Big Ten Conference Quarterback Ratings

Heads into the spring as the Buckeyes' No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart ... a three-year veteran ... was behind Troy Smith and backup Justin Zwick the last three years but is very talented in his own right and has been more than capable of stepping into the lineup and directing the team if. . . more

2006: Was named Rivals.com's Freshman of the Week after win over Michigan State ... Was 13-for-29 for 171 yards with a TD, an INT and 53 yards on 19 carries at Wisconsin ... Went 13-for-33 for 156 yards with two INTs at Penn State ... Threw for two touchdowns against Ohio, going 16-for-34 for 186. . . more

As a junior at Penn Hills HS, Anthony Morelli completed 78 passes over 148 attempts (53% completion percentage) for 1,880 yards and 21 touchdowns, while throwing only 9 interceptions. He averaged greater than 24 yards per completion. As a senior, Morelli was 96/184 for 1,649 yards, 15 TD passes and. . . more

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Curtis Painter (born June 24, 1985) is the starting quarterback for the Purdue Boilermakers football team. High School Years Curtis Painter attended Lincoln High School in Vincennes, Indiana, where he was ranked as the number 21 pro-style quarterback in nation. coached by Mike Hidde. Curtis also. . . more

Is in his third year at Ohio State and enters the spring listed at No. 2 at quarterback on the depth chart ... wore No. 16 his first two years, switching to No. 11 after the 2006 campaign ... big, strong, smart, fiery and undeniably talented ... redshirted in 2005 and usually played the role of the. . . more

2004 SEASON: Redshirted . . . earned Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors twice in 2004 (vs. Iowa and Penn State) . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Participated in the 2004 Ohio All-Star Classic and the July 24 Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game . . . PrepStar All-American . . .. . . more

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Joe Paterno has coached and gotten to know hundreds of young men who have played football for Penn State during his 56 years as a member of the staff. He already has coached numerous sons of Nittany Lions who played for him during his 40 years as head coach. However, the 2005 season brought about. . . more

Prep: Quarterback and safety for head coach Bret Pearce at Milton Union High School ... as a junior and senior, earned first team Division IV All-State, all-district and All-SWBL honors ... named the District III-IV Offensive Player of the Year by the Dayton Daily News and the SWBL Offensive Player. . . more

2008: Signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Eskimos in April. 2007: In 2007 as a senior, Donovan started all 13 games for the University of Wisconsin Badgers, including the Outback Bowl against Tennessee. He finished the year with 193 completions on 333 attempts for 2607 passing yards and 17. . . more

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Heads into the spring as one of three quarterbacks battling to take over for Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith ... has a quiet demeanor and is a natural leader ... considered one of the top multi-threat quarterback prospects in the nation coming out of high school. 2006 (Redshirt): Spent the season. . . more

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2006: Redshirted • scholar-athlete award winner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Mounds View High School • high school coach was Jim Galvin • three-time all-state performer and all-conference selection • was a 2005 Star Tribune and KARE-11 All-Metro selection • named the conference. . . more

CAREER NOTES: Has appeared in nine games during his career with one start • has completed 11 of 34 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown • also has seven rushing attempts for 29 yards and one touchdown. 2006 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Appeared in three games • had two rushing attempts for 10. . . more

2006 (Freshman): Completed one of the best freshman seasons in Indiana football history, racking up 2,221 yards passing and 19 total touchdowns ... named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and was named a Freshman All-American by both the Sporting News and Rivals.com ... became the first Hoosier. . . more

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of J.K. Mullen High School (Colo.) • high school coach was Dave Logan • four-star recruit ranked as the 24th-best quarterback in the nation and the third-ranked overall player in Colorado by Scout • three-star recruit ranked as the 17th-best pro-style. . . more

High School: Pigskin All-Metro ... Honorable-mention All-Metro by the Washington Post ... PrepStar All-Atlantic Region ... First-team DCIAA East All-League ... Finished the season with 2,890 yards passing and 22 touchdowns ... Also ran for 770 yards and five touchdowns ... Had two 300-plus yard. . . more

2006: Academic All-Big Ten ... Entered preseason camp as one of three quarterbacks vying for the starting job ... An injury to his leg (stress fracture) during the preseason slowed his progress ... Medically cleared on Sept. 25 ... Made season's first appearance late in the game against Purdue:. . . more

2006: Played in two games, but did not letter ... saw first career action in fourth quarter of game at Indiana on Sept. 30 ... also played late in Buffalo game on Nov. 18 2005: Redshirted High School: One of top 15 quarterbacks in the nation and the No. 4 player in Indiana according to Rivals.com. . . more

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2006: Transferred to Wisconsin from Kansas State prior to '06 campaign ... sat out all season as mandated by NCAA rules and has two years of eligibility remaining starting in 2007 ... named UW’s offensive scout team player of the week for San Diego State game 2005: Played in nine games with six. . . more

The 2005 season was a productive year of learning for quarterback Paul Cianciolo. He had the opportunity to work with and observe Michael Robinson, the Big Ten Silver Football recipient as the conference MVP. The redshirt sophomore has a promising future and will look to challenge Anthony Morelli. . . more

Freshman (2006)... did not see game action. Prep... attended Statesboro High School (2006) coached by Steve Pennington ... tallied a career record of 40-4-1, while leading Statesboro to three straight Class AAAA state-championship games, winning once ... three-year starter at quarterback ... posted. . . more

2006: Redshirted High School: Ranked among top 70 quarterbacks in the nation according to Scout.com … PrepStar all-region choice … 2005 all-state and academic all-state selection … two-time all-conference and two-time academic all-conference choice … ranked among top four QBs in Chicago. . . more

