Shane Carden

Shane Carden
East Carolina Pirates No. 5
Position Quarterback
Class Senior
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth November 6, 1991
Place of birth Newport Beach, California
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg)
Stats at ESPN.com

Shane Michael Carden (born November 6, 1991) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at East Carolina and was the Pirates' starting quarterback from 2012 to 2014.

Early years

Carden was born in Newport Beach, California and moved to Houston, Texas. He attended Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Shane Carden
QB		 Huntington Beach, California Episcopal High School (Bellaire, Texas) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) - Feb 3, 2010 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

Carden was redshirted as a freshman in 2010. In 2011, he appeared in one game as a wide receiver. After entering his sophomore season in 2012 as a backup, Carden started the team's third game and remained the starter the rest of the season.[1] He finished the season completing 273 of 413 passes for 3,116 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.[2] In 2013, he started all 13 games, completing 387 of 549 passes for a school record 4,139 yards, 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.[3] He also rushed for ten touchdowns. For his play he was named the Conference USA Most Valuable Player.[4] During his senior season in 2014, Carden set the school record for career passing yards and passing touchdowns, passing David Garrard and Dominique Davis' records.[5][6] He finished the season completing 392 of 617 passes for 4,736 yards (breaking the previous year's record), 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. For his play, he was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.[7]

Carden ended his career with 11,991 passing yards, 86 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.

Personal

Carden's father, Jay Carden, played minor league baseball from 1963 to 1970.[8]

References

  1. ↑ ECU to start Carden at QB against Southern Miss
  2. ↑ ECU quarterback Shane Carden one of best ever at school
  3. ↑ Led by confident Shane Carden, ECU Pirates believe this is their year to break through
  4. ↑ Football: East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden named Conference USA Most Valuable Player
  5. ↑ ECU QB Shane Carden shares credit on career passing record
  6. ↑ Carden sets career marks in ECU’s win over Virginia Tech
  7. ↑ Another conference, another conference Player of the Year award for ECU’s Carden
  8. ↑ ECU football: Shane Carden fires strikes, but on different field from dad

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