Bryan Randall
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| Bryan Randall | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 16, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Virginia Tech |
| Awards | 2004 ACC Offensive Player of the Year |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2005 2006 2007-present |
Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bryan Randall (born August 16, 1983 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American football player for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers. He has also spent time with the Atlanta Falcons, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is best known for his college football career as a member of the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Randall attended Bruton High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he established new school records for passing yards (6,508) and total offense (8,034 yards). On the final passing attempt of his high school career, he broke the school record for touchdown passes (47).[1]
Randall elected to redshirt his freshman year at Virginia Tech in 2000. For most of 2001 and 2002, Randall served as backup quarterback to starters Michael Vick and Grant Noel, seeing limited game action. In 2003, Randall started twelve of fourteen games for Virginia Tech, completing 112 of 185 passes for 1,384 yards and 10 touchdowns with eight interceptions. Additionally, he rushed for 366 yards and four touchdowns on 65 carries[2], leading the team to an appearance in the Insight Bowl.
Randall culminated his college career in 2004, throwing for 2,264 yards and rushing for 511 yards.[3] He led the team to its first ACC Championship and a berth in the Sugar Bowl, narrowly losing to Auburn.
Despite his success in 2004, Randall went undrafted in the 2005 NFL draft. As an undrafted free agent, Randall was signed to the Atlanta Falcons on April 26, 2005, where his former teammate Michael Vick played. Cut on September 5 to meet the NFL roster size limit, he was re-signed the following day to the Falcon's practice squad.[4]
Randall was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on October 2, 2006 [5] where he spent the 2006 season. On February 9, 2007, it was announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers had signed Randall.[6]
| Preceded by Grant Noel |
Virginia Tech Starting Quarterbacks 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by Marcus Vick |
[edit] References
- ^ http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HJ902ER
- ^ http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/playerBio.jsp?id=5756
- ^ http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/playerBio.jsp?id=5756
- ^ http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/playerBio.jsp?id=5756
- ^ http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/view/2495
- ^ http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_492562.html
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