http://espndb.go.com/ Latest research and news from ESPNDB.com en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 19:06:02 PDT http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/espndb/images/logo/ESPNDB_logo_print.jpg http://espndb.go.com 150 26 30 Copyright 2013 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Youngest to Throw 5+ Pass TD
Single Game, NFL History Player Yrs-Days Team '09 Matthew Stafford 21-288 Lions '37 Ray Buivid 22-112 Bears '84 Dan Marino 22-353 Dolphins '66 Joe Namath 23-110 Jets ]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Rookie Quarterbacks
Starting Team's Opener, Since 2002 Player TD-Int Passer Rtg Result Matthew Stafford 0-3 27.4 L Mark Sanchez 1-1 84.3 W Matt Ryan 1-0 137.0 W Joe Flacco 0-0 63.7 W Kyle Orton 0-1 52.8 L Kyle Boller 1-1 57.5 L David Carr 2-1 78.8 W ]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Most Number 1 Overall Picks by Conference
Common Draft Era Pac-10 11 Big Ten 8 SEC 6<< Independent 5 >>Including 2009 (Matthew Stafford, Georgia) ]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Detroit Lions
First Overall Selections in NFL Draft Year Player Pos School 2009 Matthew Stafford QB Georgia 1980 Billy Sims RB Oklahoma 1950 Leon Hart DE Notre Dame 1943 Frank Sinkwich RB Georgia ]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Lions 1st Round Picks from Current SEC Schools
Common Draft Era Year Player Pos School 2009 Matthew Stafford QB Georgia 1998 Terry Fair CB Tennessee 1985 Lomas Brown OT Florida 1983 James Jones RB Florida ]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Position Selected Most Often With No. 1 Pick
Common Draft Era (Since 1967) Pos Picks Last QB 16>> '07 JaMarcus Russell DE 9 '06 Mario Williams RB 7 '95 Ki-Jana Carter DT 3 '94 Dan Wilkinson 0T 3 '08 Jake Long WR 2 '96 Keyshawn Johnson LB 2 '88 Aundray Bruce >>Matthew Stafford will become No. 17 on Saturday ]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford QB Drafted No. 1 Overall
By Team with 0 or 1 Wins, Common Draft Era Player Team Super Bowl Titles '09 Matthew Stafford Lions ? '83 John Elway Colts 2 '70 Terry Bradshaw Steelers 4 >>Not including expansion teams ]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Last 5 Quarterbacks Selected No. 1 Overall
In First Season Player Team TD-Int '07 JaMarcus Russell Raiders 2-4 '05 Alex Smith 49ers 1-11 '04 Eli Manning Chargers<< 6-9 '03 Carson Palmer Bengals DNP '02 David Carr Texans 9-15 >> Traded to Giants on Draft Day ]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Maximum Contract Value of No. 1 Overall Pick
Since 2004 Year Player Team Contract 2009 QB Matthew Stafford Lions 6-yr/$78M 2008 OT Jake Long Dolphins 5-yr/$57.8M 2007 QB JaMarcus Russell Raiders 6-yr/$68.0M 2006 DE Mario Williams Texans 6-yr/$62.1M 2005 QB Alex Smith 49ers 6-yr/49.5M 2004 QB Eli Manning Giants<< 6-yr/$54.0M >>Originally drafted by Chargers ]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Highest Player Drafted
From University of Georgia Player Team Pick '93 Garrison Hearst ARI 3rd '06 Johnathan Sullivan NO 6th '01 Richard Seymour NE 6th '99 Champ Bailey WSH 7th '89 Tim Worley PIT 7th < Common draft era (since 1967) ]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Last 4 No. 1 Overall Picks
Signed Before NFL Draft Year Player, Team Date 2008 Jake Long, MIA April 21 2006 Mario Williams, HOU April 28 2003 Carson Palmer, CIN April 25 2002 David Carr, HOU April 19 ]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Highest Passer Efficiency Rating, Last 3 Seasons
When Trailing in 2nd Half, BCS Conference Quarterbacks Player, School Pass Effic Graham Harrell, TTU 141.3 Chase Daniel, MIZZ 139.4 Andre' Woodson, UK 136.9 Matthew Stafford, UGA 132.9 Willie Tuitama, ARI 132.5 >>min. 200 attempts ]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Quarterbacks Drafted in 1st Round
From SEC, Since 2000 2007 JaMarcus Russell LSU Raiders 2006 Jay Cutler Vanderbilt Broncos 2005 Jason Campbell Auburn Redskins 2004 Eli Manning Ole Miss Chargers 2003 Rex Grossman Florida Bears ]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Georgia Quarterbacks in NFL Draft
Since 1990 Year Player Picked By Round 2006 D.J. Shockley Falcons 6th 2005 David Greene Seahawks 3rd 2001 Quincy Carter Cowboys 2nd 1995 Eric Zeier Browns 3rd ]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Georgia 1st Round Picks
Since 2003 2005 David Pollack DE Bengals 2005 Thomas Davis LB Panthers 2004 Ben Watson TE Patriots 2003 George Foster OT Broncos 2003 Johnathan Sullivan DT Saints ]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Most Single Season Passing Yds, Georgia History '93 Eric Zeier 3,525 '08 Matthew Stafford 3,459 '94 Eric Zeier 3,396 '03 David Greene 3,307 ]]> Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Matthew Stafford In Capital One Bowl vs MSU Category 1st Half 2nd Half Comp-Att 6-14 14-17 Pass yards 71 179 TD-Int 0-1 3-0 Score Trailed 6-3 Won 24-12 ]]> Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Matthew Stafford in Last 3 Games Comp-Att 56-90 Comp Pct 62.2 Yards PG 332.7 TD-Int 10-1 Stafford needs 317 yards to establish a new school record for passing yards in a season. ]]> Thu, 1 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Pass Plays for 30+ Yds This Season School Plays NCAA rank Georgia 10 T-3rd Alabama 1 T-116th ]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Most Career Passing Yards, Georgia History David Greene 2001-04 11,528 Eric Zeier 1991-94 11,153 Quincy Carter 1998-00 6,447 Mike Bobo 1994-97 6,334 Matthew Stafford 2006-pres 6,218

