DRAFTED AT NO. 7 in 2003, with hopes that he would become the Jaguars» franchise quarterback, Byron Leftwich instead produced 24 wins in 46 starts (0 — 1 in the postseason), not a single 3,000 -
yard passing season and much disappointment in four years with the team.
Not exact matches
One thing to know: While the Cardinals came up a bit short this
season, Larry Fitzgerald had himself yet another career year, including a 119 -
yard effort last week against the Giants in which he threw a
pass that resulted in his first career completion.
After sitting behind Blaine Gabbert to start the 2016
season, Kaepernick played 12 games for the 49ers, completing 59 % of his
passes for over 2,200
yards, 16 touchdowns, four interceptions, and a 90.7 passer rating — decent numbers, all things considered.
It doesn't show in the numbers — Brady completed 66 % of his
passes for 4,577
yards this
season, with 32 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, and a 102 passer rating.
After a breakout
season in which he threw for 3,547
yards, 22 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions while completing 67 % of his
passes, Keenum will have to prove himself on the big stage against a tough group of defenses, regardless of who the Vikings play.
On Saturday night, quarterback Greg McElroy led the team to one of its most decisive victories of the
season, complete with an 88 -
yard drive, 239
passing yards, and some sweet ballet - like moves along the sideline.
His 405 completions led the nation last
season; his 4,718
passing yards and 38 touchdown
passes were second.
The Huskies, in just their fourth
season in Division I - A, got 166 rushing
yards from sophomore tailback Terry Caulley and held Hoosiers quarterback Matt LoVecchio, a Notre Dame transfer, to 211
passing yards.
The starting quarterback for the Gamecocks, Jake Bentley, is a tad more established, finishing the regular
season with 2,555
passing yards for 16 touchdowns (against 11 interceptions) for a 62.4 completion percentage.
Last fall he became the starter in the third week of the
season and went on to set a Huskies freshman record with 1,678
yards passing.
Wozniak caught seven
passes for 104
yards last
season and was named the Golden Gophers» Outstanding Offensive Player.
A tight end on the football team, he caught 20
passes for 463
yards and seven TDs last
season.
Let's just say that Meredith catches 45
passes for 700
yards this
season (in a crowded WR room), he could be looking at a minimum $ 7 - 8M for 3 - 4 year deal next year.
Over the last three games of the regular
season, Chryst completed 43 of 65
passes for 610
yards, seven touchdowns, and no interceptions.
We knew this would be a young unit heading into the
season, and opponents have thus far completed 63 percent of their
passes at 7.0
yards per attempt, with six touchdowns to one interception.
After a steady 3 - 0 start to the
season, which featured McCaffrey grinding out 5.5
yards per carry and shouldering a major load, McCaffrey slowed down dramatically, and the
passing game couldn't pick the offense up.
His
season ended when he was suspended for a marijuana citation against Arkansas, but against Vandy and Tennessee, with the
passing game finding its way a bit, he rushed 44 times for 379
yards.
Following a
season in which the team made the playoffs despite having an offense ranked No. 29 in the league in scoring, total
yards, and
passing yards, the Texans offense needs some change.
Ekeler finished the
season with 260
yards and two touchdowns on 47 carries, and he added 27 catches for 279
yards and three touchdowns in the
passing game.
His Tigers romped North Carolina to finish 8 - 5 (the same record as Chase Daniel and Blaine Gabbert in their respective first
seasons as Missouri's starting quarterback), and his lovely stat line (2,865
passing yards, 21
passing touchdowns, 981 rushing
yards, 15 rushing touchdowns) and the returning talent around him suggested that Mizzou might survive just fine on offense in the SEC.
His 2,370
yards from scrimmage were the second most in an NFL
season (Marshall Faulk had 2,430 with the St. Louis Rams in 1999), and he became the first player ever to rush for 1,000
yards and catch 100
passes in the same year.
Passing yards for Drew Brees of the Saints, who last Saturday became the second quarterback to have consecutive 4,000 -
yard seasons.
Browning's 2014
season «'' 5,790
yards passing and a national record - tying 91 touchdowns, while also setting the national record for career
passing TDs at 239 «'' was definitely a tale that will be spun for generations to come.
The scoring strike also gave Trosin a NorCal record of 597
yards passing en route to setting a California record for
passing yards (5,185) and total
yards (6,364) in a
season.
