Whitehurst with the Tennessee Titans in 2014
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | August 6, 1982 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Green Bay, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Alpharetta (GA) Chattahoochee | ||||||||||||
College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81 | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Passing completions: | 219 |
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Passing attempts: | 396 |
Passing yards: | 2,463 |
TD–INT: | 11–8 |
QB rating: | 74.7 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Charles David Whitehurst, Jr. (born August 6, 1982), nicknamed "Clipboard Jesus", is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Clemson, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (81st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Whitehurst also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns.
Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Whitehurst attended Chattahoochee High School in what is now Johns Creek, Georgia and was a three-year letterman in football and a four-year letterman in baseball.
While playing college football at Clemson, Whitehurst became the first quarterback to go 4-0 in the rivalry between Clemson and the University of South Carolina, including a 63-17 rout of the Gamecocks in Columbia on November 22, 2003.
The following year he was used as a multiple weapon by Tommy Bowden and the Tigers offense. In addition to passing for 2,067 yards, seven touchdowns and 17 interceptions, he had one punt for 25 yards and also had a two-yard reception. Whitehurst graduated from Clemson in December 2004 with a bachelor's degree in marketing and began graduate school by the start of his senior season in 2005. Whitehurst left Clemson with 9,665 passing yards, 49 touchdowns and 46 interceptions and a 124.2 quarterback rating. On the ground, he gained 98 yards on 266 attempts and 10 touchdowns.
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Whitehurst was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (81st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played in two regular season games as the third-stringer to Billy Volek and starter Philip Rivers.