Jim Everett
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 3, 1963 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Emporia, Kansas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Albuquerque (NM) Eldorado | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 203–175 |
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| Passing yards: | 34,837 |
| QB Rating: | 78.6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
James Samuel Everett III (born January 3, 1963) is a former professional American football quarterback who played for twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Everett attended Purdue University and was selected in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was selected as the third pick in the first round by the Houston Oilers, and was the first quarterback taken that year. Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett, the Oilers traded his rights to the Los Angeles Rams, with whom Everett played from 1986 to 1993. He then played with the New Orleans Saints from 1994 to 1996 and ended his career with a stint with the San Diego Chargers in 1997.
Purdue University recruited Everett out of Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which he led, in the 1980 season, to the school's only state championship. In addition to quarterbacking the team, he also played defense as a safety.
Recruited to play either safety or quarterback, he was soon slotted into the quarterback role where he narrowly missed out on being a four-year starter at Purdue, as a game day decision before his first game as a freshman led to Scott Campbell getting the nod over Everett. Campbell held off Everett for three years, one of which Everett was able to redshirt to gain an extra year of eligibility. Upon Campbell's graduation to a seven-year career in the NFL, Everett took over the reins of the pass-oriented Boilermaker offense.
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