Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983 in Santa
Claus, Indiana) is an American football quarterback
for the Denver Broncos of the National Football
League. He was drafted by the Broncos with the 11th
overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played
college football at Vanderbilt University.
Cutler attended Heritage Hills High School in
Lincoln City, Indiana. He started three years at
quarterback, amassing a combined 26-1 record for his
junior and senior years, including a perfect 15-0
during his senior year. Cutler and his team
outscored opponents 746-85, including a 90-0 shutout
at Pike Central. During his senior year, Cutler
connected on 122-of-202 passes (60.4%) for 2,252
yards with 31 touchdowns, while rushing 65 times for
493 yards with 11 touchdowns. He also started at
safety for three years, intercepting nine passes as
a senior, 12th overall in the state.[1] His team's
perfect record during his senior year included the
school's first 3A state championship, where Heritage
Hills beat Zionsville in overtime, 27-24. The most
notable play of the game occurred when Cutler
lateralled the ball to the halfback, Cole Seifrig,
who then passed it to Cutler in the endzone to end
the game. It was Seifrig's 4th touchdown pass of the
season.
Cutler was named a first-team All-State selection by
the Associated Press as a senior. In addition to
playing football in high school, he was a first-team
All-State selection in basketball and garnered
honorable mention All-State accolades as a shortstop
in baseball.
