Tyler Palko # prospect in 2007 NFL Draft.

Tyler Palko NFL Draft Bio



Tyler Palko (born August 9, 1983 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American football quarterback. He is currently the starting quarterback for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

High school career
Palko attended West Allegheny High School in western Pennsylvania. Palko was the Associated Press 2001 Pennsylvania Big School Player of the Year at West Allegheny. He was a USA Today All-America Team (second team) and three-time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL Class AAA Player of the Year.

College career
Palko plays for the University of Pittsburgh football team, where he leads the Panthers. He is in his third year as a starter. His passing total of 5,472 yards ranks fifth all-time at Pitt.

2007 NFL Draft

According to ESPN, Palko is to be a sixth round draft pick in the 2007 NFL Draft He also stated in a press conference with WPXI, Pittsburgh's top news source, that he would like to either go to the Houston Texans or stay at Heinz Field with the Pittsburgh Steelers However, in an interview with KDKA, Palko stated: "I would love to stay in Pittsburgh, but Wisconsin is the place I would love to play in, with all the history there, the legendary owners, not to mention Vince Lombardi, and the great Brett Favre, who I can hopefully learn from on the bench and play just like him

Personal
Date of birth August 9, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth Madison, Wisconsin
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Position(s) QB
College Pittsburgh

Stat Overview Passing 
YEAR CMP ATT  YDS CMP%  YPA LNG TD INT SACK RATING 
2004 230 409 3067 56.2 7.50  80 24  7   38  135.17 
2005 193 341 2392 56.6 7.02  73 17  9   30  126.70 
2006 220 322 2871 68.3 8.92  80 25  9   22  163.25 

2006 Game Log Passing Rushing 
OPPONENT       RESULT  CMP ATT YDS CMP% LNG TD INT RATING ATT YDS  AVG LNG TD 
Virginia       W 38-13  17  22 283 77.3  78  3  1  221.24   3   4  1.3   8  0 
@Cincinnati    W 33-15  11  21 267 52.4  80  3  0  206.32   2   1  0.5   5  0 
Michigan State L 38-23  28  47 277 59.6  49  2  2  114.62   5  12  2.4   7  0 
Citadel        W 51-6   15  17 313 88.2  52  4  0  320.54   2  17  8.5  13  0 
Toledo         W 45-3   12  15 172 80.0  42  2  0  220.32   4   9  2.3  10  0 
@Syracuse      W 21-11  20  24 177 83.3  30  1  0  159.03   4   6  1.5  10  1 
@UCF           W 52-7   11  15 172 73.3  54  2  0  213.66   4  31  7.8  14  0 
Rutgers        L 20-10  16  26 169 61.5  25  1  0  128.83  11   5  0.5  17  0 
@South Florida L 22-12  11  23 159 47.8  42  1  3  94.16    9  17  1.9  12  0 
@Connecticut   L 46-45  20  25 234 80.0  29  3  0  198.22   6  14  2.3  11  1 
West Virginia  L 45-27  28  37 341 75.7  44  2  0  170.93   9 -40 -4.4   5  0 
Louisville     L 48-24  31  50 307 62.0  31  1  3  108.18   7   1  0.1   7  0 

Passing Stats 
YEAR TEAM CMP ATT  PCT  YDS AVG TD LNG INT RATING 
2004 PITT 230 409 56.2 3067 7.5 24  80   7  135.2 
2005 PITT 193 341 56.6 2392 7.0 17  73   9  126.7 
2006 PITT 220 322 68.3 2871 8.9 25  80   9  163.2 

Rushing Stats 
YEAR TEAM ATT  YDS  AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST 
2004 PITT 129  139  1.1  43  3  0   0   0 
2005 PITT  70 -139 -2.0  10  6  0   0   0 
2006 PITT  66   77  1.2  17  2  0   0   0 


Draft Year: 2007
NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Tyler Palko
Pre-Rank Prospect Name Position Played Height Weight
Tyler PalkoQuarterback6-2220
Round Selected Team School Hometown
     PittsburghMadison, Wisconsin
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