon commits to Arizona football". LasVegasSun.com.
  2. ↑ "Anu Solomon".
  3. ↑ "Arizona's Anu Solomon ready to compete for QB job next spring". azcentral.com.
  4. ↑ "Arizona coach Rodriguez taps Anu Solomon as his starter – College Football Nation Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  5. ↑ "Arizona will start freshman QB Anu Solomon vs. UNLV". CBSSports.com.
  6. ↑ "Anu Solomon Career Statistics". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Maxwell and Benarik Awards". Maxwell Football Club. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Pre-Season Watch Lists For Davey O'Brien Award". NCAA.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 Pre-Season Watch Lists For Walter Camp Award". waltercamp.org. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Maxwell and Bednarik Awards". Maxwell Football Club. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Walter Camp Award". ncaa.com. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List". Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For Davey O'Brien Award". NCAA.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

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