E. J. Warner

E.J. Warner
	Warner playing for Temple in 2022
Fresno State Bulldogs
Position	Quarterback
Class	Junior
Major	Sport Management
Personal information
Born:	November 3, 2003 (age 21)
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College	Temple (2022–2023); Rice (2024); Fresno State (2025–present);
High school	Brophy College Preparatory; (Phoenix, Arizona)
Career highlights and awards
	AAC Rookie of the Year (2022);
	Stats at ESPN;

Elijah "E.J." Warner (born November 3, 2003)^[1] is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Rice Owls and the Temple Owls. He is the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.

Early life

Warner grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and initially attended Desert Mountain High School. He transferred to Brophy College Preparatory school after his freshman year.^[2] As a senior, Warner passed for 2,742 yards and 26 touchdowns.^[3] Warner committed to play college football at Temple over offers from Colorado State, Hawaii, Marshall, and UConn.^[4]^[5]

College career

Temple

Warner began his freshman season at Temple as a backup. He made his collegiate debut on September 10, 2022, in relief of starter D'Wan Mathis against Lafayette and completed 14-of-19 pass attempts for 173 yards and two touchdowns in a 30–14 victory.^[6] Warner was named Temple's starting quarterback for the following week's game against Rutgers and passed for 215 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a 16–14 loss.^[7] He set school single-game records with 42 pass completions and 486 yards and had three touchdown passes on 59 attempts in a 43–36 loss to Houston on November 12, 2022.^[8] Warner broke both records in the final game of the season, completing 45-of-63 passes for 527 yards and five touchdowns as the Owls lost to East Carolina 49–46.^[9] He was named the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Rookie of the Year after finishing the season with 3,028 passing yards, the most by a freshman and the second most in a season in Temple history, and 18 touchdown passes.^[10]^[11] Warner entered the transfer portal on November 28, 2023.^[12]

Rice

On December 20, 2023, Warner announced that he would transfer to Rice.^[13]

On December 5, 2024, Warner announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.^[14] In January 2025, Warner announced his commitment to play for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

Statistics

Season	Games			Passing								Rushing
Season	GP	GS	Record	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Temple Owls
2022	11	10	2–8	268	443	60.5	3,028	6.8	18	12	125.9	16	−50	−3.1	0
2023	10	10	3–7	256	445	57.5	3,076	6.9	23	12	127.3	24	7	0.3	0
Rice Owls
2024	11	11	4–7	271	438	61.9	2,710	6.2	17	13	120.7	29	12	0.4	1
Career	32	31	9–22	795	1,326	60.0	8,814	6.6	58	37	124.6	69	−31	−0.5	1