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. He was voted as a four-time team captain while also earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors twice and First Team once.
Statistics Year Team Games Passing 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 3Career 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
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.
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.
Pujals was released by the Vikings on August 31, 2018.
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).
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.
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.
Career statistics YearLeague Team Games Passing 2018 NFL MIN 2019 AAF ATL 3 0 — 4 6 66.7 17 2.8 6 0 0 70.1 Career 3 0 — 4 6 66.7 17 2.8 6 0 0 70.1
References
External links Holy Cross Crusaders bio