Cody Kessler
Kessler in 2016
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| No. 6 Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 11, 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bakersfield, California | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Bakersfield (CA) Centennial | ||||||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Passing completions: | 128 |
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| Passing attempts: | 195 |
| Passing yards: | 1,380 |
| TD–INT: | 6–2 |
| Passer rating: | 92.3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Cody David Kessler (born May 11, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the Browns in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Kessler attended Centennial High School in Bakersfield, California. As a senior, he threw for 2,831 yards and 36 touchdowns. He was the California Gatorade Football Player of the Year. He was ranked as the second best pro-style quarterback recruit by Rivals.com. He was teammates with Jared Norris at Centennial High.
Kessler was redshirted in 2011. In 2012 he was a backup to Matt Barkley. He completed two passes for nine yards.
In 2013, he competed with Max Wittek for the starting quarterback job. He ended up winning the job from Wittek. His first pass touchdown came in the season opener against Hawaii to Nelson Agholor for 19-yards on August 29, 2013. He was 25-for-37 for 288 yards and a touchdown in a win over Stanford to receive Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors. Kessler led USC to a 10–4 record, finishing the year 7–2 under interim head coaches Ed Orgeron and Clay Helton. Kessler was 22-for-30 for 345 yards with a career-best four touchdowns in the 2013 Las Vegas Bowl rout over Fresno State, and received Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors. For the season he completed 236-of-361 passes for 2,968 yards, 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
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