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Brady Quinn #3 prospect in 2007 NFL Draft.

Brady Quinn NFL Draft Bio

Brayden Tyler “Brady” Quinn (born on October 27, 1984 in Dublin, Ohio) is an American football quarterback who played collegiately for the University of Notre Dame football team through the 2006 season. Quinn graduated from Notre Dame with majors in finance and political science and is expected to be one of the top picks in the 2007 NFL Draft.

High school career
Brady Quinn graduated from Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin, Ohio after lettering in football and baseball. In baseball, he won All-Conference honors as a junior and was a member of the State Championship team. During the fall of 2002, Notre Dame football coach Tyrone Willingham, acting on a tip from fellow recruit Chinedum Ndukwe's father, offered Quinn a scholarship.

College career
During the 2005 college football season, Quinn completed 292 of 450 pass attempts for 3,919 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. He finished the season third in the nation in passing yards, third in passing touchdowns, and seventh in passing efficiency. In his career, he has broken the Notre Dame all-time and single season team records for attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns. The Fighting Irish are 29-16 with Brady as the starter (19-5 under Weis and 10-11 under Willingham).

Although he was not invited to the 2005 Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City, Quinn finished fourth in the voting for the prestigious honor, behind Reggie Bush, Vince Young and Matt Leinart.

Quinn was the recipient of the Sammy Baugh trophy which is awarded to college football's top passer by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

Battling for No. 1 in 2006At the start of the 2006 season Brady Quinn was featured along with two other ND players (Travis Thomas and Tom Zbikowski) on the College Football Preview Issue of Sports Illustrated. As a result of this article, the college football world focused a great deal of attention on Notre Dame and Quinn in particular during his senior year.

The 2006 season turned out to somewhat of a disappointment for the Irish, though Quinn had another statistically impressive season. The preseason #2, Notre Dame lost big games to Michigan and USC, and ended the season at #11. Quinn threw for 3427 yards, 37 TD and 7 INT. He also became the 32nd quarterback in Division-1A history to pass for 10,000 career yards. However, in the 2007 Sugar Bowl against LSU, Quinn completed only 15 out of 35 passes for 149 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, which proved to be his worst passing performance of the season.

For his performance in 2006, Quinn won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (best senior quarterback) and the Maxwell Award (best collegiate football player). He finished third for the prestigious Heisman Trophy (most outstanding college football player) behind Troy Smith and Darren McFadden. He was also named the Cingular All-America Player of the Year (BCS Title game announcement) along with numerous other All-American Awards.

While Brady Quinn was 29-17 (.630) overall as a starter, he broke 36 Notre Dame records and will hold the position of "the quarterback who helped restore the Irish back to respectability"..

He received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Finance as well as a Degree in Political Science in January of 2007 after 3 1/2 years.

Record as a Starter in Traditional Rivalry Games, 2003-2006
0–4 against Southern California
2–1 against Michigan (limited play in 2003)
2–1 against Michigan State (limited play in 2003)
2–2 against Purdue
4–0 against Navy


Trivia
Brady and fellow Notre Dame standout athlete Chris Quinn (who played for the Notre Dame basketball team) went to the same high school; however, they are not related.
Sister Laura is married to A.J. Hawk, former linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes and current starter on the Green Bay Packers
Second cousin of Zachery Ty Bryan, who starred as Brad Taylor on television's Home Improvement.
Roomed with defensive back Chinedum Ndukwe. They have been friends since 7th grade.
Almost all prognosticators list Quinn as one of the top five picks of the 2007 NFL Draft.

Strengths:
Brady Quinn has that prototypical size that all NFL teams are looking for. Quinn is a hard worker and demonstrates top-notch leadership skills combined with those elite intangibles make him a sure fire top 10 pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Brady Quinn has great poise as a young quarterback and is very intelligent, making few mistakes with the ball. Brady is also a strong quarterback who does not go down easily and has one of the best arms in this years NFL draft. His arm strength is excellent, and he is mechanically and technically sound which allows him to thread the needle when needed and he has the ability to throw the ball into space and let his receiver run under it. Brady is a pretty good athlete who can move in the pocket and has some scrambling skills. He has a lot of experience against top-notch competition, and has learned to read and dissect a defense, making big plays when needed. Brady Quinn has been well schooled in a pro-style offense by a noted Notre Dame Quarterback guru Charlie Weis. Is very tough and durable and has never missed any action despite taking quite a beating at times during his career. Brady is a clutch player who has come through big in tough situations and plays his best when the game is on the line.

Weaknesses:
Brandy Quinn’s accuracy needs some work as he has a habit of missing some open receivers from time to time. Like many quarterbacks, Brady has trouble handling pressure and will really need to work on this in the pro game. Some scouts have said that they are concerned he may be a product of Weis' system and may not be as good as his numbers suggest. Brandy Quinn emerged a little late in his development, during his junior year. Despite some big numbers during his senior year, scouts feel that he didn't quite live up to some enormous expectations.

Notes:
Charlie Weis, who helped transform Tom Brady from a 6th round pick into a future Hall of Famer, absolutely raves about Quinn. When Charlie Weis sings your praise you just can't underestimate the value of having that kind of stamp of approval. Quinn has been a prolific passer who basically re-wrote the Irish record books. Brady is the total package who has everything you look for when looking for a player to lead your offense. Brady Quinn is a potential franchise quarterback in the mold of Carson Palmer.

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Career Statistics 
Year   GP  Comp  Att    Yds  Comp % TD INT 
2003   12  157   332  1,831  47.3%   9  15 
2004   12  191   353  2,586  54.1%  17  10 
2005   11  263   405  3,633  64.9%  32   7 
2006   13  289   467  3,426  61.9%  37   7 
Totals 48  900 1,557 11,476  57.8%  95  39 

Draft Year: 2007 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Brady Quinn

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
3	Brady Quinn	Offensive Tackle	6-4	227
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	22	Cleveland Browns	Notre Dame	Dublin, Ohio

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