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'''Donald Eugene "D. J." Shockley''' (born March 23, 1983 in [[College Park, Georgia]]) is an [[American football]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Omaha Nighthawks]] of the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]]. He was drafted by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the seventh round of the [[2006 NFL Draft]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]].
  
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1983|03|23}}
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* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
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* [[Omaha Nighthawks]] ({{UFL Year|2010}}–{{UFL Year|2011}})
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* First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (2005)
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* [[SEC Championship Game]] [[Most valuable player|MVP]] ([[2005 SEC Championship Game|2005]])
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* [[SEC Championship]]s ([[2002 SEC Championship Game|2002]], 2005)
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* [[Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award]] finalist (2005)
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'''Donald Eugene "D. J." Shockley''' (born March 23, 1983) is a former [[American football]] [[quarterback]]. He was drafted by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the seventh round of the [[2006 NFL Draft]] where he served as a backup quarterback for four and a half years. He played [[college football]] at the [[Georgia Bulldogs football|University of Georgia]]. He is also a member of [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity.
   
 
==Early years==
  
==Early years==
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Shockley played [[high school football]] at [[North Clayton High School]]. His father, Don Shockley, was his team's head coach. As a senior, he threw for 1,861 yards and 11 touchdowns, as well as rushing for 864 yards and eight more TDs. He was a highly recruited QB earning various national accolades: 2000 ''[[USA Today]]'' All-USA Second Team, 2000 ''Parade Magazine'' All-America Team, SUPERPREP Elite 50, All-America, and ranked as the top QB in the country, The ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' Super Southern 100, Top 50 in Georgia, Marvelous Metro Eleven and Class AAAA All-State Quarterback, 2000 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State Quarterback.
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D.J. Shockley played football, basketball and ran track at [[North Clayton High School]]. His father, Donald Shockley Sr, was his team's head coach. As a senior, he threw for 1,861 yards and 11 touchdowns, as well as rushing for 864 yards and eight more touchdowns. Shockley became the starting quarterback by his sophomore season at North Clayton High School. He threw 28 touchdowns and for more than 3,200 yards his final two seasons while rushing for nearly 1,600 yards.<ref>{{cite news |title= The state of Shock |author= Marc Weiszer |url= http://onlineathens.com/stories/082805/dog_20050828018.shtml|newspaper= Athens Banner Herald |location= Athens, Georgia |page= |pages= |date= August 28, 2005 |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref> The native of College Park, Georgia was a highly recruited QB earning various national accolades: 2000 ''[[USA Today]]'' All-USA Second Team, Max Emfinger's Top 125 players (#1 Athletic quarterback), 2000 ''Parade Magazine'' All-America Team, SUPERPREP Elite 50 (''SuperPrep's'' No. 1 ranked QB), The ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' Super Southern 100, Top 50 in Georgia, Marvelous Metro Eleven, Class AAAA All-State Quarterback, and 2000 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State Quarterback.<ref>{{cite news| author=Emfinger, Max |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/recruiting/top125.htm |title=College Football Recruiting| work=USA Today |publisher= | date=February 8, 2001}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recruiting/news/2001/03/07/watch_0308/ | work=CNN | title=Nittany Lions finish strong}}</ref> In [[track & field]], Shockley ran the [[100 meters]] in 11.39 seconds, and cleared 6.73 meters in [[long jump]].
   
 
==Collegiate career==
  
==Collegiate career==
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UGA's new incoming coach in 2001, [[Mark Richt]], made Shockley a priority recruit, and he is generally regarded as Richt's first official recruit at Georgia.
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UGA's new incoming head coach in 2001, [[Mark Richt]], made Shockley a priority recruit, and he is generally regarded as Richt's first official recruit at Georgia.
   
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Richt ultimately chose redshirt freshman [[David Greene (American football)|David Greene]] to be the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs in 2001, while Shockley was redshirted. Greene went on to set the NCAA record for wins as a starting quarterback in a career. But over the course of those 4 years, Shockley did see some playing time in a modified dual-quarterback system.
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Richt ultimately chose redshirt freshman [[David Greene (American football)|David Greene]] to be the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs in 2001, while Shockley was redshirted. Greene went on to set the NCAA record for wins as a starting quarterback in a career, but over the course of those four years, Shockley did see some playing time in a modified dual-quarterback system.
   
