Keith Null
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| College: | West Texas A&M | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196 | ||||||
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Keith Null (born September 24, 1985 in Lampasas, Texas) is an American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football at West Texas A&M University under the tutelage of Quarterback coach Ryan Leaf before he was drafted in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.
College career
Null started in two seasons for West Texas A&M, throwing for over 9,000 yards in his two seasons as a starter. He was awarded All-Conference honors as a junior and senior. As a junior, Null threw for 4,134 yards with 41 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, including a 498-yard, six-touchdown outburst against Washburn. After settling in as a junior, Null exploded for one of the most prolific passing seasons at any collegiate level as a senior last year. He finished the season with 5,097 yards and 48 touchdowns with 15 interceptions. Null was also a star QB at the small town of Lampasas, Texas [1]
Professional career
Null was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft. In week 14, he made his first professional start, filling in for an injured Marc Bulger and Kyle Boller. In his first regular season start Keith completed 27 of 43 passes and threw for one touchdown and five interceptions in a 47-7 loss to the Tennessee Titans[2].