Josh Freeman
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| Kansas State Wildcats — No. 1 | |
| Quarterback | Junior |
| Major: Business Administration | |
| Date of Birth: January 13, 1988 | |
| Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) |
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| High school: Grandview High School, Grandview, Missouri |
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| Stats at Rivals.com | |
Josh Freeman (born Jan 13, 1988) is the current starting Quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats football team.
[edit] High School
Josh Freeman Passed for over 7,000 yards as a prep at Grandview High School as a four-star rated prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. He was the No. 4 pro-style rated quarterback in the country by Rivals as well as being ranked as the No. 92 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals and the top player in the state of Missouri. He was the number 9 quarterback nationally. He led Grandview to a 7-4 record, a district title and a berth in the sectional round of the Missouri state playoffs as a senior. He completed 151-of-286 passes (53 percent) for 2,622 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2005. He also earned first team Class 4 all-state honors from the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. He was Selected to the Kansas City Star All-Metro team and was the 2005 Tony Simone Award winner as the top player in the Kansas City metro area. As a junior, he topped 2,400 yards through the air with 23 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he threw for 1,946 yards and 24 passing TDs, leading Grandview to a 9-3 record and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Class 4 playoffs. In addition, he set 10 school records during his career at Grandview, including career passing yards (7,175), passing touchdowns (78), attempts (809), completions (385), yards passing in a game (403) and touchdowns in a game (6).
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Freeman originally committed to Nebraska to play for Head Coach Bill Callahan, but newly hired Head Coach at Kansas State Ron Prince convinced Freeman to come to Kansas State instead.
As a freshman in 2006, he appeared in 11-of-13 games, including starts in the final eight contests of the season. He took over at quarterback during the second half at Baylor and directed the K-State offense the rest of the season. He was the lone true freshman quarterback in the country to lead his team to a bowl game during 2006. He also threw for a K-State freshman record 1,780 yards on 140-of-270 passing (52 percent). He became the first true freshamn to start a game at Kansas State since 1976. He also had consecutive 250-plus yard passing games against Colorado and Texas, marking the first time a K-State quarterback had done so since 1998 (Michael Bishop). His 84.6 percent completion ratio against the Buffaloes was the highest in the Big 12 during 2006 and the second best in Kansas State history. Attempted a Kansas State freshman-record 47 passes against Nebraska, completing 23, for 272 yards. He earned his first career start against Oklahoma State and led the Wildcats to a comeback win, and Finished the game 10-for-15 passing for 177 yards and ran for a game-winning 21-yard touchdown with 1:11 to go in the game.
As a sophomore in 2007, he started all 12 games for the Wildcats while passing for 3,353 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He completed 316 out of 499 passes for a percentage of 63.3.
