Nathan Rourke is a Canadian professional football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).
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He is the son of Larry and Robyn Rourke. His younger brother, Kurtis Rourke, plays quarterback for the Ohio Bobcats football team. Rourke is a Christian.
Rourke was born in Victoria, British Columbia, but spent much of his childhood in Oakville, Ontario. He played minor football for the Burlington Stampeders before attending Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School in Oakville for three years.
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For his senior year of high school football, he transferred to Edgewood Academy in Elmore, Alabama. Following his senior year, he made a commitment to play collegiate football at Fort Scott Community collegiate in Fort Scott, Kansas.
Rourke was ranked seventh overall in the 2020 CFL draft, after being ranked third overall in both September and December of 2019. He was eventually picked in the second round by the BC Lions with the 15th overall pick. Rourke set the single-season CFL record for completion percentage (78.7%) during the 2022 CFL season.
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