Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick

Kaepernick with the 49ers in 2012
No. 7 San Francisco 49ers
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1987-11-03) November 3, 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Turlock (CA) Pitman
College:	Nevada
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2011–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2010)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Passing completions: 1,011 Passing attempts: 1,692 Percentage: 59.8 TD–Int: 72–30 Passing yards: 12,271 Rushing yards: 2,300 Player stats at NFL.com

Colin Rand Kaepernick (/ˈkæpərnɪk/ KAP-er-nick; born November 3, 1987) is a professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiate football at the University of Nevada where he twice was named the Western Athletic Offensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl. Kaepernick was selected by the 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Beginning his professional career as a backup to Alex Smith, Kaepernick became the 49ers' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith suffered a concussion. He remained the team's starting quarterback for the rest of the season and went on to lead the 49ers to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1994 before losing to the Baltimore Ravens. The next season, in his first full season as a starter, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the NFC Championship before the team lost to the Seattle Seahawks. In the following seasons, Kaepernick lost and won back his starting quarterback job as the 49ers missed the playoffs for three years consecutively.