Jeff Blake - #9 - QB - East Carolina - Profile

PRO: "Jeff is an excellent athlete who has a very strong arm and a quick release and possesses a great feel for the game," said Dick Steinberg. "He's very mobile and he throws the play-action type passes which are a very big part of our game. He is an excellent leader and is coming off a huge season where he led East Carolina to an 11-1 record. We feel Jeff is going to push for a spot on our team" ... one of the top performers in all of college football in 1991...led East Carolina to the school's highest ranking ever (9th in all the media polls) ... finished 9th in the Heisman Trophy balloting ... has set or tied 32 ECU game, season and career records ... finished with 360-667-5,133-43 TD-20 INT passing and 211-485-8 TD rushing for his career ... selected with pick that was acquired from DEN for Jets #7 and #8 in 1992 draft... named Honorable Mention All-America by the Football News and AP... was also 1st team AII-Independent...ranked 5th in the nation in total offense, averaging 287.9 yards per game ... was 203-368-3,073-28 TD-8 INT passing and 77-109-3 TD rushing for the season ... started every game in 1990 and finished the season 116-219-1,510-13 TD-10 INT passing and 118-414-4 TD rushing ...

PERSONAL: father, Emory played in the CFL for TOR and was his coach at Seminole H.S. in Sanford, FL.. godfather is Tim Raines of the Chicago White Sox... has a 3D-inch vertical leap ... majored in construction management. .. single.

Hometown Sanford, FL

From 1992 Jets yearbook.