Tommy Grady

Tommy Grady

No. 4
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-03-18) March 18, 1985
Place of birth: Huntington Beach, California
Career information
College: Utah
Undrafted in 2008
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Miami Dolphins ( 2009)* Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz (2009–2010) Utah Blaze (2011–2013) Pittsburgh Power (2014) Jacksonville Sharks (2015–2017) Washington Valor (2017)* Albany Empire (2018–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
* ArenaBowl champion (XXXII) ArenaBowl XXXII MVP (2019) 2× First-Team All-Arena (2012, 2018) 2× AFL MVP (2012, 2018) 2× AFL Offensive Player of the Year (2012, 2018) 2× AFL passing yards leader (2012, 2016) AFL passing touchdown leader (2012) AFL record 142 touchdown passes, season (2012) AFL record 5,870 passing yards, season (2012) AFL record 507 passing completions, season (2012) AFL record 743 passing attempts, season (2012) AFL record 12 touchdown passes, game (2012) NAL champion (2017)
Comp. / Att.	2,793 / 4,356
Passing yards	32,008
TD–INT	701–113
QB rating	114.91
Rushing TDs	15
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Thomas Grady (born March 18, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL).

After a standout high school career at Edison High School, Grady signed with the University of Oklahoma to continue his football career. After a lack of playing time for two years, Grady transferred to the University of Utah. While at Utah, Grady saw limited action again, making only three starts in his career.

After being passed on in the 2008 NFL Draft, Grady signed with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgs of af2 in 2009. When the Yard Dawgs transitioned into the Arena Football League, Grady was re-signed and led the Yard Dawgs to a 6–10 record. In 2011, Grady signed with the Utah Blaze, where he threw for 107 touchdowns while leading the Blaze to a 9–9 record, just missing the playoffs. After re-signing for the 2012 season, Grady posted the greatest single season for a quarterback in AFL history. He set single season records for touchdown passes (142) and passing yards (5,863), while also tying a single game record with 12 touchdown passes against the Cleveland Gladiators. He re-signed with the Blaze in 2013 to a three-year maximum contract.

Early life

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Tommy Grady QB	Huntington Beach, California	Edison High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.9	Jul 8, 2003
	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 (QB)   Rivals: 3 (QB), 9 (CA) 70 National
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oklahoma Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2003/alabama-oklahoma. Retrieved November 5, 2012. "2003 Oklahoma Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=146&p=9&c=8&yr=2003. Retrieved November 5, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=146&p=9&c=14&yr=2003. Retrieved November 5, 2012. "2003 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2003. Retrieved November 5, 2012.

On July 8, 2003, Grady committed to Oklahoma. Grady chose Oklahoma over offers from Florida State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC and Washington.

College career

Oklahoma

Grady began his college career at the University of Oklahoma, He redshirted in 2003, and watched from the sidelines as starter Jason White won the Heisman Trophy. As White's backup in 2004, Grady completed 12 of 14 passes for 63 yards and one touchdown.

Utah

Grady transferred to the University of Utah in 2005. He saw limited action as a junior in 2006, completing 7 of 14 passes for 102 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. He entered his senior season as a backup, but took over as quarterback when starter Brian Johnson suffered an injury early in the year. Grady played in nine games, including six starts (4-2 record). He finished the season with 58 completions in 115 attempts, for a total of 681 yards, with four touchdowns and three interceptions. The highlight of the year for Grady was leading the Utes to a 44-6 rout over #11 ranked UCLA.

College career statistics

NCAA collegiate career statistics
Oklahoma Sooners
Season	Passing							Rushing
	Comp	Att	Yards	Pct.	TD	Int	QB Rating	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
2004	12	14	63	85.7	1	0	147.1	1	9	9.0	0
Utah Utes
2006	7	14	102	50.0	1	3	91.9	3	0	0.0	0
2007	58	115	681	50.4	4	3	106.4	12	-28	-2.3	0
NCAA career totals	77	143	846	53.8	6	6	109.0	16	-19	-1.2	0

Professional career

Grady was rated the 35th best quarterback in the 2008 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

Pre-draft measureables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 7 in	244 lb						27 in	8 ft 5 in

Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz

In 2009, after training camp with the NFL Dolphins, Grady played for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz of af2. In 2010, Grady was re-signed by the Yard Dawgz. He was the starter for the Yard Dawgz in its only season in Arena Football League. He led the team to a 6–10 record.

Utah Blaze

In 2011, Grady signed with the Utah Blaze. In the 2011 season, he led the Blaze to a 9–9 record, and threw for over 100 touchdowns.

He re-signed with the Blaze for the 2012 season. Grady led the Blaze to a 12–6 record, with a playoff berth. During the season, Grady set a single-season record for touchdown passes with 142, breaking the previous mark of 117 set by Chris Greisen. Grady's play during the season landed him the Arena Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award. Grady also broke Greisen's record of passing yards in a single season, with 5,870. During a July 13 game against the Cleveland Gladiators, Grady threw 12 touchdown passes, tying an AFL single-game record.

Grady re-signed with the Blaze on November 1, 2012 to a three-year maximum.

Pittsburgh Power

Grady was assigned to the Pittsburgh Power on September 6, 2013 after he was selected in the dispersal draft of the Chicago Rush and Blaze players. The Power folded after the 2014 season.

Jacksonville Sharks

On January 20, 2015, Grady was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks.

On October 14, 2016, Grady was assigned to the Washington Valor during the dispersal draft after Jacksonville chose to leave the Arena Football League. However, Grady elected to remain with the Sharks in the newly-created National Arena League.

On November 29, 2016, it was announced that Grady had signed with the Sharks for the 2017 season. He suffered a season-ending foot injury on April 24, 2017, against the Monterrey Steel. Grady played in 5 games for the Sharks in 2017, completing 71 of 113 passes for 1,060 yards, 23 touchdowns and 1 interception. On August 14, 2017, Grady signed with the Sharks for the 2018 season.

Albany Empire

On April 2, 2018, Grady was assigned to the Albany Empire.

AFL statistics

Year	Team	Passing							Rushing
		Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	TD
2010	Oklahoma City	363	597	60.8	4,307	81	17	104.87	23	-28	1
2011	Utah	382	580	65.9	4,365	107	11	120.01	30	44	5
2012	Utah	507	743	68.2	5,870	142	21	119.67	38	62	7
2013	Utah	310	541	57.3	3,570	67	28	86.73	17	32	1
2014	Pittsburgh	429	710	60.4	4,717	115	17	109.72	17	30	1
2015	Jacksonville	402	598	67.2	4,684	95	12	121.96	7	-17	0
2016	Jacksonville	400	587	68.1	4,495	94	7	125.39	3	10	0
2018	Albany	228	341	66.9	2,957	81	6	126.19	9	-12	0
Career		3,021	4,697	64.3	34,965	782	119	115.73	144	121	15

Stats from ArenaFan:

External links

• Utah bio
• Utah Blaze bio

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