{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Peter Pujals | image = | alt = | caption = | current_team = | number = 6, 13 | position = Quarterback | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|1|23}} | birth_place = Glenview, Illinois, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 215 | high_school = Loyola {{avoid wrap|(Wilmette, Illinois)}} | college = Holy Cross (2013–2017) | undraftedyear = 2018 | pastteams = * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2018}})* * Atlanta Legends ({{AAF Year|2019}}) | status = | highlights = * First Team All-Patriot League (2015) * Second Team All-ECAC (2015) * Second Team All-Patriot League (2014, 2017) * Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2013) | statleague = AAF | statweek = | statseason = | statlabel1 = Passing attempts | statvalue1 = 6 | statlabel2 = Passing completions | statvalue2 = 4 | statlabel3 = Completion percentage | statvalue3 = 66.7 | statlabel4 = TD–INT | statvalue4 = 0–0 | statlabel5 = Passing yards | statvalue5 = 17 | statlabel6 = Passer rating | statvalue6 = 70.1 | pfr = }}
'''Peter Enrique Pujals''' (born January 23, 1995) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders. After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).
==College career== Pujals finished his Holy Cross career second in most statistical career categories behind Dominic Randolph.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Individual Records (PDF) |url=https://goholycross.com/documents/2018/8/31/indiv-rec.pdf |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Holy Cross Athletics |language=en}}</ref> He was voted as a four-time team captain while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors twice and First Team once.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pujals sparks Holy Cross to 5 unanswered TDs, 42-20 win |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/11/04/pujals-sparks-holy-cross-to-5-unanswered-tds-42-20-win/107353090/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-28 |title=Holy Cross quarterback Peter Pujals healthy, ready to unleash Crusaders' attack |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2017/08/28/holy-cross-quarterback-peter-pujals-healthy-ready-to-unleash-crusaders-attack/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manning camp was like a homecoming for Chicago native |url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/sports/2016/07/14/manning-camp-was-like-a-homecoming-for-chicago-native/27164999007/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=The Courier |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-09 |title=Holy Cross Tops Bucknell Football in Patriot League Opener |url=https://bucknellbison.com/news/2017/9/9/211666468.aspx |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Bucknell University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
===Statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing |- ! GP !! Record !! Comp !! Att !! Pct !! Yards !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rate !! Att !! Yards !! Avg !! TD |- ! 2013 !! Holy Cross | 10|| 3–7 || 211|| 332|| '''63.6'''|| 2,261|| '''6.8'''|| 19|| 8|| '''134.8'''|| 136|| 469|| 3.5|| '''8''' |- ! 2014 !! Holy Cross | '''12'''|| 4–8 || 225|| 375|| 60.0|| 2,353|| 6.3|| 10|| '''12'''|| 115.1|| '''170'''|| '''705'''|| 4.2|| 6 |- ! 2015 !! Holy Cross | 11|| '''6–5'''|| '''286'''|| '''484'''|| 59.1|| '''3,195'''|| 6.6|| '''28'''|| 11|| 129.1|| 92|| 319|| 3.5|| 1 |- ! 2016 !! Holy Cross | 4|| 1–3 || 111|| 175|| 63.4|| 1,110|| 6.3|| 10|| 5|| 129.9|| 31|| 148|| '''4.8'''|| 1 |- ! 2017 !! Holy Cross | 11|| 4–7 || 238|| 430|| 55.3|| 2,776|| 6.5|| 17|| 7|| 119.4|| 82|| 151|| 1.8|| 3 |- ! colspan="2"|[https://www.footballdb.com/players/peter-pujals-pujalpe01 Career] !! 48!! 18−30 !! 1,071!! 1,796!! 59.6!! 11,695!! 6.5!! 84!! 43!! 125.0!! 511!! 1,792!! 3.5!! 19 |}
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft |height ft=6 |height in=1 |weight=213 |vertical=38 |broad ft=9 |broad in=8 |bench= |arm span=32 |hand span=9 5/8 |dash=4.60 |ten split=1.69 |twenty split=2.69 |shuttle=4.10 |cone drill=6.90 |note=All values from Pro Day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Pujals - QB - Holy Cross - 2018 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=129597&DraftYear=2018 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=draftscout.com}}</ref> }}
===Minnesota Vikings=== After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Pujals signed with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) on April 28, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-17 |title=Q&A: Loyola alum Peter Pujals, who signed with the Minnesota Vikings |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/sports/ct-wml-peter-pujals-loyola-football-minnesota-vikings-tl-0524-story.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-28 |title=Peter Pujals Signs With Minnesota Vikings |url=https://goholycross.com/news/2018/4/28/211713843.aspx |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Holy Cross Athletics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-28 |title=Holy Cross's Peter Pujals Signs with Minnesota Vikings |url=https://patriotleague.org/news/2018/4/28/football-holy-crosss-peter-pujals-signs-with-minnesota-vikings.aspx |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=patriotleague.org |language=en}}</ref>
Pujals made his lone preseason appearance against the Tennessee Titans after not playing in the first three games. He came into the game in the fourth quarter with 5:55 remaining. He completed his first pass attempt for eight yards to Jeff Badet before throwing an incompletion and fumbling a few plays later. He ended the game by taking the final kneel downs at the end of the team's 13–3 win.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 8, 2018 |title=PreSeason Week 5 |url=https://static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/10012018-0830-66ce-2397-65ab5d84ffae.pdf}}</ref>
Pujals was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Christopher |date=2018-08-31 |title=Vikings Roster Cuts: Minnesota Vikings release Peter Pujals |url=https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/31/17807466/minnesota-vikings-release-peter-pujals |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Daily Norseman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vikings Release 14 Players |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-release-14-players |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.vikings.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Atlanta Legends=== Pujals was drafted in the third round of the AAF quarterback draft to the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-28 |title=Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken in AAF event |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alliance-of-american-football-qb-draft-aaron-murray-christian-hackenberg-highlight-qbs-taken-in-aaf-event/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Dion |last=Martorano |date=2019-08-14 |title=Where Are They Now? Journal-Area NFL Updates - Journal & Topics Media Group |url=https://www.journal-topics.com/2019/08/14/where-are-they-now-journal-area-nfl-updates/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Journal & Topics Media Group}}</ref>
Pujals played in three games against the Arizona Hotshots, San Antonio Commanders, and Birmingham Iron. He recorded his only stats against the Commanders as he went four of six for seventeen yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Passing Game Logs |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/peter-pujals-pujalpe01/gamelogs}}</ref>
Pujals did not start any games for the Legends and had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations prior to the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AAF suspending operations, canceling end of season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/aaf-suspending-operations-canceling-end-of-season-0ap3000001025120 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Career statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" |League ! rowspan="2" | Team ! colspan="3" | Games ! colspan="9" | Passing |- ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Record|Record as a starter}} !! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes Attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per passing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest pass completion}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} |- ! 2018 !NFL!! MIN | colspan="12" | {{Abbr|DNP|Did not play}} |- ! 2019 !AAF!! ATL | 3 || 0 || — || 4 || 6 || 66.7 || 17 || 2.8 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 70.1 |- ! colspan="3" |[https://www.footballdb.com/players/peter-pujals-pujalpe01 Career] !! 3 !! 0 !! — !! 4 !! 6 !! 66.7 !! 17 !! 2.8 !! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 70.1 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://goholycross.com/sports/football/roster/peter-pujals/8903 Holy Cross Crusaders bio]
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