Teddy Bridgewater in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Louisville, 2011–⁠13

Teddy Bridgewater

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Miami, FL
Born
Nov 10, 1992, in Miami, Florida

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Teddy Bridgewater played quarterback at Louisville (2011–⁠13). The Minnesota Vikings took Bridgewater in the first round, No. 32 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,970
Passing yards, 2013 (Louisville, 12–⁠1)
Best game
447 yards
Vs. Miami, bowl season 2013: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 32
Overall, 2014 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

447passing yards, career highvs. Miami, 20135touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Ohio, 20132rushing touchdowns, career highat UConn, 2011

Honors

Team titles: Big East champions, 2011 and 2012

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
2011Louisville19129664.52,1297.21412
2012Louisville28741968.53,7188.9278
2013Louisville30342771.03,9709.3314
Career7811,14268.49,8178.67224

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Louisville89660.7426
2012Louisville74200.3117
2013Louisville63781.2120
Career2261640.7626

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Louisville5QB
2012Louisville5QB
2013Louisville5QB6′3″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2013Louisville4320.4799th (n=144)0.22203.252%0.35

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Louisville 13 games, 3,970 passing yards, 31 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.OhioW 49–⁠72328355511
Sep 7vs.Eastern KentuckyW 44–⁠7233239740−1
Sep 14atKentuckyW 27–⁠1316282501035
Sep 21vs.Florida InternationalW 72–⁠01722212401
Oct 5atTempleW 30–⁠72535348202
Oct 10vs.RutgersW 24–⁠1021313102111
Oct 18vs.UCFL 35–⁠38293834120−5
Oct 26atSouth FloridaW 34–⁠3252934430−25
Nov 8atUConnW 31–⁠1021372881121
Nov 16vs.HoustonW 20–⁠13192920300−20
Nov 23vs.MemphisW 24–⁠1726362201017
Dec 5atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2423372553117
Dec 28 ✦vs.MiamiW 36–⁠935454473024
2012 Louisville 13 games, 3,718 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.KentuckyW 32–⁠141921232008
Sep 8vs.Missouri StateW 35–⁠73039344209
Sep 15vs.North CarolinaW 39–⁠34232827930−15
Sep 22atFlorida InternationalW 28–⁠2119361942216
Sep 29atSouthern MissW 21–⁠179138511−14
Oct 13atPittsburghW 45–⁠35172630410−2
Oct 20vs.South FloridaW 27–⁠2521252562074
Oct 26vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠31244141621−2
Nov 3vs.TempleW 45–⁠171928324500
Nov 10atSyracuseL 26–⁠4536494243117
Nov 24vs.UConnL 20–⁠23305333121−29
Nov 29atRutgersW 20–⁠17202826321−25
Jan 2 ✦vs.FloridaW 33–⁠23203226621−17
2011 Louisville 13 games, 2,129 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Murray StateW 21–⁠901001–
Sep 9vs.Florida InternationalL 17–⁠24221400–
Sep 17atKentuckyW 24–⁠17101810620−4
Oct 1vs.MarshallL 13–⁠1720292211216
Oct 8atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1419301731127
Oct 15atCincinnatiL 16–⁠251728195012
Oct 21vs.RutgersW 16–⁠141018122114
Oct 29vs.SyracuseW 27–⁠10172419820−6
Nov 5atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠35212724611−22
Nov 12vs.PittsburghL 14–⁠2118261651154
Nov 19atUConnW 34–⁠20142217401−1
Nov 25atSouth FloridaW 34–⁠2419282413025
Dec 27 ✦vs.NC StateL 24–⁠31244327423−29

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Pro day 2014
Height6′2⅛″
Weight214 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78⅝″W
40-yard dash4.79 sW
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′5″
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

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

In the NFL

10 seasons, 81 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Pro Bowl: 2015

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2014Minnesota Vikings132594022,9191412209
2015Minnesota Vikings162924473,231149192
2017Minnesota Vikings102001−3
2018New Orleans Saints41423118115
2019New Orleans Saints91331961,3849231
2020Carolina Panthers153404923,7331511279
2021Denver Broncos142854263,052187106
2022Miami Dolphins549796834427
2023Detroit Lions100000−2
2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers381562004
NFL career811,3802,08215,1827547848

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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