Bryce Petty

Bryce Petty

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Petty with the New York Jets 2015
No. 9 New York Jets
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-05-31) May 31, 1991
Place of birth: Thomaston, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Midlothian (TX)
College: Baylor
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Bryce William Petty (born May 31, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor. Petty was drafted by the Jets in the 4th round, 103rd overall of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Early years

Bryce Petty is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.[1] Petty attended Midlothian High School in Midlothian, Texas. He was named District 15-4A Offensive Sophomore of the Year after throwing for 979 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2006. As a junior in 2007, Petty threw for 2,042 yards and 16 touchdowns while also rushing for 101 yards and five touchdowns, for which he was named first-team All-District 15-4A. As a senior in 2008, Petty earned second-team All-District 16-4A honors after throwing for 1,507 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushing for 166 yards and five more scores, even though he missed some action due to injury. In the national position ranking among quarterbacks, Petty was listed 25th by Rivals.com,[2] 35th by Scout.com and 54th by ESPN.com.

Petty also participated in track & field at Midlothian, competing in the throwing events and placing second at the 2008 District 16-4A Meet in the discus with a throw of 45.08 meters (147–9).[3]

College career

Petty having a post-game press conference 2014.

Petty played college football at Baylor University from 2010 to 2014. He spent his first three years as a backup.[4][5] After redshirting in 2010, Petty appeared in five games as a backup to Robert Griffin III as a redshirt freshman in 2011, passing for 43 yards. As a sophomore in 2012 he backed up Nick Florence, throwing for 97 yards and a touchdown in six games. He took over as the starting quarterback in 2013, his junior year.[6][7] In his first full season, he passed for 4,200 yards and 32 touchdowns with only three interceptions. He also rushed for 14 touchdowns. The Bears won their first Big 12 football title that season and appeared in the Bowl Championship Series game, the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, a 52–42 loss to Central Florida. As a senior in 2014, Petty passed for 3,855 yards and 29 touchdowns along with six rushing touchdowns. He led the Bears to a share of their second straight Big 12 title as they appeared in the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic, losing to Michigan State. He threw for a Cotton Bowl-record 550 yards and was named the game's offensive MVP. Petty also finished tenth in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting, receiving one first place vote.[8]

Professional career

2015 NFL Draft

Petty was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round, 103rd overall of the 2015 NFL draft after the Jets traded up from the fifth spot in the round to the fourth spot with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[9]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 3 in 230 lb31⅞ in10 in 4.87 s 1.67 s 2.81 s 4.13 s 6.91 s 34 in 10 ft 1 in 225 reps31
All values from the NFL Combine [10]

New York Jets

2015 Season

On May 7, 2015 Petty and the Jets agreed on a four-year, $2.8 million contract .[11]

Petty made his professional debut on August 13, 2015 during the first preseason game against the Detroit Lions where he completed 10 out of 18 passes for 50 yards.[12] In Preseason Game 2 against the Atlanta Falcons on August 21, 2015, Petty threw for 168 passing yards with a touchdown.[13] Throughout the season, Petty served as a third string backup behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and Geno Smith.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "CHICKASAW.TV – Bryce Petty: Profiles of a Nation". chickasaw.tv.
  2. ↑ "Brandon Allen". yahoo.com.
  3. ↑ "District 16-4A Meet". Texas MileSplit.
  4. ↑ "Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty's moment four years in the making". ESPN.com.
  5. ↑ Andy Staples. "Worth the wait: Bryce Petty's long, improbable path to becoming Baylor's star". SI.com.
  6. ↑ "Baylor’s Bryce Petty on sitting behind Robert Griffin III, Nick Florence: ‘You have to be able to seize your opportunity’". College Sports Blog.
  7. ↑ "Baylor Football: 4th-year junior Petty takes reins at QB, gunning for greatness". WacoTrib.com.
  8. ↑ "Marcus Mariota of Oregon Ducks wins Heisman Trophy". ESPN.com.
  9. ↑ Lange, Randy (May 2, 2015). "Jets Trade Up One Spot, Take QB Bryce Petty". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ "NFL Combine profile for Bryce Petty". NFL.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  11. ↑ Slater Darryl (May 7, 2015). "Jets sign fourth-round draft pick Bryce Petty". NJ.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ Slater, Darryl. "Grading performances of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bryce Petty in Jets' preseason opener at Detroit Lions". http://www.nj.com. New Jersey News. Retrieved August 14, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ Slater, Darryl. "Grading performances of Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bryce Petty in Jets vs. Atlanta Falcons". http://www.nj.com. New Jersey News. Retrieved August 22, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  14. ↑ Caelum. "Who Should the Jets Start at Quarterback?". http://the-topic.sportsblog.com. Sports Blog. Retrieved September 10, 2015. External link in |website= (help)

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