No. 9 Kansas City Chiefs | |||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||
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Date of birth: | December 27, 1991 | ||
Place of birth: | Clovis, California | ||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Kingsburg (CA) | ||
College: | Tennessee | ||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Tyler Ian Bray (born December 27, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). After playing his college football at the University of Tennessee, he declared himself eligible for the 2013 NFL Draft, where he went undrafted.
Bray attended Kingsburg High School in Kingsburg, California. As a senior, he led his team to a perfect 13–0 season while throwing for 3,321 yards with 41 touchdowns. While being recruited, he was considered the seventh best pro-style quarterback recruit by Rivals.com and 26th best by Scout.com. Bray chose to accept Tennessee's offer after he had already verbally committed to San Diego State. He also chose Tennessee over Fresno State and Louisville.
In his freshman season in 2010, Bray played against UT-Martin, Georgia, Alabama, and LSU. He threw for 303 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions those appearances. Bray started his first career game on November 6 against the Memphis Tigers, replacing Matt Simms. The Vols earned their first victory in 5 tries, 50–14, while Bray went 19–33 for 325 yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions and set Tennessee football records for most yards (308) and touchdowns (5) in a half. The next week against Ole Miss, Bray finished 18–34 for 323 yards with 5 touchdowns as the Vols destroyed the Rebels 52–14. In his first SEC start on the road Bray completed 16–27 passes for 232 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in a win over the Vanderbilt Commodores 24–10. During the final home game against Kentucky, Bray led Tennessee to a 24–14 victory while going 20–38 for 354 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Bray led the Vols to a 4–0 record in November, making them bowl eligible at 6–6. Tennessee was selected to play in the Music City Bowl in Nashville where Bray completed 27–45 passes for 312 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in a 27–30 2OT loss against the North Carolina Tar Heels. He finished the season 125-of-224 for 1,849 passing yards and 18 touchdowns, all Tennessee freshman records while also throwing 10 interceptions. Among 2010 freshman Division I quarterbacks, he ranked third in QB rating (142.73), tied for fourth in touchdowns, sixth in passing yards per game (205.4), and 10th in total yards.