C.J. Beathard           

C.J. Beathard attended Battle Ground Academy High School in Franklin, Tennessee. When a coaching change occurred, he de-committed from Mississippi and selected the Hawkeyes. He redshirted his first year in 2013.

In 2014, he continued his role as a backup in the 2014 season. Beathard would take the Hawkeyes to a 24–20 victory against Pitt after an injury to Jake Rudock. He started against Purdue, where Iowa won 24–10. Both Rudock and Beathard took snaps during the Taxslayer Bowl, and the Hawkeyes lost 45-28. After the season, coach Kirk Ferentz released an early depth chart for the following 2015 season, and named Beathard the starting quarterback. Rudock later transferred to Michigan.

Beathard lead the 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team to an undefeated 12–0 record during the regular season, as he passed for 2,570 yards, 14 touchdowns, and three interceptions, and was named Second-Team All-Big Ten.

In the 2016 season, Beathard had 1,929 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions and helped lead the team to an 8–4 record in the regular season and an invite to the Outback Bowl. He was named Third-Team All-Big Ten. He finished his career with 5,562 passing yards and 40 touchdowns.

The San Francisco 49ers selected Beathard in the third round (104th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Beathard is the son of country music songwriter Casey Beathard, the brother of country music singer Tucker Beathard, the grandson of former NFL executive Bobby Beathard, who is a Pro Football Hall of Famer and the great-nephew of former NFL quarterback Pete Beathard.

Born 11/16/1993 and is 29 years old.