Patrick Williams Towles is an American former college football quarterback. He played for the Kentucky Wildcats and Boston College Eagles.
Early life Towles attended Highlands High School in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. As a senior, he threw for 3,820 yards and 42 touchdowns while also rushing for 589 yards and 15 touchdowns. As a result of his performance, he was named the Gatorade Kentucky Football Player of the Year and Kentucky Mr. Football. A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Kentucky.
College career As a freshman in 2012, Towles appeared in five games, throwing for 233 yards and a touchdown, before redshirting in 2013. Entering the 2014 season, he was named the Wildcats' starting quarterback. In his first career start against UT Martin, Towles completed 20 passes for 377 yards and a touchdown, leading the Wildcats to a 59−14 victory. Against top-ranked Mississippi State, he threw for a career-high 390 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Towles started in all 12 games in 2014, accounting for 2,718 yards passing and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 303 yards and six touchdowns. He was once again named Kentucky's starting quarterback entering the 2015 season. Towles started in ten games, throwing for 2,148 yards, nine touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. Following the conclusion of the season, he decided to transfer.
Prior to the 2016 season, Towles transferred to Boston College to play for the Boston College Eagles. He was named the Eagles' starting quarterback prior to the season opener against Georgia Tech. In his final career game against Maryland in the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl, he recorded 151 passing yards with two touchdowns, leading the Eagles to a 36−30 victory. Towles finished his final season totaling 1,730 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.
Statistics SeasonTeam Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2012Kentucky 5 0 0–0 19 40 47.5 233 5.8 1 1 99.7 11 -14 -1.3 0 2013Kentucky Redshirted 2014Kentucky 12 12 5–7 225 393 57.3 2,718 6.9 14 9 122.5 145 303 2.1 6 2015Kentucky 11 10 4–6 183 326 56.1 2,148 6.6 9 14 112.0 71 64 0.9 5 2016Boston College 13 13 7–6 138 273 50.5 1,730 6.3 12 7 113.2 115 294 2.6 4 Career 41 35 16−19 565 1,032 54.7 6,829 6.6 36 31 115.8 342 647 1.9 15
Professional career After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Towles earned a tryout with the Houston Texans.
Personal life Following his football career, Towles became a missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students.
Towles is the grandson of the late Hall of Fame professional baseball pitcher and United States Senator, Jim Bunning.
References
External links Kentucky Wildcats bio Boston College Eagles bio