Drew Bledsoe
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Quarterback, Washington State, 1990–⁠92

Drew Bledsoe

Born
Feb 14, 1972, in Ellensburg, Washington

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Drew Bledsoe played quarterback at Washington State (1990–⁠92). He finished eighth in the 1992 Heisman vote. The New England Patriots took Bledsoe first overall in the 1993 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1992
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Pac-10
Heisman vote
8th
In the 1992 vote
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1993 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Honors

All-America: NEA 1992

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
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
19909218948.71,38694121.849-67-1.44
199119935855.62,7411715127.2104-94-0.92
199221138654.72,7701814123.178-53-0.74
Career5029336,8974433231-21410

From the college statistics table in Bledsoe’s Wikipedia article (Drew Bledsoe, 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 1993
Height6′5″
Weight233 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size9⅝″
Vertical jump32½″
20-yard shuttle4.54 s

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

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1994, 1996–⁠97, 2002)

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

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