Shurmur began his high school career the backup quarterback at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio before transferring to La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania after his father became the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. Over the next two years, Shurmur passed for 4,996 yards and 53 touchdowns for the Explorers while leading the team to a 16-6 record. As a senior, he completed 180 of 307 passes for 2,472 yards and 25 touchdowns, earning PIAA AAAA First Team All-State honors. Shurmur also swam at La Salle, helping the team win the 2014 PIAA state title and was a member of state record-setting 200-medley relay. Shurmur committed to Vanderbilt after being recruited by Cincinnati, Illinois, Pittsburgh, and Temple.
College career
As a true freshman Shurmur started five of Vanderbilt's final six games, going 2–3 and passing for 503 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. He was named the Commodores' starting quarterback going into the 2016 season by head coachDerek Mason. During his junior season, Shurmur set a new single-season school record by passing for 26 touchdowns. As a senior, Shurmur was the first Vanderbilt quarterback to beat rival Tennessee three times since Doc Kuhn. Shurmur also joined Greg Zolman as the second quarterback in Vanderbilt history to have three seasons with at least 2,000 yards passing. Shurmur passed Jay Cutler as Vanderbilt's leader in career touchdown passes after throwing his 60th in the team's 36-29 win over Ole Miss on November 17, 2018. In the 2018 Texas Bowl, his final career start, Shurmur passed Cutler as Vanderbilt's all-time leader in passing yards, completions and attempts. Shurmur was invited to participate in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, playing for the American team he went 10 of 19 for 90 yards in a 10-7 win over the National team.
On April 27, 2019, Shurmur signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. He was waived at the end of training camp as part of final cuts and subsequently re-signed to the Chiefs practice squad the next day on September 1, 2019. He was signed to the active rosterOctober 22, 2019. He was waived on November 2, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the following day after clearing waivers. Shurmur remained on the practice squad for the rest of the 2019 season, including during the Chiefs Super Bowl LIV victory. Shurmur re-signed with the team on February 4, 2020. Shurmur was released on April 29, 2020.
Personal life
Shurmur is the son of ex-New York Giants head coach and current Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur.
