Jake Christensen, born August 15, 1986 in Lockport, Illinois, is a quarterback for the Dresden Monarchs football team, in the German Football League. His father is former nine-year NFL veteran Jeff Christensen, who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cleveland Browns during his career. Before his playing days at Iowa, Jake played his high school football at Lockport Township High School. Christensen started as the Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback for the 2008 season, but eventually lost the job to sophomore Ricky Stanzi. After the 2008 season concluded, Christensen's father told ESPN.com that Jake was transferring from Iowa.