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In 2002 as a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] freshman, playing in parts of 10 games, Shockley completed 32-of-52 passes (61.5%) for 615 yards with 5 TDs and 2 interceptions. He rushed for 111 yards and 2 more TDs. He also threw a 37-yard TD pass in the Nokia [[Sugar Bowl]] win over [[Florida State University]] as the Bulldogs wrapped up their first SEC Championship season in 20 years.
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In 2002 as a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] freshman, playing in parts of 10 games, Shockley completed 32-of-52 passes (61.5%) for 415 yards with five touchdowns and a pass efficiency rating of 152.62. He rushed for 111 yards and two more touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.htm |title= Georgia Cumulative Season Statistics |author= |date= January 17, 2007 |work= GeorgiaDogs.com |publisher= |accessdate= August 2, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120525080916/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.htm |archive-date= May 25, 2012 |dead-url= yes }}</ref> He also threw a 37-yard TD pass in the Nokia [[Sugar Bowl]] win over [[Florida State University]] as the Bulldogs wrapped up their first SEC Championship season in 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/uga14.htm|title= Florida State vs Georgia |author= |date= January 1, 2003 |work= GeorgiaDogs.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
   
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One of Shockley's finest moments as a redshirt freshman came on October 26 of that year as he and Greene combined to throw for a school-record six touchdown passes in Georgia's comeback win over [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]], 52–24. The Wildcats, playing in their own stadium, had led 24–21 at the half. Shockley went 10-of-14 passing for 102 yards and two touchdowns as coach Richt rotated him into the game every third series during the contest.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/10/27/spt_wwwsptfbcuk27.html|title= No. 5 Georgia 52, Kentucky 24 |author= Duncan, Chris |date= October 27, 2002 |work= Cincinnati.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}</ref>
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In 2003, Shockley injured his knee midway through the season and finished with 9 completions on 21 passes for 88 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. He added another 101 yards and a rushing touchdown.
  
   
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In 2003, Shockley injured his knee midway through the season and finished with 9-of-21 pass attempts for 88 yards and one touchdown. He added another 101 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown in six games.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2003|title= Football Stats – Georgia Bulldogs 2003 |author= |date= January 2004 |work= UGASports.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
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In 2004, Shockley completed 26-of-57 (45.6%) passes for 464 yards with 4 touchdowns, 1 interception and adding 113 yards rushing. Shockley earned an SEC Academic Honor Roll award in 2004 as a Speech Communications major. He is a member of the [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity.
  
   
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In 2004, Shockley completed 26-of-60 (43.3%) passes for 464 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. He had 24 rushes for 113 yards in 10 games.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2004|title= Football Stats – Georgia Bulldogs 2004 |author= |date= January 2005 |work= UGASports.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref> Shockley earned an SEC Academic Honor Roll award in 2004 as a Speech Communications major. He is a member of the [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity.
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Following the Bulldogs opening win against #18 [[Boise State University|Boise State]], Shockley was named [[Cingular All-America Player of the Week]] for his 374-yard, 6 touchdown effort against the Broncos as the UGA signal caller completed 16-of-24 passing attempts for 289 yards while rushing five times for 85 yards. Shockley was also named ''Sporting News'' Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week, and nominated for USATODAY.com Player of the Week after the Boise State game. He was one of 11 [[Division I-A]] football players named to [[AFCA]]'s National Good Works Team, which recognizes "players who have devoted themselves to exemplary community service." He was also chosen as a semi-finalist for the 2005 Draddy Trophy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shockley Is Semifinalist For Draddy Award|url=http://georgia.scout.com/2/450494.html|date=2005-10-10|publisher=Scout.com|accessdate=2006-08-07}}</ref>
  
