Drew Lock

Early life

Born in Columbia, Missouri, Lock attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, a suburb southeast of Kansas City. As a junior in 2013, he passed for 3,060 yards and 35 touchdowns; as a senior, he was the Kansas City Star's All-Metro Player of the Year with 2,731 yards passing and 28 touchdowns. Lock was rated by Rivals as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the sixth-best pro-style quarterback in the 2015 class. He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football for the Tigers. A two-star basketball prospect as a shooting guard, Lock retired from basketball after high school. He grew up a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.

College career

Lock began his collegiate career by going 6-for-10 for 138 yards and a touchdown in the 2015 season-opener against Southeast Missouri State while coming off the bench for two series. He took over as Mizzou's starting quarterback over the final eight games of 2015. During a 24–10 victory over South Carolina, Lock became the school's first true freshman to start at quarterback since Corby Jones in 1995, going 21-for-28 for 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Against BYU at Arrowhead Stadium, Lock was 19-of-28 for a career-best 244 yards and a touchdown while also setting career highs in both passer rating and passing yards while posting his second-best completion percentage of the season. Lock finished the season completing 129-of-263 passes for 1,332 yards, four touchdowns, and eight interceptions to go along with a rushing touchdown.

In Missouri's second game of the 2016 season, Lock completed 24-for-37 for a career-high 450 yards while tying a school record with five touchdowns against Eastern Michigan in Mizzou's home opener. He threw for three more touchdowns on 23-of-38 passing in Missouri's narrow 28–27 loss to Georgia. Lock's passing total of 1,106 yards was more than any Mizzou quarterback in his first three games ever. He played only the first half against Delaware State, but put up huge numbers in the 79–0 shutout victory. In the first half alone, Lock completed 26 of 36 passes for 402 yards while matching the school record with five touchdowns. He closed the season by sparking a second-half 17-point comeback with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Johnathon Johnson against Arkansas. Lock finished that game going 16-for-26 with 268 yards and a score. He finished the 2016 season with 3,399 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions to go along with a rushing touchdown. Lock also ranked second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in passing yards (3,399)

In the Tigers' 2017 season opener, Lock threw for 521 yards, seven touchdowns, and an interception in a victory over Missouri State. On October 21 against Idaho, he had 467 passing yards, six touchdowns, and an interception to break a five-game losing streak for Missouri. On November 24 on the road against Arkansas, Lock threw for 448 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions. In the 2017 season, he led the NCAA (FBS) and set the SEC and Missouri record for passing touchdowns (44) while helping the Tigers reach a bowl game after starting the season 1–5. Lock finished the season with 242-of-419 passing (57.8%) for 3,964 yards with an NCAA-leading 44 touchdowns and 13 interceptions (165.7 rating). He was selected to the First-team All-SEC.

Lock helped lead Missouri to a 3–0 start with 11 passing touchdowns and an interception in the stretch against UT Martin, Wyoming, and Purdue. On October 20 against Memphis, he passed for 350 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Missouri closed out the regular season with a four-game winning streak against Florida, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Arkansas where Lock had nine passing touchdowns to two interceptions while also rushing for three touchdowns. In the 2018 season, he had 3,498 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, and eight interceptions to go along with six rushing touchdowns. Lock led the SEC in pass attempts and completions in the 2018 season. He finished his college football career with a total of 108 (99 passing, nine rushing) touchdowns.

Personal life

Lock married model and influencer Natalie Newman in April 2023. They have two children — son Layton, who was born in 2024, and daughter Landry, who was born in 2025.