Ken Dorsey
Dorsey in 2008
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| Position: | Quarterbacks coach | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 22, 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Orinda, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Miramonte | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 7 / Pick: 241 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass Attempts: | 408 |
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| Pass Completions: | 214 |
| Percentage: | 52.5 |
| TD–INT: | 8–18 |
| Passing yards: | 2,082 |
| Rating: | 55.2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Kenneth Simon Dorsey (born April 22, 1981) is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, where he was a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and played for the Cleveland Browns from 2006 to 2008.
Dorsey attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California, and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was a USA Today Honorable Mention All-USA selection. In basketball, he was a two-year letterman and as a senior, averaged 10.0 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals per game.
While at the University of Miami, Dorsey was known as a consummate winner, leading the Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship and posting a record of 38–2 as the team's starting quarterback. Dorsey also effectively rewrote the school record book, setting career records for total offense (9,486 yards), passing yards (9,565), passing touchdowns (86), pass completions (668), pass attempts (1,153), victories as a starting quarterback (38), winning percentage by a starting quarterback (.974), 200-yard passing performances (31), consecutive passes without an interception (193), consecutive games with a touchdown pass (31), and touchdown passes in a game (5).
In addition, he was named the co-MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl (in which Miami defeated the University of Nebraska to win its fifth national championship), Offensive Player of the Year twice (2001, 2002), and First-team All-Big East three times (2000, 2001, 2002). Dorsey was also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in both 2001 and 2002 and the winner of the 2001 Maxwell Award, which is given to the national collegiate player of the year.
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