Eric Bjornson
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 15, 1971 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Francisco, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Oakland (CA) Bishop O'Dowd | ||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 147 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 1,384 |
| Touchdowns: | 8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Eric Thomas Bjornson (born December 15, 1971) is a former professional American football tight end who played in the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Washington.
Bjornson attended Bishop O'Dowd High School where he became a three-year starter at quarterback. In his senior year, he helped his team earn a 10–1 record and the East Shore Athletic League championship. He received scholar-athlete awards from the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame and the Oakland Tribune.
He accepted a football scholarship to the University of Washington. As a redshirt freshman in 1991, he was the third string quarterback behind Billy Joe Hobert and Mark Brunell, on the national championship team. He was converted to wide receiver as a sophomore. As a junior, he returned to quarterback, as the backup to Damon Huard, getting a chance to start the final 3 games of the 1993 season and registered a 2–1 record.
As a senior, he was moved back to wide receiver, leading the team with 49 receptions (at the time fifth highest total in school history), for 770 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was sixth in the PAC-10 in receptions and tied for second in touchdown receptions, while earning second-team All-PAC-10, Academic All-PAC-10 and second-team Academic All-American honors. He finished his college career with 64 receptions for 958 yards and 9 touchdowns.
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