   
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Following the Bulldogs' opening win against [[Boise State University|Boise State]], Shockley was named [[Cingular All-America Player of the Week]] for his 374-yard, six touchdown effort (289 yards, 5 TDs passing; 85 yards, 1 TD rushing) against the Broncos.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug01.htm|title= Boise State vs Georgia |author= |date= September 3, 2005 |work= GeorgiaDogs.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref> He was also named ''Sporting News'' Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week, and nominated for USATODAY.com Player of the Week after the Boise State game. He was one of 11 [[Division I-A]] football players named to [[American Football Coaches Association|AFCA]]'s National Good Works Team, which recognizes "players who have devoted themselves to exemplary community service." He was also chosen as a semi-finalist for the 2005 Draddy Trophy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shockley Is Semifinalist For Draddy Award|url=http://georgia.scout.com/2/450494.html|date=October 10, 2005|publisher=Scout.com|accessdate=August 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525094748/http://georgia.scout.com/2/450494.html|archive-date=May 25, 2006|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
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In 2005, Shockley played in 12 of Georgia's 13 games, completing 173-of-310 (55.8%) passes for 2,588 yards with 5 interceptions (1.6%) and 24 touchdowns. He also gained 322 yards rushing in 78 attempts with 4 touchdowns. Shockley had a longest run of 40 yards and completed a 56 yard touchdown pass to tight end Martrez Milner for his longest pass play of the season - as both of these highlights occurred in the same game on Sep. 3, 2005 against Boise State.
 
   
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In 2005, Shockley played in 12 of Georgia's 13 games, completing 173-of-310 (55.8%) passes for 2,588 yards and 24 touchdowns with five interceptions. He also gained 322 yards rushing in 78 attempts with four touchdowns. Shockley had a longest run of 40 yards and completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to tight end Martrez Milner for his longest pass play of the season—as both of these highlights occurred in the same game on September 3, 2005 against Boise State.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2005|title= Football Stats – Georgia Bulldogs 2005 |author= |date= January 2006 |work= UGASports.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
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In Georgia's 7th game of the season against Arkansas, Shockley had to leave early in the 2nd quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Because of his injury, he had to sit out Georgia's 8th game of the season against one of the school's most hated rivals, the [[University of Florida]] Gators, in the game commonly known as [[The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party]]. Redshirt junior Joe Tereshinski was named the starter, and he finished the game completing 9-of-21 passes for 100 yards and an interception. Georgia lost the game, 14-10.
  
   
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In Georgia's seventh game of the season against [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]], Shockley had to leave early in the second quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Because of his injury, he had to sit out Georgia's eighth game of the season against one of the school's most hated rivals, the [[University of Florida]] Gators, in the [[Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic]]. Redshirt junior [[Joe Tereshinski III]] was named the starter, and he finished the game completing 8-of-21 passes for 100 yards and an interception. Georgia lost the game, 14–10.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug08.htm|title= Georgia vs Florida |author= |date= October 29, 2005 |work= GeorgiaDogs.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
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Shockley returned for the 10th game of the season against the [[Auburn University|Auburn]] Tigers, but despite playing very well, completing 20-of-36 passes for 304 yards and 2 touchdowns and running 7 times for another 40 yards, Georgia lost the game 31-30 on a last-second field goal to fall to 8-2 on the season. After beating [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] 14-7, Georgia went on to play the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]] in the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] Championship game. Shockley threw for two touchdowns, ran for another and [[Georgia Bulldogs Football|Georgia]] won 34-14 to claim the 2005 [[SEC Championship Game|SEC Championship]] title. Shockley was named the MVP of the SEC championship game.
  
   
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Shockley returned for the ninth game of the season on November 12 against the [[Auburn University|Auburn]] Tigers, but despite playing very well, completing 20-of-36 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns and running eight times for another 40 yards, Georgia lost the game 31–30 on a last-second field goal to fall to 7–2 on the season.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug09.htm|title= Auburn vs Georgia |author= |date= November 12, 2005 |work= GeorgiaDogs.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref> After beating the [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] 14–7, Georgia went on to play the [[LSU Tigers football|LSU Tigers]] in the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] Championship game. Shockley threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as [[Georgia Bulldogs Football|Georgia]] won the game, 34–14, to claim the 2005 [[SEC Championship Game|SEC Championship]] title. Shockley was named the MVP of the SEC Championship game.
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Georgia's football season and Shockley's collegiate career ended with a 38-35 loss to the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia Mountaineers]] in the Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2006. Despite the loss, Shockley had an excellent performance throwing for 277 yards off 20-of-33 passing attempts with 3 touchdowns while rushing for 71 yards on 8 carries.
  