Most Career TD Passes, Georgia History

David Greene	2001-04	72
Eric Zeier	1991-94	67
Mike Bobo	1994-97	38
Matthew Stafford	2006-pres	38

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Georgia History '80 Herschel Walker 1,616 '07 Knowshon Moreno 1,104 '87 Rodney Hampton 890 '04 Thomas Brown 875 ]]> Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Top 10 Recruits
From ESPN.com Insider 150 Rankings Player Position State School 1. Myron Rolle S NJ Florida State 2. Percy Harvin WR VA Florida 3. Vidal Hazelton WR VA USC 4. Andre Smith T AL Undeclared 5. Mitch Mustain QB AR Arkansas 6. DeMarco Murray RB NV Oklahoma 7. Sergio Kindle LB TX Texas 8. Taylor Mays S WA USC 9. Matthew Stafford QB TX Georgia 10. Micah Johnson LB KY Kentucky ]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford Top Ten Recruiting Classes
Tom Luginbill, Scouts Inc. School Key Recruits 1. Florida QB Tim Tebow, WR Percy Havin 2. USC WR Vidal Hazelton, S Taylor Mays 3. Texas LB Sergio Kindle 4. Georgia QB Matthew Stafford 5. Notre Dame T Sam Young 6. LSU DT Al Woods 7. Penn State DE Maurice Evans 8. Ohio State RB Chris Wells 9. Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray 10.Auburn QB Neil Caudle ]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PSThttp://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford http://espndb.go.com/nfl/draft/player/research/_/playerId/24681/matthew-stafford