Brett Rypien (RIP-in; born July 9, 1996) is a Canadian-American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boise State and signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He is the nephew of Super Bowl XXVI MVP quarterback Mark Rypien.
Early years
Rypien was born to Tim and Julie Rypien in Spokane, Washington. Growing up, he was a multiple-sport athlete, playing football in addition to baseball, the sport his father had played at the minor league level.
Rypien attended Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington. At Shadle Park he played quarterback for all four years of high school. By the time he graduated, he had set Washington state records for career passing yards (13,044), formerly held by former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore; pass completions (1,006); single-season records for passing yards (4,552) and touchdowns (50), both previously held by Kellen Moore; single-game records for passing yards (613); and pass completions (44). Rypien graduated early from Shadle Park as a 4.0GPA student, earning valedictorian honors.
Rypien was rated by both Rivals and Scout as a four-star recruit coming out of high school. He verbally committed to Boise State University in April 2014 and enrolled in January 2015.
2015-2018 |
2019-2022 |