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Position: | Quarterback | ||
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Date of birth: | March 28, 1985 | ||
Place of birth: | Abilene, Texas | ||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Brownwood (TX) | ||
College: | Baylor | ||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||
Career history | |||
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Kirby Lyn Freeman (born March 28, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Miami and Baylor.
Freeman played high school football at Brownwood High School, Brownwood, Texas under his father. Freeman played on his varsity football team all four years he was in high school. He was a SuperPrep All-American and was rated the No. 2 quarterback in the nation and the No. 3 overall prospect in Texas by SuperPrep.
Freeman was selected to the Elite 11 where the top 11 quarterbacks across the nation traveled to Southern California to compete and work with Coach Bob Johnson. Going into his senior football season at Brownwood, Freeman was considered arguably the best quarterback in the country. Fellow Texan, Rhett Bomar of Grand Prairie and Freeman were the most touted quarterbacks of the 2004 NCAA signing class. Freeman was named the second best quarterback in the country by the recruiting services Rivals.com and Scout.com
Freeman was a Nike All-American, EA Sports Elite 11 selection, SuperPrep All-American, & selected to play in the Army All-American Bowl but declined due to early high school graduation and early enrollment at the University of Miami.
As a junior in 2002 he passed for 1,487 yards while completing 87 of 150 passes, 14 for touchdowns, with eight interceptions, as the team advanced to the Class 4A Division I state semifinals. As a senior in 2003 he passed for 1,454 yards and 10 touchdowns with four interceptions on 71 of 123 passing also running for 956 yards and 14 touchdowns on 128 carries. Despite missing four games due to injury, Freeman led Brownwood to an 11-1 season in 2003, reaching the Class 4A Area round.