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Tony Pike # prospect in 2010 NFL Draft.

Tony Pike NFL Draft Bio

Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike (born March 10, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Cincinnati.

Pike enrolled at University of Cincinnati in January 2005. He was redshirted for the 2005 season.

In 2007, he made his collegiate debut against Southeast Missouri State, Pike finished the night 6-of-9 for 57 yards and a touchdown. In 2008 college football season, Dustin Grutza was the named the team's starting quarterback following Ben Mauk's failure to gain a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA. In a 52–26 loss to Oklahoma Sooners, a team that would play for the national championship that season, Grutza broke his ankle and was replaced by Pike.

The Bearcats traveled to Akron, Ohio to play the Akron Zips. Against the Zips, Pike broke his arm and was replaced by redshirt freshman Zach Collaros, who led the Bearcats to a 17–15 victory.

After returning as starting quarterback, Cincinnati recovered to beat two top-25 opponents, No. 23 South Florida Bulls and No. 20 West Virginia Mountaineers. Pike led the team to the outright 2008 Big East Championship, and the Bearcats played in their first-ever BCS bowl game,the 2009 Orange Bowl.

He finished the regular season 183-291 passing for 2,168 yards and 18 touchdowns. He completed 63 percent of his passes and finished second in the Big East passing efficiency list with 141.07. Pike was named to the 2008 All-Mayday Team by ESPN college football analyst Mark May. He also was named to the Second-Team All-Big East Team.

Pike enjoyed even more success in 2009. Despite missing three games due to a re-injury of his broken non-throwing arm (when he was again replaced by Collaros), Pike threw for 2,520 yards and 29 touchdowns, including a school-record six TDs in a single game against Illinois. Pike threw just six interceptions in 2009, and led the 2009 Bearcats to a 12-0 regular season and second straight outright Big East title. The team finished the regular season at No. 3 in the BCS rankings, and was invited to the 2010 Sugar Bowl.

Draft Year: 2010 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Tony Pike

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Tony Pike	Quarterback	6 ft 6 in	223 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
6	204	Carolina Panthers	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio

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