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| No. 11 BC Lions | |
| Quarterback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: August 2, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Evansville, Indiana | |
| High School: Harrison High School | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Purdue | |
| Undrafted in 2010 | |
| Debuted in 2010 for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
| Career history | |
* Philadelphia Eagles* ( 2010)
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
* 2009 Purdue Captain
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| Career CFL statistics as of 2012 | |
| Completions | 215 |
| Attempts | 371 |
| Yards | 2,623 |
| Touchdowns | 7 |
| Interceptions | 15 |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Joseph Preston Elliott (born August 2, 1986) is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He most recently played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Purdue.
Early years
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Elliott QB |
Evansville, Indiana | Harrison High School | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.63 | Jul 2, 2004 |
Scout: Rivals:
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 21 (QB) Rivals: 18 (QB), 5 (IN) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Elliott committed to Purdue University on July 2, 2004.[1] Elliott also received FBS scholarship offers from Indiana and Washington State.[2]
College career
Elliott played college football at Purdue. He was named co-captain for the 2009 season.[3]
Statistics
Elliott's statistics are as follows:[4]
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | Purdue | 3 | 133.5 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Purdue | 4 | 111.1 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Purdue | 3 | 98.7 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Purdue | 12 | 131.1 | 433 | 267 | 61.7 | 3,026 | 22 | 13 | 87 | 268 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 22 | 129.2 | 482 | 294 | 61.0 | 3,326 | 24 | 15 | 99 | 295 | 5 | |||
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Elliott was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2010.[5] He was waived on June 10.[6]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Elliott was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 20, 2010. On October 23, 2010, Elliott saw his first game action after both the starting and second string quarterbacks were knocked out the game due to injury. He started the last two games of the season for the Blue Bombers, both losses.
He began the 2011 season as the second string quarterback, but suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the season.
In August 2012, Elliot was named the Blue Bombers starting quarterback. In his first start on Aug. 16, the Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats by a score of 32-25. He completed 33 of 43 passes for 406 yards and a touchdown, becoming the first Blue Bomber quarterback to throw for over 400 yards since 2009, and was named the CFL’s Offensive Player of the Week twice.[7]
Elliott was released by the Blue Bombers on March 26, 2013.[8]
BC Lions
On May 24, 2013, Elliott was signed by the BC Lions for their backup quarterback role.[9]
Statistics
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Games | Started | Att | Comp | Pct | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Fumb | ||
| 2010 | WPG | 13 | 2 | 73 | 35 | 47.9 | 435 | 2 | 3 | 58.9 | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | WPG | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 68.5 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | WPG | 17 | 7 | 280 | 170 | 60.7 | 2101 | 5 | 12 | 72.1 | 19 | 134 | 7.1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CFL totals | 33 | 9 | 371 | 215 | 58.0 | 2623 | 7 | 15 | 69.3 | 30 | 208 | 6.9 | 30 | 1 | 1 | |||
References
- ↑ "Joey Elliott". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Joey-Elliott-28350. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Joey Elliott". Scout.com. Scout. http://wisconsin.scout.com/a.z?s=193&p=8&c=1&nid=4856525. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Elliott, Zwilling named Purdue captains". Evansville Courier & Press. April 19, 2009. http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/apr/19/elliott-zwilling-named-purdue-captains/. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "Joey Elliott Statistics". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/joey-elliott-1.html. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ Grotz, Bob (April 26, 2010). "Eagles sign 11 undrafted players". The Trentonian. http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/04/26/sports/doc4bd63abca4703764805177.txt. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ↑ McPherson, Chris (June 10, 2010). "Eagles Sign LB Clayton; Marlin Jackson To IR". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=21205. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ↑ http://www.bluebombers.com/article/elliott-and-hall-rewarded-with-player-of-the-week-nods
- ↑ Bombers release QB Elliott, Canadian safety Logan
- ↑ Lowell Ullrich (May 24, 2013). "Leos land Elliott for backup QB role". www2.canada.com. Postmedia Network Inc.. http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=33159b3f-fe44-464b-a697-9a23f3a2990d. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Curtis Painter |
Purdue Boilermakers Starting Quarterbacks 2009 |
Succeeded by Robert Marve |
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