Christian Ponder
Ponder with the Minnesota Vikings in 2012
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| No. 15 San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | February 25, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Colleyville (TX) Heritage | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
| Percentage: | 59.8% |
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| Passing yards: | 6,658 |
| TD–INT: | 38–36 |
| Passer rating: | 75.9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Christian Andrew Ponder (born February 25, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and started the majority of games for them from 2011 to 2013. He played college football at Florida State University and was the Seminoles starting quarterback from 2008 to 2010.
Ponder was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Grapevine, Texas. His father, David Ponder, played college football for Florida State as a defensive lineman from 1980 to 1983, and thus Christian Ponder is one of several father-son duos who have both played for Bobby Bowden, who coached the Seminoles until the end of the 2009 season. Christian Ponder attended Colleyville Heritage High School, where he played football. In 2004, he was the starting quarterback and threw for 1,500 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior, he passed for 1,214 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 911 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Dallas Morning News named him to their all-district first team.Scout.com named him the 20th-ranked quarterback prospect, while Rivals.com rated him the 14th-ranked pro-style quarterback and the 50th-ranked college prospect from Texas. He received scholarship offers from Baylor, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, North Carolina, and Texas Christian.
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