Robert Griffin III at Baylor
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Quarterback, Baylor, 2008–⁠11

Robert Griffin III

Number
No. 10
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Copperas Cove, TX
Born
Feb 12, 1990, in Okinawa

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Robert Griffin III played quarterback at Baylor (2008–⁠11). He won the 2011 Heisman Trophy, the 2011 Davey O’Brien Award and the 2011 Manning Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2011. The Washington Redskins took Griffin in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,293
Passing yards, 2011 (Baylor, 10–⁠3)
Best game
479 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, week 12, 2011: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 2012 NFL Draft (Washington Redskins)

Career highs

479passing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20115touchdown passes, career highthree times; last at Kansas State, 2011217rushing yards, career highvs. Washington State, 20082rushing touchdowns, career higheight times; last vs. Texas, 2011

Honors

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

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2008*Baylor16026759.92,0917.8153
2009Baylor456965.24817.040
2010Baylor30445467.03,5017.7228
2011Baylor29140272.44,29310.7376
Career8001,19267.110,3668.77817

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Baylor1738434.91363
2009Baylor27772.9215
2010Baylor1496354.3871
2011Baylor1796993.91049
Career5282,2544.33371

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Baylor10QB
2009Baylor10QB
2010Baylor10QB
2011Baylor10QB6′2″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2011 Baylor 13 games, 4,293 passing yards, 37 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.TCUW 50–⁠4821273595038
Sep 17vs.Stephen F. AustinW 48–⁠019212653078
Sep 24vs.RiceW 56–⁠3129333385051
Oct 1atKansas StateL 35–⁠362331346516
Oct 8vs.Iowa StateW 49–⁠26223021210107
Oct 15atTexas A&ML 28–⁠5528404303115
Oct 29atOklahoma StateL 24–⁠5933504251227
Nov 5vs.MissouriW 42–⁠3927414063053
Nov 12atKansasW 31–⁠30222931231103
Nov 19vs.OklahomaW 45–⁠3821344794072
Nov 26vs.Texas TechW 66–⁠427111061062
Dec 3vs.TexasW 48–⁠2415223202132
Dec 29 ✦vs.WashingtonW 67–⁠5624332951055
2010 Baylor 13 games, 3,501 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Sam HoustonW 34–⁠319362422059
Sep 11vs.BuffaloW 34–⁠620352972127
Sep 18atTCUL 10–⁠4516281641021
Sep 25atRiceW 30–⁠1320282683150
Oct 2vs.KansasW 55–⁠726363803064
Oct 9vs.Texas TechL 38–⁠4531423842018
Oct 16atColoradoW 31–⁠25222723411137
Oct 23vs.Kansas StateW 47–⁠422638404418
Oct 30atTexasW 30–⁠2216242192117
Nov 6atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠5530482670115
Nov 13vs.Texas A&ML 30–⁠4228382120092
Nov 20vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠5320331241283
Dec 29 ✦vs.IllinoisL 14–⁠3830413061044
2009 Baylor 3 games, 481 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atWake ForestW 24–⁠2115241361041
Sep 19vs.UConnL 22–⁠3017261190020
Sep 26vs.Northwestern StateW 68–⁠1313192263016
2008 Baylor 12 games, 2,091 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Wake ForestL 13–⁠4111191250029
Sep 6vs.Northwestern StateW 51–⁠615192943042
Sep 12vs.Washington StateW 45–⁠1771512910217
Sep 19atUConnL 28–⁠3114252083046
Oct 4vs.OklahomaL 17–⁠4911267500102
Oct 11vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠10212427820−15
Oct 18atOklahoma StateL 6–⁠3415271620012
Oct 25atNebraskaL 20–⁠3292013400121
Nov 1vs.MissouriL 28–⁠3126352832133
Nov 8atTexasL 21–⁠456197111101
Nov 15vs.Texas A&MW 41–⁠2113232412056
Nov 29atTexas TechL 28–⁠351215911199

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2012Pro day 2012
Height6′2⅜″6′6″W
Weight223 lb366 lbW
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.41 s5.54 sW
10-yard split1.53 sW1.91 sW
Vertical jump39″29″W
Broad jump10′0″8′4″W
Bench press14 repsW
3-cone drill8.03 sW
20-yard shuttle4.94 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 54 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

Pro Bowl: 2012

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2012Washington Redskins152583933,200205815
2013Washington Redskins132744563,2031612489
2014Washington Redskins91472141,69446176
2016Cleveland Browns58714788623190
2018Baltimore Ravens22621000
2019Baltimore Ravens623382251270
2020Baltimore Ravens4814420269
NFL career547991,2689,27143301,809

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

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