Quarterback, UConn, to 2004
Dan Orlovsky
- Born
- Aug 18, 1983, in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Dan Orlovsky played quarterback at UConn (to 2004). The Detroit Lions took Orlovsky in round 5, No. 145 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
445passing yards, best game on fileat Syracuse, 20045touchdown passes, best game on filevs. Murray State, 2004Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UConn | 288 | 457 | 63.0 | 3,354 | 7.3 | 23 | 15 |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UConn | 32 | −41 | −1.3 | 0 | 15 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2004 UConn 12 games, 3,354 passing yards, 23 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Murray State | W 52–14 | 19 | 29 | 382 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Duke | W 22–20 | 23 | 34 | 290 | 0 | 1 | −10 |
| Sep 17 | at Boston College | L 7–27 | 22 | 32 | 193 | 0 | 1 | −10 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Army | W 40–3 | 25 | 34 | 288 | 4 | 1 | −8 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 29–17 | 23 | 43 | 237 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. West Virginia | L 19–31 | 24 | 47 | 268 | 2 | 3 | −10 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Temple | W 45–31 | 18 | 29 | 260 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | at Syracuse | L 30–42 | 39 | 51 | 445 | 3 | 2 | −33 |
| Nov 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 10–30 | 28 | 49 | 205 | 0 | 0 | −22 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Buffalo | W 29–0 | 28 | 38 | 283 | 1 | 0 | −4 |
| Nov 25 | at Rutgers | W 41–35 | 19 | 30 | 264 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Toledo | W 39–10 | 20 | 41 | 239 | 2 | 1 | −3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2005 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.02 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 s |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.33 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Detroit Lions | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Indianapolis Colts | 8 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 2 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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