Kirby Freeman

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Kirby Freeman

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Personal Info
Date of Birth
Place of Birth Brownwood, Texas
Height 6'3"
Weight 215 pounds
Player Information
Position Quarterback
Number 7
School University of Miami
Bowl Games
Peach Bowl (2005)
NFL Draft
Not Drafted yet
Teams Played For
University of Miami Hurricanes

Kirby Freeman is an American football quarterback for the University of Miami Hurricanes. Freeman graduated from Brownword High School in Brownword, Texas and is majoring in Sports Administration. He is 6'3" tall and his weight is reported to be between 215 and 204 pounds. Freeman is a Sophmore.


[edit] High School Career

Freeman played his High School football at Brownwood High School, Brownwood Texas. 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. 12 quaterback in the nation and the No. 13 overall prospecr in Texas by SuperPrep.

As a high school punter he averaged 43.7 yards.

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. During that season he led Brownwood to an 11-1 season in 2003, reaching the Class 4A Area round, while missing four games due to injury.

Freeman chose the University of Miami over Purdue, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas and UCLA.

[edit] Hurricanes Career

Freshman Year

Freeman graduated high school in Broword Texas early in order to enroll in UM for the 2004 spring semester and attend spring practices. He played in nine games as a redshirt freshman, gaining valuable experience that keeps him always ready.

During his freshman year Freeman was named the Hurricanes Offensive Rookie of the Year, completing 15 of 31 passes (48.4 percent) for 183 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also showed his running ability with eight rushes for 38 yards.

Sophmore Year

Freeman is considered an extremely talented backup quarterback and for the majority of the 2006 season has served as the team's No. 2 quarterback behind Kyle Wright. Freeman first showed his talents in a critical situation at Virginia Tech in his freshman year, when he replaced an injured Wright in the second quarter and led the team to its first touchdown of the game

Freeman played in nine games as a redshirt freshman, gaining valuable experience that keeps him always ready. Going into his Sophmore year he competed with Wright for the starting role during spring practice, ultimately becoming number two.

He is described as an accurate passer with a rifle arm, and an extremely fast runner was one of the nation's most highly recruited quarterbacks two years ago.[1]

With starter Kyle Wright absent due to injury Freeman led the Hurricanes to their 17-14 victory over Boston College which secured Miami a 2006 Bowl Game.