   
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The University of Georgia's football season and Shockley's collegiate career ended with a 38–35 loss to the [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia Mountaineers]] in the Nokia Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2006. Despite the loss, Shockley had an excellent performance throwing for 277 yards (on 20 completions in 33 attempts) and three touchdowns while running for 71 yards on eight carries.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug13.htm|title= West Virginia vs Georgia |author= |date= January 2, 2006 |work= GeorgiaDogs.com |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
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Shockley won the [[Fellowship of Christian Athletes#The National Bobby Bowden Award|National Bobby Bowden Award]],<ref>[http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/020406aah.html UGA QB Shockley Named Winner of FCA Bobby Bowden Award :: Award given to model student-athlete<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> finished 3rd in the voting for [[Associated Press]] Player of the Year, behind [[Reggie Bush]] and [[Vince Young]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrilling Bush is AP player of the year|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1422134&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312|publisher=AP|author=Russo, Ralph D.|date=2005-12-19|accessdate=2006-08-07}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
  
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Shockley won the [[Fellowship of Christian Athletes#The National Bobby Bowden Award|FCA Bobby Bowden Football Player of the Year Award]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fca.org/vsItemDisplay.lsp?method=display&objectid=47A96CFF-E04A-41DE-B240C976860792F6|title= 2008 FCA Award Winners |author= |date= |work= Fellowship of Christian Athletes Network |publisher= |accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref> finished third in the voting for the [[Associated Press]] Player of the Year,<ref>{{cite news|title=Thrilling Bush is AP player of the year|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1422134&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217125158/http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1422134&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312|dead-url=yes|archive-date=December 17, 2007|publisher=AP|author=Russo, Ralph D.|date=December 19, 2005|accessdate=August 7, 2006}} </ref> and led Georgia to a 10–3 record and the No. 10 ranking nationally by the AP College Football Poll during his senior year.
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===Statistics===
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! colspan="7" style="background:#e7e3e7;"| Passing
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!{{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{tooltip|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{tooltip|Avg|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}}
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|2002||32||52||61.5||415||5||2||152.6||36||107||3.0||2
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|2003||9||21||42.9||88||1||1||84.2||16||101||6.3||1
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|2004||26||60||43.3||464||4||1||127.0||24||113||4.7||0
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|2005||173||310||55.8||2,588||24||5||148.3||78||322||4.1||4
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!Totals!!240!!443!!54.2!!3,555!!34!!9!!142.8!!154!!643!!4.2!!7
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''Source'':<ref>{{cite web|title=DJ Shockley|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/9809/type/college/dj-shockley|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=March 5, 2012}}</ref>
   
 
==Professional career==
  
==Professional career==
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===Atlanta Falcons===
  
===Atlanta Falcons===
 
Even though many mock drafts projected him to be taken earlier, the 6-0⅞, 214-pound Shockley was drafted in the [[2006 NFL Draft#Seventh round|7th round (223rd overall)]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the [[2006 NFL Draft]]. He was the first [[Georgia Bulldogs football|University of Georgia]] player selected by the Falcons since 1994.
  
Even though many mock drafts projected him to be taken earlier, the 6-0⅞, 214-pound Shockley was drafted in the [[2006 NFL Draft#Seventh round|7th round (223rd overall)]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the [[2006 NFL Draft]]. He was the first [[Georgia Bulldogs football|University of Georgia]] player selected by the Falcons since 1994.
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On August 27, 2006, then Falcons head coach [[Jim L. Mora|Jim Mora]] announced that Shockley had made the team as the 3rd string quarterback (over [[Bryan Randall]]) and would lead the scout team.
  
On August 27, 2006, then Falcons head coach [[Jim L. Mora|Jim Mora]] announced that Shockley had made the team as the 3rd string quarterback (over [[Bryan Randall]]) and would lead the scout team.
   
