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399:Ohio State
363:candidate
359:. Against
341:field goal
126:Undrafted:
56:1997-12-06
1481:Lee Saltz
839:Hand span
353:touchdown
35:Position:
30:No. 15, 9
959: in
916: in
898: in
425:Rushing
422:Passing
379:COVID-19
357:Maryland
355:against
326:redshirt
110:College:
1337:July 3,
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1009:of the
990:in the
986:of the
954:⁄
911:⁄
893:⁄
416:Season
371:27–56.
361:Heisman
307:of the
81:Weight:
73:Height:
1046:Temple
942:7.51 s
937:4.57 s
932:2.79 s
927:1.76 s
922:4.95 s
833:Weight
830:Height
770:Career
433:Record
419:Games
330:Temple
320:Temple
297:Temple
168:
121:(2021)
114:Temple
68:, U.S.
801:127.4
789:6,335
777:16−10
750:117.9
693:135.3
643:126.9
628:2,861
576:125.1
560:2,563
463:Yards
445:Yards
267:176.7
256:1,963
50:Born:
1365:2023
1339:2023
1313:2023
1287:2023
1262:2023
1255:KSAT
1236:2023
1210:2023
1185:2023
1157:2023
1132:2023
1105:2023
1079:2023
1053:2023
786:59.8
734:77.8
717:2021
677:68.1
661:2020
652:-1.8
624:58.7
600:2019
557:57.4
541:2018
492:2017
480:2016
457:Rate
436:Comp
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299:and
295:for
248:44–9
233:63.0
192:2023
158:2023
148:2023
130:2022
988:XFL
810:0.4
804:103
792:6.4
783:908
780:543
760:3.3
741:4.8
724:0–0
703:1.4
683:6.4
680:868
674:135
668:1–2
649:-64
632:6.8
620:419
615:246
610:8–5
589:1.5
564:7.4
554:345
551:198
548:7–3
532:0.0
523:0.0
514:0.0
508:0.0
499:0–0
485:DNP
469:TD
466:Avg
460:Att
454:Int
448:Avg
442:Pct
439:Att
345:UCF
309:XFL
243:INT
225:162
217:257
188:IFL
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