Jillian St. Claire

Jillian St. Claire
(Baltimore Ponies, QB)
Player ID #1830
Baltimore Ponies
Jersey #	7
Gender	Female
Species	Otter-River / Texan Aquatic
Details
Born On	(1999-12-11) December 11, 1999
Height	6 feet (1.8 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Throws	Right
Hometown	Rosewood, NC, USA
College	Texan Aquatic
Career Info
Draft	2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th
Drafted by Downriver Waves
Years Pro	0

Jillian St. Claire is a Quarterback for the Baltimore Ponies in the UFFL.

After being drafted to the Downriver Waves, but seeing little to no playing time, Baltimore Ponies owner Bob Carlton unexpectedly traded star quarterback Aspen Redfield and a second-round draft pick to the Waves in exchange for St. Claire and linebacker Sheldon David. This was one of the landmark trades of the season, but did not come without some controversy, as many felt St. Claire was unproven and Redfield was still a high-caliber quarterback working with a low-ranked defense.

Nonetheless, the two teams played each other in Week 7, and St. Claire beat her old team, 21-13, in her first career start.

Biography

Early Life

Jillian's life didn't begin as one destined for greatness in the sporting realm. She was born into the world alongside her twin sister Nikki to to well-off parents who were known for legal and political prowess. Jillian did prove herself even from a young age to be a bit of a born leader be it from tending the garden with Nikki or a game of dodgeball in elementary school gym class. She was always delegating, making sure things were done correctly and or playing in the best strategic manner.

While she seemed to have little time for fun, she was raised to have a stiff upper lip and a strong sense of self. She always had a need to learn and perfect her craft at something new. From martial arts to sign language and music, some might say she was just a bit of a gifted kid... both a blessing and a curse as she'd always want more and more to do...

High School

Jillian soon found herself getting a bit hyperactive as she entered high school. While still brilliant academically, she'd find trouble focusing and often getting distracted. As much as her parents thought sports were for the brutish and less astute, they agreed to let her try out in the hopes it might calm her down to focus on her studies. She would find herself taking up basketball as a Point guard for Rosewood High.

She was quite crafty at playmaking throughout her tenure, known for her bold passes from up to three-quarters court. It sure helped that Nikki was an undeniable lob threat for her as well, creating some thunderous dunks and rim-rattlers... when she could stay healthy at least. Even then, Jillian was quite the court commander and always demanded the best out of her teammates. Even being part of a state title winning team in her senior season.

College

College would force an intriguing turn in Jillian's trajectory. While she got a lot of basketball offers, no one seemed to want to sign her sister or were planning to relegate her to a smaller role. Jillian would end up turning her nose up to all these offers... and with it, a certain coach saw an opening... an opportunity. With the soon to be outgrowing crops of players, he saw a chance to pounce on the pair of otters and shape them into excellent football players... his greatest project to date.

While at first it seemed like a weird offer to the young otter, she began to ponder... maybe this was just another great challenge to overcome... an occasion to rise to. Not to mention how Coach Moro of Texan Aquatic would really go on about the potential in her sister Nikki that the others failed to see... she found herself committing, bit of an odd twist on national signing day but...

...The first season and a half was a lot of learning. Jillian alongside Nikki really had to hunker down and dedicate to learning the fine points of football and it's ins and outs, mostly playing a backup job, appearing in mostly lower-end games. Jillian's chance to show what she had came in the middle of her sophomore year when their starting quarterback was hit with a broken arm, now having to have the former point guard take the keys to the offense hoping she had it down... that game Jillian would ram in three touchdowns including one of her own on a rushing play. A game where she'd rack up nearly 200 passing yards.

For the rest of that season Jillian held on to the starting job, dedicating herself to her new craft. Not an easy undertaking for someone fairly new to the game but somehow she'd still find the drive to dig deeper and add to her game. But above all else, she saw Nikki really beginning to find her stride and all the while managing to finally stay healthy for once.

Her junior year saw her as the full-time starting quarterback now, the former starter electing to move to running back. These strange moves sort of became a bit of a masterpiece. Jillian had shown how much hard work can really pay off. She'd even find openings to run the ball herself, on top of the excellent short game she'd developed. Coming out of the season with a 10-4 record and a passer rating just shy of 85 it was an incredible line for a player who while skilled and smart was new to the football scene, even managed a couple of rushing TDs to boot. In spite of the short time and tenure, Jillian chose to pledge for the UFFL draft as the next great challenge of her life.

Contract Info

Player Manager	BladesDaRaccoon
Salary (per year)	$2000000
Exp. Date	May 1st, 2023

Statistics

Career

Regular season					Passing									Rushing
Year	Team	GP	W	L	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Rate	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sck	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng	Fum	FumLst
2021	BAL	9	6	9	296	163	55	74	1902	11	9	87	23	62	67	1	1	15	10	5

Player Survey

How does your player's unique physicality (think species) fit well for the position that they play?
Being an otter, Jillian's quite slippery by nature which is a key part of what makes her a good dual-threat QB or possibly a RB if asked.

What is your player's biggest weakness?
She seems to either lack a long passing game or tends to stick to safer, short plays. Either way, it can make her a bit easy to gameplan against as a QB.

If given the opportunity, would your player want to be formally mentored by another player? Why or why not?
Absolutely! Jillian knows the learning never ends, so getting a chance to be mentored would be an excellent opportunity.