Blaine Gabbert
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No. 11 Jacksonville Jaguars
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: October 15, 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: Ballwin, Missouri | |||||||||||||||
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Career information
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| High school: Ballwin (MO) Parkway West | |||||||||||||||
| College: Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2012
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Blaine Gabbert (born October 15, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Missouri Tigers before leaving early for the 2011 NFL draft after his junior year. Jacksonville selected him in the first round with the 10th overall pick.
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Early years [edit]
Gabbert was born in Ballwin, Missouri and attended Parkway West High School, where he played high school football. He recorded 623 passing yards and five touchdowns as a senior, despite an injured foot that limited him to four games.[citation needed] As a junior, he posted 1,523 yards and 20 touchdowns (on 119-of-231 passing) and also added another 458 yards rushing and 8 TDs.[citation needed] In his sophomore season, he threw for approximately 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns as a first-year starter.[citation needed]
College career [edit]
Coming out of high school in 2008, Gabbert was considered a major college recruitment prospect. Rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Gabbert was listed as the number 1 pro-style quarterback in the nation.[1] He initially gave a verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, but rethought his decision after head coach Bill Callahan was fired.[2] He eventually committed to the University of Missouri.
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel decided not to redshirt Gabbert his freshman year, but instead play him as the third-string quarterback behind Chase Daniel and Chase Patton.[3] Gabbert had a strong debut in 2009, throwing for 313 yards with three touchdowns in the air and another one on the ground against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the annual Arch Rivalry.[citation needed] In January 2011, Gabbert announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2011 NFL Draft.[4]
College stats [edit]
| Year | Team | Attempts | Completions | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INT |
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| 2008 | Missouri | 13 | 5 | 38.4% | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Missouri | 445 | 262 | 58.8% | 3,593 | 24 | 9 |
| 2010 | Missouri | 475 | 301 | 63.4% | 3,186 | 16 | 9 |
| College Totals | 933 | 568 | 60.9% | 6,822 | 40 | 18 | |
Professional career [edit]
Combine Stats [edit]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||
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| 6 ft 4⅜ in | 234 lb | 33 in | 10 in | 4.61 s | 1.59 s | 2.70 s | 4.26 s | 6.84 s | 33½ in | 10 ft 0 in | 42 | ||||||||
| All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars [edit]
On April 28, 2011 Gabbert was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft with the 10th overall pick. Jacksonville traded up six spots with the Washington Redskins to select Gabbert.[7] On July 28, 2011, Gabbert officially signed his contract to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The deal is worth $12 million over 4 years.[8]
Gabbert played in his first NFL regular season game on September 18, 2011 against the New York Jets. He was then named starter against the Carolina Panthers the following week.
Gabbert struggled in his rookie season. He was sacked 40 times, third most of any quarterback in the league. He fumbled 14 times, most in the league by a quarterback.[9] His 50.8% completion percentage was second-worst in the league for passers with more than 200 attempts (ahead of only Tim Tebow's 46.5%). His 5.4 yards per attempt was last in the league among qualifying passers, as was his 65.4 passer rating.[10] Football Outsiders calculated that Gabbert's 2011 season was "with the fifth worst season we've ever measured" in aggregate value.[11]
Gabbert threw for a career-high 260 passing yards in the Jaguars' 2012 regular season opener against the Minnesota Vikings along with two touchdowns and a career-best 96.1 quarterback rating. Despite his performance, the Jaguars lost 26–23 in overtime.[12] Gabbert struggled in the following weeks including a loss to the Chicago Bears in which he threw two interceptions and fumbled once. Both interceptions were returned for touchdowns and the Jaguars lost 41–3.[13] Against the Oakland Raiders, Gabbert tore his labrum in his non-throwing shoulder, and was replaced by Chad Henne.[14]
Gabbert was placed on injured reserve on November 21, 2012.[15]
References [edit]
- ^ Rivals.com pro-style quarterbacks 2008, January 16, 2008
- ^ Tucker, Billy (November 16, 2007), "Gabbert drawn by Mizzou's coaches", ESPN.com
- ^ "Missouri burns QB Gabbert's redshirt", The Sporting News, September 9, 2008
- ^ Laymance, Reid. "Blaine Gabbert entering 2011 draft". Stltoday.com. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
- ^ "*Blaine Gabbert, DS #1 QB, Missouri". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Blaine Gabbert". nfl.com. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Jags send two picks to 'Skins, draft QB Gabbert at No. 10". National Football League. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars sign No. 10 overall pick Blaine Gabbert". ESPN. 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 2011 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 2011 NFL Passing
- ^ Football Outsiders: Final 2011 DVOA Ratings
- ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Minnesota Vikings - Box Score - ESPN". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Chicago Bears vs. Jacksonville Jaguars - Box Score - ESPN". Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Jaguars believe Blaine Gabbert has torn labrum". National Football League. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Jaguars place QB Gabbert on IR, ending his season". Yahoo! Sports. 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
External links [edit]
- Missouri Tigers football bio
- College Statistics at totalfootballstats.com
- ESPN Profile
- Jacksonville Jaguars Bio
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| Preceded by Chase Daniel |
Missouri Tigers quarterback 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by James Franklin |
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