Donovan McNabb
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Quarterback, Syracuse, 1995–⁠98

Donovan McNabb

Born
Nov 25, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois

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Donovan McNabb played quarterback at Syracuse (1995–⁠98). He finished fifth in the 1998 Heisman vote. The Philadelphia Eagles took McNabb in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1998
Big East Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Big East
Heisman vote
5th
In the 1998 vote
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 1999 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

Team titles: Big East champions, 1996, 1997 and 1998

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Season by season, from Wikipedia

SeasonPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntAttYdsTD
199512820761.81,9911661232612
199611821554.91,776199974583
199714526554.72,4882061104046
199815725162.62,1342251354388
Career5489388,38977264651,56119

From the college statistics table in McNabb’s Wikipedia article (Donovan McNabb, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1999
Height6′2¼″
Weight223 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.66 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′9″
3-cone drill7.30 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 6 (2000–⁠04, 2009)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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