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Shockley missed the entire 2007 season after suffering a torn [[anterior cruciate ligament]] and damage to the [[medial collateral ligament]] in his left knee during a preseason game against the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/news/story?id=2982212 ESPN - Injured, 'disappointed' Shockley won't play this season - NFL<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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Shockley missed the entire 2007 season after suffering a torn [[anterior cruciate ligament]] and damage to the [[medial collateral ligament]] in his left knee during a preseason game against the [[Buffalo Bills]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/news/story?id=2982212 ESPN – Injured, 'disappointed' Shockley won't play this season – NFL<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
   
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After the Atlanta Falcons picked Matt Ryan with their third overall pick in the 2008 draft, first year coach Mike Smith made every position open for competition. In a tough battle, hometown favorite Shockley won the third string job over [[Joey Harrington]]. Subsequently, Harrington was released by the Falcons shortly after the announcement.
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After the Atlanta Falcons picked [[Matt Ryan (American football)|Matt Ryan]] with their third overall pick in the 2008 draft, first year coach [[Mike Smith (American football coach)|Mike Smith]] made every position open for competition. In a tough battle, hometown favorite Shockley won the third string job over [[Joey Harrington]]. Subsequently, Harrington was released by the Falcons shortly after the announcement.
   
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On September 5, 2009, Shockley was cut by the Falcons, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was released from the practice squad October 21 to make room on the roster for [[running back]] [[Antone Smith]]. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 1. After his contract expired following the season, Shockley was re-signed to a future contract on January 4, 2010. He was waived again on July 9.<ref>{{cite news |author=Florio, Mike |title=Falcons dump D.J. Shockley, again |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/09/falcons-dump-dj-shockley-again/ |work=[[Profootballtalk.com]] |date=July 9, 2010 |accessdate=2010-07-10}}</ref>
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On September 5, 2009, Shockley was cut by the Falcons, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was released from the practice squad October 21 to make room on the roster for [[running back]] [[Antone Smith]]. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 1. After his contract expired following the season, Shockley was re-signed to a future contract on January 4, 2010. He was waived again on July 9.<ref>{{cite news |author=Florio, Mike |title=Falcons dump D.J. Shockley, again |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/09/falcons-dump-dj-shockley-again/ |work=[[Profootballtalk.com]] |date=July 9, 2010 |accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref>
   
 
===Omaha Nighthawks===
  
===Omaha Nighthawks===
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Shockley didn't allow much time for downtime as a professional football player following his release from the Atlanta Falcons. He agreed to attend a minicamp with the Omaha Nighthawks of the [[United Football League (2009)|UFL]] on July 19, 2010. Shockley signed with the team on August 23 and became a backup quarterback playing behind former Philadelphia Eagles' [[Jeff Garcia]]. Omaha finished the season at 3-5, and Shockley completed 2-of-5 passes for 30 yards in limited playing time.
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Shockley did not allow much time for downtime as a professional football player following his release from the Atlanta Falcons. He agreed to attend a minicamp with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL on July 19, 2010. Shockley signed with the team on August 23 and became a backup quarterback playing behind former Philadelphia Eagles' [[Jeff Garcia]]. Omaha finished the season at 3–5, and Shockley completed 2-of-5 passes for 30 yards in limited playing time.
   
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During the next season, Omaha re-signed Shockley to the team on July 15, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4250759 |title=UFL Transactions |date=July 15, 2011 |work=OurSports Central |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref> The Nighthawks later released him during training camp on September 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.omaha.com/article/20110901/SPORTS/709019736/1142#former-osu-star-vows-to-work-for-nighthawks-qb-job |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825223930/http://www.omaha.com/article/20110901/SPORTS/709019736/1142#former-osu-star-vows-to-work-for-nighthawks-qb-job |dead-url=yes |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |title=Former OSU star vows to work for Nighthawks QB job |last=Pivovar |first=Steven |date=September 2, 2011 |work=[[Omaha World-Herald]] |accessdate=September 2, 2011 }}</ref>
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==Personal==
  
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Shockley currently resides in [[Riverdale, Georgia]] and is married to his high school sweetheart, Portia Phillips.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djshockley.com/ssp/bio |title= D.J. Shockley Biography|accessdate=2007-11-19|publisher= DJShockley.com |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071019142200/http://www.djshockley.com/ssp/bio <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-19}}</ref>
  