2006: Redshirted the 2006 season. Prep: Quarterback at Bloomington South High School under head coach Drew Wood and accounted for 2,359 yards and 27 touchdowns during his senior season to earn Associated Press, Indiana High School Coaches Association and Herald-Times first team all-state laurels. . . more

2006: Did not see action ... Named team's offensive practice player of the week vs. Eastern Michigan. High School: Ranked 48th nationally among all quarterbacks by SuperPrep and 26th nationally among dual-threat quarterbacks by Rivals.com ... Two-time all-district selection ... As a senior,. . . more

2005: Member of UI squad. 2004: Redshirted the 2004 season. High School: Passed for 3,185 yards and 38 touchdowns and rushed for seven touchdowns during his senior season ... Set a school record when he threw for 428 yards in a single game against the Mercedes Tigers ... Holds the Brownsville Sams. . . more

Prep: Quarterback for head coach Joey Sanchez at Barrington High School ... top-rated quarterback in the state of Illinois by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... ended the 2006 season passing for 1,810 yards and 20 touchdowns ... led conference in passing yardage, completion percentage and touchdowns .... . . more

High School: Rivals.com All-Region, SuperPrep All-Northeast and Velocity/PrepStar All-Region honoree ... Ranked 33rd among all players (third among quarterbacks) in Rivals.com Pennsylvania player ranking and 54th among all players in SuperPrep Pennsylvania player ranking ... Ranked 22nd-best. . . more

2006 (Sophomore): Did not see game action. 2005 (Freshman): Did not see game action. Prep: A four-year letterwinner in football and a three-year letterwinner in basketball and baseball ... threw for 1,843 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior to earn team MVP and first team all-area and. . . more

2006 • Sophomore Season: Played in one game as the No. 3 quarterback, taking 12 snaps against Temple (9/16) • scholar-athlete award winner. 2005 • Freshman Season: Saw action in three games as the No. 3 quarterback • played a season-high seven snaps against Florida Atlantic (9/17). 2004:. . . more

2007 - - Listed as co-second team quarterback following spring practice. 2006 - - Redshirted. High school honors - - 2005 Ohio Division III Offensive Player of the Year . . . also named Offensive Player of the Year by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Lake County News Herald and Cleveland Touchdown. . . more

Hawk-Item - - One of three Iowa recruits who took part in the NFL's "Play It Smart" program as a prep. 2007 - - Listed as co-second team quarterback following spring practice. 2006 - - Redshirted. High school honors - - Second team all-state and first team all-conference as a senior . . . Career -. . . more

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Ranked among top 80 quarterbacks in the nation by Scouts, Inc. … rated among top 80 players in the Midwest by SuperPrep … an All-Midwest Region selection by PrepStar … rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s No. 32 “pro style” QB and the No. 20 player in Michigan … earned first-team. . . more

2006: Appeared in three games as reserve ... completed 6 of 10 passes for 72 yards with one touchdown and one interception ... completed 4 of 5 passes for 50 yards and a touchdown vs. Indiana State on Sept. 2 ... also played at Iowa on Oct. 7 and at Northwestern on Oct. 14. 2005: Did not play. High. . . more

Honorable mention all-state selection in 2006 … named to Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) All-Star Game … WFCA first-team all-region choice … two-time, first-team all-conference selection … two-time team captain and MVP … completed 64-109 passes for 1,291 yards and 18 TDs as. . . more

2006 • Junior Season: Did not play • scholar-athlete award winner. 2005 • Sophomore Season: Joined the team during the spring season as a walk-on • did not play • scholar-athlete award winner. 2003-2004: Did not compete. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School (Minn.). . . more

Sophomore (2006)... earned first varsity letter ... played quarterback in six games ... completed 3-of-3 passing for 30 yards ... took first career snaps in season opener against Vanderbilt (Sept. 2) ... completed both pass attempts for 21 yards vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 9) ... first career. . . more

High school honors - - First team all-state as a senior . . . two-time second team all-conference . . . Suburban Journal Athlete of the Year . . . second team all-state as a junior . . . earned honorable mention all-conference laurels as a sophomore . . . Career - - career totals include 196-375. . . more

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AS A FRESHMAN: Made his only appearance of the 2004 season in the home finale vs. Wisconsin . . . 2003 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year letterman for Coach Keith Froelich at Okemos (Mich.) High School . . . saw action at quarterback and outside linebacker . . .. . . more

One of three sophomores named to 2007 Leadership Group . . . only redshirt freshman selected to 2006 Leadership Group . . . one of seven Iowa recruits to participate in 2005 Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, TX. 2007 - - Listed as first team quarterback following spring practice. 2006 - -. . . more

2006: Started first four games at quarterback ... Sat out the Penn State, Wisconsin and Purdue games with an injured hamstring ... Made a solid debut at Miami (Ohio), completing 13-of-17 passes (.765) for 106 yards and 1 TD ... Also led all players with 89 rushing yards (5.2 ypc) on 17 carries .... . . more

2007 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice. 2006 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice . . . did not see any game action. Junior college - - played one season at Snow, UT Community College . . . junior college coach was Jeff Kilts. High school honors - - Earned. . . more

2006: Did not play. High School: Three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... ranked as No. 20 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals ... district Most Valuable Player as senior after completing 121 of 262 passes (46.2 percent) for 2,072 yards and 19 touchdowns with just three interceptions .... . . more

2005: 2005: Member of UI squad. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner in both basketball and football... Set school record in passing yards and passing touchdowns... Member of state championship team in 2003... Champaign News-Gazette All-state selection in 2003... Chicago Tribune. . . more

2006: Did not play after joining team as a walkon. High School: Honorable mention all-league after completing 67 of 117 passing attempts (57.3 percent) for 1,028 yards and eight touchdowns as senior ... member of Southwestern Buckeye League championship team ... coaches were Kevin Bassinger and. . . more