Joe Webb life and biography

Joe Webb is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.

OFF THE FIELD

Earned degree in criminal justice in December 2009...Interested in career in investigations following his days on the gridiron...Member of National Honor Society in high school...Worked at Foot Locker as a teen...Brother, Yohance Myles, is an actor who has appeared in film, TV and stage.

PRO

Will look to polish his QB skills while possibly seeing time at WR...Was the 6th of 8 Vikings selections in 2010 NFL Draft...Took part in Senior Bowl as a WR...Is the 9th player in UAB history to be drafted in the NFL and the 1st since WR Roddy White was a 1st-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2005...Is only the 2nd offensive player drafted from UAB, which started its football program in 1991.

COLLEGE

Earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and led the NCAA in rushing yards by a QB...Team captain as a senior...His 1,427 rushing yards as a senior ranked as the 3rd-most by a QB in college football history......Was UAB’s full-time starting QB as a junior and senior after playing WR as a sophomore...Played in final 2 games as a redshirt freshman in 2006 at QB, starting his 1st career game in the season finale at Central Florida...Became the 1st player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000+ yards and rush for 1,000+ yards in back-to-back seasons...Caught 3 passes in Senior Bowl for 18 yards...Ranked #5 in the nation as a senior with 310.5 yards per game of total offense and ranked #10 in the country with 118.9 yards rushing per game...Threw for 21 TDs and rushed for 11 as a senior...Threw 21 TDs with only 8 INTs...Rushed for 11 TDs as a junior and senior...As a senior, threw career-best 4 TD passes against Florida Atlantic and tossed for career-high 378 yards the following game at Memphis...Threw a TD in 10 of the 12 games as a senior...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in 8 games as a senior, including career-high 198 in the season opener vs. Rice...Ran for 100+ yards in 7 of the final 8 games of 2009...Had remarkable game at UTEP as a senior when he caught a TD pass, threw a TD pass and rushed for a TD...As a junior, ran for career-high 3 TDs in a pair of games, vs. Memphis and at Tulane...Had career-best 6 receptions in 3 games as a sophomore, at Michigan State, at Florida State and vs. Tulane .

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