| Oklahoma State Cowboys — No. 3 | |
| Quarterback | Senior |
| Major: Business Management | |
| Date of birth: October 14, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Career history | |
|---|---|
| High school: Edmond Santa Fe High School | |
College(s):
|
|
| Career highlights and awards | |
|
|
| Stats at Rivals.com | |
Brandon Kyle Weeden (born October 14, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is the starting American football quarterback for the Oklahoma State University Cowboys. Weeden has broken many school records at Oklahoma State.
Contents |
Weeden led Edmond Santa Fe High School to an appearance in the state semifinals in the school's first-ever playoff appearance, where he was eventually named team MVP and offensive player of the year. He finished second in Oklahoma in passing yards with 2,863. He also contributed 25 touchdowns and was an all-state baseball player and basketball player. He graduated from Santa Fe in 2002.
A pitcher, Weeden was drafted in the second round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees as their first selection in the draft.[1] After the 2003 season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jeff Weaver and Yhency Brazoban for Kevin Brown. Following the 2005 season, he was selected in the Rule 5 Draft by the Kansas City Royals. [2]
"Such a big deal has been made of my age. I use it to my advantage. I think it’s a positive this year. I think it’s a positive for my future. It’s one of those deals, the way I look at it is, name one person who wouldn’t want to be in the position I am, and have the kind of path I’ve had?"
Weeden redshirted in 2007. In 2008 he played in only one game against Missouri State.
In 2009 Weeden played in three games, including one in the absence of injured Zac Robinson on Nov. 19. Alex Cate started the game, but Weeden replaced him at halftime and led the Cowboys to an 11-point comeback victory, 31-28 over Colorado in the nationally-televised Thursday night game.
In 2010 Weeden was named the starter for the Cowboys. In week two Weeden suffered a severe injury to his thumb, which led to two interceptions and two fumbles in a win over Troy. Weeden said, "Hurt thumb, no thumb, whatever, it doesn't matter. I don't care if I don't have a thumb. You've got to take the snaps." He followed that performance by throwing six touchdowns the following week. He was named Big-12 Offensive Player of the Week in the victory over Tulsa.[4][5]
The win helped move Oklahoma State into the Coaches' Poll top 25 for the first time in 2010. Coach Gundy reflected on the win: "Sometimes, you have games like that. We were rolling on all cylinders." Weeden added, "We had a great week of practice....It was a whole lot of fun tonight."[6]
In his senior season, 2011, he led Oklahoma State to an 11-1 regular season, a number 3 ranking in the BCS standings, and a berth in the 2012 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. He also broke school records in total attempts, completions, yardage, and touchdowns (all which were previously held by incumbent Coach Mike Gundy). Mike Gundy is actually third in completions and total yards, behind Weeden in 2010, and Zac Robinson in 2009, both quarterbacks under his tenure at Oklahoma State. In 12 games, Weeden completed 379 of 522 passes for 4,328 yard.
In the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the last game of his college football career, Brandon Weeden threw for 399 yards, completed 29/42 passes, and had 4 touchdowns ( 3 passing, 1 rushing) along with one interception in a 41-38 win against the Stanford Cardinal in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
In the summer of 2009 he married the former Melanie Meuser; they live in Stillwater, Oklahoma.[7]
Brandon Weeden has set numerous records for passing, and offensive performance at Oklahoma State University, many of which surpass records set by his current coach, Mike Gundy, when Gundy was a player.[8]
(*) indicates record that has been, or is projected to be broken by Weeden's stats in 2011, when official numbers are released.