Quarterback, Oklahoma, 2006–09
Sam Bradford
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Born
- Nov 8, 1987, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Sam Bradford played quarterback at Oklahoma (2006–09). He won the 2008 Heisman Trophy and the 2008 Davey O’Brien Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2008. The St. Louis Rams took Bradford first overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
468passing yards, best game on filevs. Kansas, 20085touchdown passes, best game on filesix times; last vs. Nebraska, 2008Honors
- 2008Heisman Trophy
- 2007, 2008National leader in passer rating
- 2008Davey O’Brien Award
- 2008AP College Football Player of the Year
- 2008Chic Harley Award
- 2008Kellen Moore Award
- 2008Sammy Baugh Trophy
- 2008Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 2008Consensus All‑American
- 2008Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2008First-team All-Big 12
- 2008National leader in passing touchdowns (50)
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2007 and 2008
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Passing
Rushing
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
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
2009 Oklahoma 3 games, 562 passing yards, 2 TD
2008 Oklahoma 14 games, 4,720 passing yards, 50 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Chattanooga | W 57–2 | 17 | 22 | 183 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. Cincinnati | W 52–26 | 29 | 38 | 395 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Sep 13 | at Washington | W 55–14 | 18 | 21 | 304 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. TCU | W 35–10 | 19 | 34 | 411 | 4 | 0 | −31 |
| Oct 4 | at Baylor | W 49–17 | 23 | 31 | 372 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Texas | L 35–45 | 28 | 39 | 387 | 5 | 2 | −5 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Kansas | W 45–31 | 36 | 53 | 468 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas State | W 58–35 | 13 | 32 | 255 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Nebraska | W 62–28 | 19 | 27 | 311 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 8 | at Texas A&M | W 66–28 | 22 | 33 | 320 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Texas Tech | W 65–21 | 14 | 19 | 304 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 29 | at Oklahoma State | W 61–41 | 30 | 44 | 370 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Missouri | W 62–21 | 34 | 49 | 384 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Florida | L 14–24 | 26 | 41 | 256 | 2 | 2 | −18 |
2007 Oklahoma 14 games, 3,124 passing yards, 36 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. North Texas | W 79–10 | 21 | 23 | 363 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Miami | W 51–13 | 19 | 25 | 205 | 5 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Utah State | W 54–3 | 19 | 26 | 255 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Tulsa | W 62–21 | 16 | 22 | 244 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 29 | at Colorado | L 24–27 | 8 | 19 | 112 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Texas | W 28–21 | 21 | 32 | 244 | 3 | 0 | −6 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Missouri | W 41–31 | 24 | 34 | 266 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa State | W 17–7 | 16 | 28 | 183 | 0 | 1 | −22 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Texas A&M | W 42–14 | 21 | 30 | 284 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Baylor | W 52–21 | 20 | 25 | 353 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Nov 17 | atTexas Tech | L 27–34 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 49–17 | 11 | 15 | 150 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Missouri | W 38–17 | 18 | 26 | 209 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | L 28–48 | 22 | 34 | 245 | 2 | 1 | −1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ |
| Weight | 236 lb |
| Arm length | 34⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 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
8 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 354 | 590 | 3,512 | 18 | 15 | 63 |
| 2011 | St. Louis Rams | 10 | 191 | 357 | 2,164 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 2012 | St. Louis Rams | 16 | 328 | 551 | 3,702 | 21 | 13 | 124 |
| 2013 | St. Louis Rams | 7 | 159 | 262 | 1,687 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 346 | 532 | 3,725 | 19 | 14 | 39 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 395 | 552 | 3,877 | 20 | 5 | 53 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 32 | 43 | 382 | 3 | 0 | −3 |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 50 | 80 | 400 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| NFL career | 83 | 1,855 | 2,967 | 19,449 | 103 | 61 | 340 | |
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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