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PRO: Talented, strong-armed QB who was the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 NFL Draft by the Raiders.

2008: Showed progress in his first full season as Oakland’s starting QB…Started 15 games…Completed 198 of 368 passes for 2,423 yards with 13 touchdowns…Ranked 10th in the NFL in interception percentage (2.2), throwing just eight interceptions in 368 attempts…Also rushed 17 times for 127 yards…Posted a 77.1 quarterback rating…(9/8) vs. DEN: Completed 17 of 26 attempts for 180 yards…Tossed two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter…Also rushed four times for seven yards…(9/14) @ KC: Made first career road start…Completed six of 17 attempts for 55 yards…(9/21) @ BUF: Completed nine of 19 passes for 156 yards…Connected with WR Johnnie Lee Higgins for a career-long 84-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter…Scored first career rushing touchdown on a 1-yard quarterback keeper…(9/28) vs. SD: Set a single-game career high with 277 passing yards on 37 attempts, completing 22…Connected with TE Zach Miller for a 63-yard touchdown pass…Carried the ball twice for four yards…(10/12) @ NO: Connected on completions with nine different receivers…Completed 13 of 35 attempts for 159 yards…Had one carry for 11 yards…(10/19) vs. NYJ: Completed 17 of 30 attempts for 202 yards…Tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to WR Javon Walker…Engineered the game-winning drive in overtime, completing a 16-yard pass to Walker and a 27-yard pass to Miller to set up K Sebastian Janikowski’s record-setting 57-yard field goal…(10/26) @ BAL: Completed 15 of 33 passes for 228 yards…Had a touchdown pass to FB Justin Griffith…(11/2) vs. ATL: Completed six of 19 attempts for 31 yards…Led team with two rushes for 46 yards — including a career-long 24-yard run…(11/9) vs. CAR: Inactive as third quarterback…(11/16) @ MIA: Completed 15 of 22 attempts for 156 yards…Connected with Miller for a 27-yard completion…Posted an 88.4 quarterback rating for the game…(11/23) @ DEN: Completed 10 of 11 passes for 152 yards…His 90.9 completion percentage tied for second on the Raiders single-game chart…Had a 4-yard touchdown pass to WR Ashley Lelie in the fourth quarter…Finished game with a 149.1 passer rating…Also ran the ball three times for three yards…(11/30) vs. KC: Completed 10 of 28 passes for 68 yards…Ran the ball twice for 37 yards…(12/4) @ SD: Connected on nine of 13 attempts for 68 yards before leaving the game with an injury…(12/14) vs. NE: Threw for 242 yards on 17 for 31 passing…Tossed two touchdown passes…Connected with Higgins on a 56-yard score in the first quarter…Piloted a five-play, 54-yard scoring drive in the third quarter, culminating in a 10-yard touchdown pass to WR Ronald Curry…(12/21) vs. HOU: Completed 18 of 25 attempts for 236 yards and two touchdowns…Had a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Chaz Schilens in the first quarter…Added a 19-yard scoring strike to Higgins in the third quarter…Posted a passer rating of 128.1…(12/28) @ TB: Notched his third straight game with multiple touchdown passes…Completed 14 of 21 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns…Had a 3-yard touchdown pass to Schilens and a 12-yard strike to Higgins…Posted a 98.9 quarterback rating…Added one rushing attempt for two yards.

2007: Saw action in four games in December…Inactive from 9/9-11/25…(12/2) vs. DEN: Made his NFL debut at QB…Completed four of seven passes for 56 yards…Ran the ball three times for four yards…(12/16) vs. IND: Saw time at QB…Completed two of five passes for 10 yards…(12/23) @ JAX: Saw significant time at QB…Completed seven of 23 passes for 83 yards…Engineered a 12-play, 70-yard drive which he capped off with his first NFL touchdown pass…(12/30) vs. SD: Made first NFL start at QB…Completed 23 of 31 passes for 224 yards…Connected with WR Jerry Porter on a 32-yard touchdown pass…Posted a QB rating of 91.3…Selected by the Raiders as the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE:  Finished ranked among the top-five in every career passing category at LSU...Compiled a 25-4 mark as LSU’s starting quarterback...His 25 wins are tied for the third-highest total in LSU history...Ranked second all-time at LSU in career completion percentage (61.9) and career touchdown passes (52)...Additional career ranks: third in completions (493) and passing yards (6,625) and fourth in attempts (797)...Just the fourth player in school history to go over the 6,000-yard mark in total offense (6,704)...Capped career ranked No. 3 in school history with 6,704 yards of total offense...Only the fourth quarterback in LSU history to pass for more than 6,000 yards...Left LSU with single-season records in touchdown passes, completions (232) and completion percentage (67.8)...Is the only quarterback to lead the Tigers to at least 10 wins in back-to-back seasons...Won 10 games as a starter in 2005 and followed that by starting in all 11 victories in 2006…First team All-SEC selection as a junior by the Associated Press and the SEC coaches...Capped junior season by leading the Tigers to a 41-14 win over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl...Named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl after throwing for a career-best 332 yards and two touchdowns and also running for a score...Finished the game by connecting on 21 of 34 passes...His 67.8 completion percentage set the LSU single-season mark, while his 3,129 yards ranks second in school history...Also set the school record for completions in a season with 232, breaking the previous mark of 229...Named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week a conference-leading three times…As a sophomore in 2005, was LSU’s starting quarterback for the first 12 games and logged a 10-2 record...Led the Tigers to four fourth quarter comeback or overtime wins...Ranked third in the SEC in pass efficiency...Connected on 188 of 311 passes for 2,443 yards, 15 touchdowns and just nine interceptions...Threw at least one TD pass in nine straight games…Served as primarily as a backup in his redshirt freshman year…Played in 11 games, starting four times…Finished the season connecting on 73 of 144 passes for 1,053 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions.

PERSONAL:  Attended Lillie B. Williamson High in hometown of Mobile, Ala....One of the nation’s top-rated quarterbacks...Consensus top-five national pro-style quarterback by every major recruiting publication...Named to the prestigious Parade All-America Team…Named Alabama’s Mr. Football and SuperPrep Dixie Offensive Player of the Year...All-time leading passer in Alabama history, throwing for 10,744 yards, eclipsing the mark set by former Alabama and current Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle...Two-time 5A all-state selection who rewrote the record books with 84 touchdown passes...Connected on 219 of 372 passes for 3,332 yards and 22 TDs as a senior...On the ground, added 400 yards and five TDs in 2002...Passed for 1,850 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior...Standout basketball star as well…Made national news in the fall of 2005 after sharing his apartment with legendary musician Fats Domino in the days following Hurricane Katrina...Housed more than a dozen family and friends for a week following the storm.