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6/9/2009, 08:23 PM
Here's an interesting look at where Sam Bradford stands on the NCAA career td pass record list
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-10-49/Bradford-could-smash-career-TD-pass-mark-with-two-more-years.html
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
BRADFORD COULD SMASH CAREER TD PASS MARK WITH TWO MORE YEARS
Top-24 in NCAA career TD passes
Player TD passes
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 134
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 131
Ty Detmer, BYU 121
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 117
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 115
Danny Wuerffel, Florida 114
Chase Daniel, Missouri 101
Chad Pennington, Marshall 100
Chase Clement, Rice 99
Matt Leinart, USC 99
Kliff Klingsbury, Texas Tech 95
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 95
Phillip Rivers, NC State 95
David Klinger, Houston 91
Byron Leftwich, Marshall 89
Peyton Manning, Tennessee 89
Chris Leak, Florida 88
Jordan Palmer, UTEP 88
Chad Henne, Michigan 87
Troy Kopp, Pacific 87
Tim Lester, Western Michigan 87
Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 87
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 86
Ken Dorsey, Miami 86
Source: ESPN.com research.
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford's passing statistics over his first two seasons have been staggering. And he might be able to do something unfathomable with continued success next season.
Bradford enters the 2009 season with 86 career touchdown passes, a number that ties him for 23rd place on the career NCAA list for touchdown passes with Ken Dorsey of Miami.
Those numbers are even more amazing considering that Bradford produced them in only his first two seasons in college.
Bradford is averaging 43 touchdown passes per season and 3.07 touchdown passes per game.
If he continues at that pace in 2009, he would have 129 career touchdowns at the end of the season, which would place him in third place on the NCAA's career list, trailing only Texas Tech's Graham Harrell (134 touchdown passes) and Hawaii's Colt Brennan (131 touchdown passes). Both of those quarterbacks had the benefit of starting three years for their team at quarterback. And Harrell actually played some in his freshman season, tossing 55 passes and three touchdowns passes in relief of starter Cody Hodges.
But if Bradford duplicated his 50 touchdown passes from last season, he could potentially break Harrell's record in only three seasons as a starter.
Many observers were surprised that Bradford returned for his junior season in 2009 rather than declaring for the NFL draft. And most would be shocked to see him to return for his senior season in 2010.
But if he did, he could potentially obliterate the NCAA record books. If he maintained his current pace, Bradford would end up with a staggering 172 career TD passes. It would be 38 ahead of the current record and would be the kind of statistical domination that Wilt Chamberlain used to produce in the NBA record books.
Only Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson and Coach Bob Stoops might be dreaming of those numbers. But perhaps the chance to produce that kind of statistical legacy might make Bradford stun the pundits again by choosing to come back for his senior season.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-10-49/Bradford-could-smash-career-TD-pass-mark-with-two-more-years.html
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
BRADFORD COULD SMASH CAREER TD PASS MARK WITH TWO MORE YEARS
Top-24 in NCAA career TD passes
Player TD passes
Graham Harrell, Texas Tech 134
Colt Brennan, Hawaii 131
Ty Detmer, BYU 121
Timmy Chang, Hawaii 117
Tim Rattay, Louisiana Tech 115
Danny Wuerffel, Florida 114
Chase Daniel, Missouri 101
Chad Pennington, Marshall 100
Chase Clement, Rice 99
Matt Leinart, USC 99
Kliff Klingsbury, Texas Tech 95
Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 95
Phillip Rivers, NC State 95
David Klinger, Houston 91
Byron Leftwich, Marshall 89
Peyton Manning, Tennessee 89
Chris Leak, Florida 88
Jordan Palmer, UTEP 88
Chad Henne, Michigan 87
Troy Kopp, Pacific 87
Tim Lester, Western Michigan 87
Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech 87
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma 86
Ken Dorsey, Miami 86
Source: ESPN.com research.
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford's passing statistics over his first two seasons have been staggering. And he might be able to do something unfathomable with continued success next season.
Bradford enters the 2009 season with 86 career touchdown passes, a number that ties him for 23rd place on the career NCAA list for touchdown passes with Ken Dorsey of Miami.
Those numbers are even more amazing considering that Bradford produced them in only his first two seasons in college.
Bradford is averaging 43 touchdown passes per season and 3.07 touchdown passes per game.
If he continues at that pace in 2009, he would have 129 career touchdowns at the end of the season, which would place him in third place on the NCAA's career list, trailing only Texas Tech's Graham Harrell (134 touchdown passes) and Hawaii's Colt Brennan (131 touchdown passes). Both of those quarterbacks had the benefit of starting three years for their team at quarterback. And Harrell actually played some in his freshman season, tossing 55 passes and three touchdowns passes in relief of starter Cody Hodges.
But if Bradford duplicated his 50 touchdown passes from last season, he could potentially break Harrell's record in only three seasons as a starter.
Many observers were surprised that Bradford returned for his junior season in 2009 rather than declaring for the NFL draft. And most would be shocked to see him to return for his senior season in 2010.
But if he did, he could potentially obliterate the NCAA record books. If he maintained his current pace, Bradford would end up with a staggering 172 career TD passes. It would be 38 ahead of the current record and would be the kind of statistical domination that Wilt Chamberlain used to produce in the NBA record books.
Only Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson and Coach Bob Stoops might be dreaming of those numbers. But perhaps the chance to produce that kind of statistical legacy might make Bradford stun the pundits again by choosing to come back for his senior season.