Kellen Clemens
Clemens in 2016
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| No. 10 Los Angeles Chargers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 6, 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Burns, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Burns (OR) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Passing attempts: | 629 |
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| Passing completions: | 344 |
| Percentage: | 54.7 |
| TD–INT: | 16–20 |
| Passing yards: | 4,017 |
| Passer rating: | 69.5 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kellen Vincent Clemens (born June 6, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, the 49th overall pick; he played collegiately at Oregon.
He has also been a member of the Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, and St. Louis Rams.
Born and raised in Burns in eastern Oregon, Clemens played high school football for the Burns Hilanders and led them to the Oregon state 3A championship game in 1999. In his high school career, he threw for a state-record 8,646 yards (610-of-1,112) and 102 TD. He also received USA Today All-American honors and Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year while in high school, where he completed 218 of 395 passes for 3,464 yards (3,167 m) and 37 TD with 325 rushing yards and 15 TD in his senior season. He was coached by Terry Graham using the run and shoot offense.
Clemens played college football at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He assumed the role of starting quarterback in all 13 games in 2003 and responded by throwing for more touchdown passes and yards than any sophomore in school history, surpassing Dan Fouts—who had 16 touchdowns and 2,390 yards, in 1970. Clemens posted 3 rushing touchdowns, 3 passing touchdowns and a career-best 437 passing yards in a road victory over Washington State as a junior. As a senior in 2005, he broke his ankle while playing against Arizona. Despite missing remaining three games of the season, Clemens finished 2005 with 2,406 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and a 152.87 passer efficiency rating. He finished his Oregon career with 7,555 passing yards.
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