Tom Brandstater in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Fresno State, 2003–⁠08

Tom Brandstater

Born
Oct 21, 1984, in Turlock, California

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Tom Brandstater played quarterback at Fresno State (2003–⁠08). The Denver Broncos took Brandstater in round 6, No. 174 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,664
Passing yards, 2008 (Fresno State, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 174
Round 6, 2009 NFL Draft (Denver Broncos)

Career highs

313passing yards, best game on filevs. Kansas State, 20074touchdown passes, best game on filetwice; last at Louisiana Tech, 20082rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. New Mexico State, 2008

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2005‡Fresno State61346.2493.811
2006Fresno State14626854.51,4905.61314
2007Fresno State21133762.62,6547.9155
2008Fresno State22137159.62,6647.21812
On file (2005–⁠08)58498959.06,8576.94732

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2005‡Fresno State1−2−2.000
2006Fresno State32862.7123
2007Fresno State481182.5339
2008Fresno State51−50−1.0423
On file (2005–⁠08)1321521.2839

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Sep 17 at Oregon): the source has no box score for it.

Game by game

2008 Fresno State 13 games, 2,664 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atRutgersW 24–⁠7112421600−12
Sep 13vs.WisconsinL 10–⁠13152722511−21
Sep 20atToledoW 55–⁠54222823140−10
Sep 27atUCLAW 36–⁠31213023631−11
Oct 4vs.Hawai’iL 29–⁠321224204030
Oct 11vs.IdahoW 45–⁠32142312520−12
Oct 25atUtah StateW 30–⁠282536257103
Nov 1atLouisiana TechL 35–⁠382338296413
Nov 7vs.NevadaL 28–⁠4123432602214
Nov 15vs.New Mexico StateW 24–⁠1714201460020
Nov 21atSan José StateW 24–⁠105187101−18
Nov 28atBoise StateL 10–⁠61233721102−10
Dec 20 ✦vs.Colorado StateL 35–⁠401323186114
2007 Fresno State 13 games, 2,654 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Sacramento StateW 24–⁠316271991038
Sep 8atTexas A&ML 45–⁠472131260313
Sep 15atOregonL 21–⁠52183221911−8
Sep 29vs.Louisiana TechW 17–⁠68229211−8
Oct 6atNevadaW 49–⁠411016168005
Oct 13atIdahoW 37–⁠24172217800−3
Oct 20vs.San José StateW 30–⁠016261320028
Oct 26vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠34213926311−14
Nov 3vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠27131813121–
Nov 10atHawai’iL 30–⁠37152620930−17
Nov 24vs.Kansas StateW 45–⁠2923293132014
Nov 30atNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠2310192050040
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 40–⁠2823302851040
2006 Fresno State 11 games, 1,490 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.NevadaW 28–⁠1916241241017
Sep 9vs.OregonL 24–⁠3116331501235
Sep 16atWashingtonL 20–⁠211121140115
Sep 30vs.Colorado StateL 23–⁠35194220513−5
Oct 7atUtah StateL 12–⁠1313271551016
Oct 14vs.Hawai’iL 37–⁠684579101
Nov 1atBoise StateL 21–⁠4571472112
Nov 11vs.New Mexico StateW 23–⁠181119991022
Nov 18vs.IdahoW 34–⁠0142310922–
Nov 24atLouisiana TechW 34–⁠27142314231−4
Dec 2atSan José StateL 14–⁠24213721504−3
2005 Fresno State 5 games, 49 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10vs.Weber StateW 55–⁠17241110−2
Sep 27vs.ToledoW 44–⁠1401000–
Oct 15vs.Utah StateW 53–⁠21363601–
Oct 22atIdahoW 40–⁠1001000–
Nov 5vs.San José StateW 45–⁠711200–

No box score in the source for Sep 17 at Oregon, so that game is not listed.

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2009Combine or pro day 2009
Height6′5″
Weight220 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.74 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump8′10″
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: St. Louis Rams.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2011St. Louis Rams1–00

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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