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Andy Dalton NFL Draft Bio

Andrew Gregory Dalton (born October 29, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU). In his final college game, the 2011 Rose Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers, Andy Dalton led the Horned Frogs to a 21-19 victory. He left the TCU program as its all-time leader in wins and many statistical passing categories.

Dalton was selected by the Bengals in the second round (thirty-fifth overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft and signed a four-year, $5.2 million contract. Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden instituted a West Coast-style offensive scheme, and Dalton and receiver A.J. Green, the Bengals 2011 first-round selection from the University of Georgia, have become a prolific quarterback/receiver combination. Dalton and Green broke NFL records for completions and yards for a rookie quarterback/receiver combination, even without the benefit of an offseason.

Dalton became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 3000 yards and 20 touchdowns as well as win at least 8 games. He also became the first quarterback in NFL history not drafted in the first round to start all 16 games of his rookie season. He is just one of three quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 20 or more touchdowns in each of his two seasons, joining Peyton Manning and Dan Marino. Dalton's 47 touchdown passes in his first two seasons is the third-highest total in NFL history, behind Manning (52) and Marino (68). Dalton is also the only quarterback to lead the Cincinnati Bengals to the NFL playoffs in each of his first two seasons, and is the only quarterback to lead the Bengals to two consecutive playoff berths in any non-strike-shortened seasons.

Due to his red hair, Dalton has been nicknamed The Red Rifle by Bengals fans.

Andy Dalton committed to Texas Christian University. He was redshirted his freshman year, but he traveled with the team to every road game and was listed as the Horned Frogs' third-string quarterback behind senior Jeff Ballard and redshirt freshman Marcus Jackson.

Entering the 2007 season, Dalton was in competition with Jackson to be the starting quarterback. Two weeks before the season opener against Baylor, TCU head coach Gary Patterson named Dalton the starter. Dalton was named the 2007 Texas Bowl MVP in TCU's 20-13 victory over Houston. After going 8-5 as a freshman, he accumulated a record of 34-3 as a starter for the rest of his career at TCU.

In the 2008 season, Dalton led TCU to an 11-2 record, finishing in second place in the Mountain West Conference and seventh in the national AP Poll. He was named the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl MVP in the Horned Frogs' 17-16 win over Boise State.

In the 2009 season, Dalton led the Horned Frogs to a perfect 12-0 regular season, a Mountain West Conference Championship, a #6 ranking in the AP Poll, and a BCS berth. The Horned Frogs lost 17-10 in the Fiesta Bowl to Boise State.

On September 4, 2010, Andy Dalton recorded his thirtieth victory as the Horned Frogs starting quarterback, passing Sammy Baugh as TCU's all-time wins leader. Against Baylor, Dalton completed 21 of 23 pass attempts (a career-best 91.3%) for 267 yards and two touchdowns. His team won a second consecutive Mountain West Conference Championship. On January 1, 2011, Dalton, who completed 194 of 293 passes for 2638 yards for 26 touchdowns during his senior season, led his team to a 21-19 victory over #4 ranked Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. His TCU football team finished the season with a perfect 13-0 record and #2 ranking in the AP Poll, barely missing out on a BCS National Championship. TCU was just one of two teams with a perfect record in 2010 along with Auburn, who won the BCS National Championship that year.

Dalton holds school career records for wins (42), touchdown passes (71), passing yards (10,314), pass attempts (1,317), completions (812), and completion percentage (61.6). He also holds single-season records for touchdown passes (27), set in the 2010 season; and attempts (371), set in the 2007 season. He also holds the single game record for highest completion percentage, 91.3 percent, which was set against Baylor in 2010. Dalton is also the MWC career leader in total offense (11,925 yards) and plays from scrimmage (1,730).

Draft Year: 2011 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Andy Dalton

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Andy Dalton	Quarterback	6 ft 2 in	220 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
2	35	Cincinnati Bengals	TCU	Katy, Texas, United States

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