   
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On September 27, 2011 Shockley was re-signed by the Omaha Nighthawks due to their starter, [[Eric Crouch]], being placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dealsomaha.com/article/20110925/SPORTS/709259849|title= Nighthawks Add Five for 2nd game |author= Pivovar, Steven |date= September 25, 2011 |work= World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) |publisher= |accessdate=August 2, 2012}}</ref>
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Shockley's Omaha Nighthawks finished 2011 at 1–4 as their only win came on October 1 against [[Sacramento Mountain Lions|Sacramento]] in a close one, 33–30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omaha.com/section/NIGHTHAWKS|title=Nighthawks|author=|date=|work=Omaha.com|publisher=|accessdate=August 2, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130130172215/http://www.omaha.com/section/NIGHTHAWKS|archivedate=January 30, 2013}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 4 September 2019

D. J. Shockley
File:D.J. Shockley photo.jpg
No. 3     
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1983-03-23) March 23, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth: College Park, Georgia
Career information
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 223
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Atlanta Falcons ( 2006– 2010)
Career highlights and awards
* First-team All-SEC (2005)
Stats at NFL.com

Donald Eugene "D. J." Shockley (born March 23, 1983) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft where he served as a backup quarterback for four and a half years. He played college football at the University of Georgia. He is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

Early years

D.J. Shockley played football, basketball and ran track at North Clayton High School. His father, Donald Shockley Sr, was his team's head coach. As a senior, he threw for 1,861 yards and 11 touchdowns, as well as rushing for 864 yards and eight more touchdowns. Shockley became the starting quarterback by his sophomore season at North Clayton High School. He threw 28 touchdowns and for more than 3,200 yards his final two seasons while rushing for nearly 1,600 yards.[1] The native of College Park, Georgia was a highly recruited QB earning various national accolades: 2000 USA Today All-USA Second Team, Max Emfinger's Top 125 players (#1 Athletic quarterback), 2000 Parade Magazine All-America Team, SUPERPREP Elite 50 (SuperPrep's No. 1 ranked QB), The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, Top 50 in Georgia, Marvelous Metro Eleven, Class AAAA All-State Quarterback, and 2000 Georgia Sports Writers Association Class AAAA All-State Quarterback.[2] [3] In track & field, Shockley ran the 100 meters in 11.39 seconds, and cleared 6.73 meters in long jump.

Collegiate career

UGA's new incoming head coach in 2001, Mark Richt, made Shockley a priority recruit, and he is generally regarded as Richt's first official recruit at Georgia.

Richt ultimately chose redshirt freshman David Greene to be the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs in 2001, while Shockley was redshirted. Greene went on to set the NCAA record for wins as a starting quarterback in a career, but over the course of those four years, Shockley did see some playing time in a modified dual-quarterback system.

In 2002 as a redshirt freshman, playing in parts of 10 games, Shockley completed 32-of-52 passes (61.5%) for 415 yards with five touchdowns and a pass efficiency rating of 152.62. He rushed for 111 yards and two more touchdowns.[4] He also threw a 37-yard TD pass in the Nokia Sugar Bowl win over Florida State University as the Bulldogs wrapped up their first SEC Championship season in 20 years.[5]

One of Shockley's finest moments as a redshirt freshman came on October 26 of that year as he and Greene combined to throw for a school-record six touchdown passes in Georgia's comeback win over Kentucky, 52–24. The Wildcats, playing in their own stadium, had led 24–21 at the half. Shockley went 10-of-14 passing for 102 yards and two touchdowns as coach Richt rotated him into the game every third series during the contest.[6]

In 2003, Shockley injured his knee midway through the season and finished with 9-of-21 pass attempts for 88 yards and one touchdown. He added another 101 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown in six games.[7]

In 2004, Shockley completed 26-of-60 (43.3%) passes for 464 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. He had 24 rushes for 113 yards in 10 games.[8] Shockley earned an SEC Academic Honor Roll award in 2004 as a Speech Communications major. He is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

