Nic Shimonek (born August 22, 1994) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early life Shimonek attended Mildred High School in Mildred, Texas. As a senior, he threw for 2,718 yards and 35 touchdowns with six interceptions, while also rushing for 811 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns. Following his high school career, Shimonek committed to play college football at the University of Iowa.
College career After redshirting at Iowa in 2013, Shimonek transferred to Texas Tech University. He was ineligible to play in 2014, and he played sparingly in 2015. Shimonek entered the 2016 season as the backup to Patrick Mahomes. After Mahomes was injured in a game against Kansas, Shimonek stepped in and threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, solidifying a 55–19 victory. He finished the 2016 season, throwing for 464 yards and six touchdowns in four games. Entering the 2017 season, Shimonek was named the Red Raider's starting quarterback. In his first career start against Eastern Washington, he threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns in a 56–10 rout. Shimonek finished the season passing for 3,963 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Statistics SeasonTeam Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2013Iowa Redshirted 2014Texas Tech 2015Texas Tech 2 0 0–0 1 2 50.0 18 9.0 0 0 125.6 0 0 0.0 0 2016Texas Tech 4 0 0–0 38 58 65.5 464 8.0 6 1 163.4 5 -31 -6.2 0 2017Texas Tech 13 12 5–7 328 493 66.5 3,963 8.0 33 10 152.1 59 -66 -1.1 1 Career 19 12 5−7 367 553 66.4 4,445 8.0 39 11 153.2 64 -97 -1.5 1
Professional career After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Shimonek signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. On September 1, 2018, he was waived by the Chargers.
References
External links Texas Tech Red Raiders bio Iowa Hawkeyes bio