In the seven games he has started and finished this
season, Jameis has averaged 295
yards passing with 12 TDs and 6 INTs.
While Sims wasn't near the runner Watson is — 350
yards in his senior year to over 1,000 for Watson last year — he did set Alabama's single -
season and single - game
passing records as a senior.
In 12 NFL
seasons, Vick has managed to rack up 22,093
passing yards with 131 touchdowns and 87 interceptions, but he will forever be synonymous with his ability to make plays with his legs.
He's
passed for 3,428
yards this
season, which means he's only 404
yards from surpassing his career high.
«We're looking at the
season as a staircase,» says junior defensive end Grant Wistrom, who intercepted a Michigan State
pass and ran it back nine
yards for a touchdown.
For the second time in four years, according to recruiting experts, coach Mack Brown signed the top incoming class in the nation, this one led by Young, a 6» 5», 200 - pound quarterback who
passed and ran for a total of 3,819
yards and 59 touchdowns last
season.
With the
season 11 weeks old, it's clear that throwers are no longer losers in the NFL, where the 300 -
yard passing game is fast becoming the rule
Barker, a junior walk - on, broke through this
season to become the team's No. 1 wideout, catching 30
passes for 577
yards and seven touchdowns.
Last year, as the 28 - year - old set five franchise
passing records, including
yards in a
season (4,143) and completions (336), the Falcons qualified for the playoffs for the first time in four years.
For the
season, Barrett is not only completing 67 percent of his
passes, but he's averaging 13.3
yards per completion.
With three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Calvin Johnson caught a
pass from Stafford and ran down the sidelines for 26
yards to break Jerry Rice's single
season receiving record of 1,848, finishing the night with a total of 1,892
yards.
No defense had held Brees under 200
passing yards since the 2010
season, or under 150
passing yards since 2006, or under four
yards per
passing attempt since 2004.
Clemson QB Deshaun Watson just became the first Division I quarterback with 4,000
passing yards and 1,000 rushing
yards in a
season.
The Packers» offense has outscored their opponents, 257 - 156, during their current eight - game winning streak, with Rodgers
passing for at least 350
yards and multiple touchdowns in his two playoffs game this
season.
Injured most of 1982, Hilger completed 94 of 171
passes (55 %) for 1,247
yards last
season.
The redshirt sophomore, who announced his return to Oregon next
season, finished the game with 133 -
yards rushing and 253
passing.
Tebow, traded to the Jets in the offseason, has just nine rushing attempts for 38
yards this
season and has attempted only one
pass.
He's established himself as one of the three best quarterbacks in the game and comes off a
season in which he broke Dan Marino's single -
season passing yards record.
Conner Manning completed 20 of 28
passes for 276
yards, and despite stinking for half the
season, the Panthers finished with seven wins for the first time at the FBS level.
Canteen, a former four - star recruit, caught six
passes for 22
yards and a touchdown in two
seasons in Ann Arbor.
Johnson had 11 receptions for 225
yards to
pass Jerry Rice to become the NFL's single -
season receiving
yards leader.
He's already
passed Jerry Rice's single -
season receiving yardage record and is only 108
yards from becoming the first receiver to reach the 2,000
yard plateau.
After watching Covey play the six - game jayvee
season, including a game in which Covey completed 47 of 77
passes for 520
yards, Edwards sensed that the latest branch on the Cougars» Gifford Nielsen - Marc Wilson - Jim McMahon - Steve Young - Robbie Bosco family quarterback tree had shown itself.
With the Raiders emphasizing the
passing game this
season, Garner suffered a drop - off in rushing production (839
yards and a 4.0 average per carry, compared with 1,142 and 4.4 in 2000), but he was most valuable in the way that Gruden said he would be: His 72 catches were a career high.
Consider the performances of these replacements for players whom the Steelers have lost since the Super Bowl: Running back Jerome Bettis is on pace for a 1,700 -
yard rushing
season; guard Will Wolford and tackle Justin Strzelczyk have made the offensive line stronger than it was a year ago; fourth - year linebacker Chad Brown has seven sacks in place of the injured Greg Lloyd; and retread quarterback Mike Tomczak has completed 62 % of his
passes.
For the
season, Randle averaged 11.2
yards per target and 18.1
yards per catch, hauling in 50 of 81
passes for 904
yards.