Following the Bulldogs' opening win against Boise State, Shockley was named Cingular All-America Player of the Week for his 374-yard, six touchdown effort (289 yards, 5 TDs passing; 85 yards, 1 TD rushing) against the Broncos.[9] He was also named Sporting News Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week, and nominated for USATODAY.com Player of the Week after the Boise State game. He was one of 11 Division I-A football players named to AFCA's National Good Works Team, which recognizes "players who have devoted themselves to exemplary community service." He was also chosen as a semi-finalist for the 2005 Draddy Trophy.[10]

In 2005, Shockley played in 12 of Georgia's 13 games, completing 173-of-310 (55.8%) passes for 2,588 yards and 24 touchdowns with five interceptions. He also gained 322 yards rushing in 78 attempts with four touchdowns. Shockley had a longest run of 40 yards and completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to tight end Martrez Milner for his longest pass play of the season—as both of these highlights occurred in the same game on September 3, 2005 against Boise State.[11]

In Georgia's seventh game of the season against Arkansas, Shockley had to leave early in the second quarter with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Because of his injury, he had to sit out Georgia's eighth game of the season against one of the school's most hated rivals, the University of Florida Gators, in the Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic. Redshirt junior Joe Tereshinski III was named the starter, and he finished the game completing 8-of-21 passes for 100 yards and an interception. Georgia lost the game, 14–10.[12]

Shockley returned for the ninth game of the season on November 12 against the Auburn Tigers, but despite playing very well, completing 20-of-36 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns and running eight times for another 40 yards, Georgia lost the game 31–30 on a last-second field goal to fall to 7–2 on the season.[13] After beating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 14–7, Georgia went on to play the LSU Tigers in the SEC Championship game. Shockley threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Georgia won the game, 34–14, to claim the 2005 SEC Championship title. Shockley was named the MVP of the SEC Championship game.

The University of Georgia's football season and Shockley's collegiate career ended with a 38–35 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Nokia Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2006. Despite the loss, Shockley had an excellent performance throwing for 277 yards (on 20 completions in 33 attempts) and three touchdowns while running for 71 yards on eight carries.[14]

Shockley won the FCA Bobby Bowden Football Player of the Year Award,[15] finished third in the voting for the Associated Press Player of the Year,[16] and led Georgia to a 10–3 record and the No. 10 ranking nationally by the AP College Football Poll during his senior year.

Statistics

Passing Rushing
YEAR Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2002 32 52 61.5 415 5 2 152.6 36 107 3.0 2
2003 9 21 42.9 88 1 1 84.2 16 101 6.3 1
2004 26 60 43.3 464 4 1 127.0 24 113 4.7 0
2005 173 310 55.8 2,588 24 5 148.3 78 322 4.1 4
Totals 240 443 54.2 3,555 34 9 142.8 154 643 4.2 7

Source:[17]

Professional career

Pre-draft measureables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 1 in 214 lb 4.57 s 1.58 s 2.67 s 4.17 s 7.07 s 37½ in 10 ft 1 in 19[18]

Atlanta Falcons

Even though many mock drafts projected him to be taken earlier, the 6-0⅞, 214-pound Shockley was drafted in the 7th round (223rd overall) by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was the first University of Georgia player selected by the Falcons since 1994.

On August 27, 2006, then Falcons head coach Jim Mora announced that Shockley had made the team as the 3rd string quarterback (over Bryan Randall) and would lead the scout team.

Shockley missed the entire 2007 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament and damage to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.[19]

After the Atlanta Falcons picked Matt Ryan with their third overall pick in the 2008 draft, first year coach Mike Smith made every position open for competition. In a tough battle, hometown favorite Shockley won the third string job over Joey Harrington. Subsequently, Harrington was released by the Falcons shortly after the announcement.

On September 5, 2009, Shockley was cut by the Falcons, but was signed to the practice squad on September 6. He was released from the practice squad October 21 to make room on the roster for running back Antone Smith. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 1. After his contract expired following the season, Shockley was re-signed to a future contract on January 4, 2010. He was waived again on July 9.[20]

Omaha Nighthawks

Shockley did not allow much time for downtime as a professional football player following his release from the Atlanta Falcons. He agreed to attend a minicamp with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL on July 19, 2010. Shockley signed with the team on August 23 and became a backup quarterback playing behind former Philadelphia Eagles' Jeff Garcia. Omaha finished the season at 3–5, and Shockley completed 2-of-5 passes for 30 yards in limited playing time.

During the next season, Omaha re-signed Shockley to the team on July 15, 2011.[21] The Nighthawks later released him during training camp on September 2, 2011.[22]

On September 27, 2011 Shockley was re-signed by the Omaha Nighthawks due to their starter, Eric Crouch, being placed on injured reserve.[23]

Shockley's Omaha Nighthawks finished 2011 at 1–4 as their only win came on October 1 against Sacramento in a close one, 33–30.[24]

Shockley is currently working as an SEC Network announcer.

Statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Att Yds Avg TD
2010 Omaha 2 5 40.0 30 6.0 0 1 1 3 3.0 0

Source:[25]

References

  1. ↑ Marc Weiszer (August 28, 2005). "The state of Shock". Athens Banner Herald (Athens, Georgia). http://onlineathens.com/stories/082805/dog_20050828018.shtml. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ Emfinger, Max (February 8, 2001). "College Football Recruiting". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/recruiting/top125.htm.
  3. ↑ "Nittany Lions finish strong". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recruiting/news/2001/03/07/watch_0308/.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Cumulative Season Statistics". GeorgiaDogs.com. January 17, 2007. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.htm. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Florida State vs Georgia". GeorgiaDogs.com. January 1, 2003. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/uga14.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Duncan, Chris (October 27, 2002). "No. 5 Georgia 52, Kentucky 24". Cincinnati.com. http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/10/27/spt_wwwsptfbcuk27.html. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Football Stats – Georgia Bulldogs 2003". UGASports.com. January 2004. http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2003. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Football Stats – Georgia Bulldogs 2004". UGASports.com. January 2005. http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2004. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Boise State vs Georgia". GeorgiaDogs.com. September 3, 2005. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug01.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shockley Is Semifinalist For Draddy Award". Scout.com. October 10, 2005. http://georgia.scout.com/2/450494.html. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
  11. ↑ "Football Stats – Georgia Bulldogs 2005". UGASports.com. January 2006. http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2005. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Georgia vs Florida". GeorgiaDogs.com. October 29, 2005. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug08.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Auburn vs Georgia". GeorgiaDogs.com. November 12, 2005. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug09.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ "West Virginia vs Georgia". GeorgiaDogs.com. January 2, 2006. http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/ug13.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ "2008 FCA Award Winners". Fellowship of Christian Athletes Network. http://www.fca.org/vsItemDisplay.lsp?method=display&objectid=47A96CFF-E04A-41DE-B240C976860792F6. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  16. ↑ Russo, Ralph D. (December 19, 2005). "Thrilling Bush is AP player of the year". AP. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=1422134&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312. Retrieved August 7, 2006.
  17. ↑ "DJ Shockley". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/9809/type/college/dj-shockley. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160902201337/http://wonderlictestsample.com/nfl-wonderlic-scores/. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  19. ↑ ESPN – Injured, 'disappointed' Shockley won't play this season – NFL
  20. ↑ Florio, Mike (July 9, 2010). "Falcons dump D.J. Shockley, again". Profootballtalk.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/09/falcons-dump-dj-shockley-again/. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
  21. ↑ "UFL Transactions". OurSports Central. July 15, 2011. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4250759. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  22. ↑ Pivovar, Steven (September 2, 2011). "Former OSU star vows to work for Nighthawks QB job". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20110901/SPORTS/709019736/1142#former-osu-star-vows-to-work-for-nighthawks-qb-job. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  23. ↑ Pivovar, Steven (September 25, 2011). "Nighthawks Add Five for 2nd game". World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska). http://dealsomaha.com/article/20110925/SPORTS/709259849. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Nighthawks". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. https://archive.is/20130130172215/http://www.omaha.com/section/NIGHTHAWKS. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  25. ↑ "D.J. Shockley". totalfootballstats.com. http://www.totalfootballstats.com/PlayerQB.asp?id=1211374. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

Additional sources

• Athlon Sports – 2001 Southeastern College Football Edition (magazine)

External links

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