Brooks Bollinger
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| Height: | 6'1" |
| Weight: | 205 lbs |
| Age: | 29 |
| Years With Jets: | 2003-05 |
| College: | Wisconsin |
- CAREER TRANSACTIONS
- Selected by the Jets in the sixth round (200th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. Bollinger was selected one spot ahead of former teammate Kliff Kingsbury (New England) in the draft.
- CAREER
- Played in his first NFL game in 2004 at ARI when he came in for an injured Quincy Carter. Helped the Jets to a 13-3 victory as he completed five-of-nine passes for 60 yards while adding one rush for two yards before giving way to a healthy Quincy Carter.
- Has attempted 275 passes with 155 completions for 1,618 yards in a total of twelve games throughout his NFL career.
- Threw for 327 yards for a career high in game 14 vs. MIA.
- Rushed six times for four first downs and a career-high 56 yards, setting a New York Jets team record for most rushing yards in a game (6-56-9.3 avg.) by a QB in the game 13 win vs. OAK.
- 2005 SEASON (JETS)
- In the week 17 win vs. BUF he passed for 153 yards on 11 completions (150 completions on the season) with a long of 45 yards to WR Jerricho Cotchery. He also rushed for a season-high seven attempts for 12 yards with a long of eight.
- Recorded 11 completions on 19 attempts and had a long of 24 yards to WR Justin McCareins to convert a third down, which led to an 11 yard WR Laveranues Coles TD in the week 16 loss vs. NE. He also rushed twice for six yards.
- Had his best statistical performance of his career reaching career-highs in passes attempted (42), passes completed (28), completion percentage (66.7), passing yards (327) and longest TD pass (60 yards to TE Doug Jolley) for a passer rating of 106.0 in the week 15 loss at MIA. Also threw a four-yard TD pass to WR Laveranues Coles and had five rushes for 10 yards.
- In the week 13 loss at NE he collected 135 passing yards on 15 completions (long of 17 yards).
- Completed 19 passes, one for a 27-yard TD to WR Justin McCareins, for 251 yards. His career-high passers rating of 107.9 marked his second career-passers rating over 100, and he rushed for 15 yards on six attempts in the week 12 loss vs. NO.
- In the week 11 loss at DEN he recorded five pass attempts (four completions) for 26 yards and two rushes, one for a seven-yard first down, before leaving the game in the first quarter with a concussion.
- Started and played his second complete NFL game connecting 11 times for 98 yards, rushing twice for six yards and throwing four INT in the week 10 loss at CAR.
- In the week nine loss vs. SD he entered the game mid-third quarter in place of an injured Vinny Testaverde (ankle) completing 11 of 20 passes for 106 yards and threw the first two TD passes of his career for a passer rating of 103.3 (first passer rating over 100 by any Jet QB that threw more than 10 passes in the 2005 season). Also had two rushes for seven yards.
- Relieved an injured Vinny Testaverde (ankle) at QB in the third quarter completing 12 of 20 passes for 94 yards, and added two rushes for eight yards in the week seven loss at ATL. Also engineered a 16-play drive late in the fourth quarter.
- Did not play in the week five win vs. TB or the week six loss at BUF.
- Made his first NFL start at QB replacing an injured QB Chad Pennington and Jay Fiedler, and had 14 completions for 149 yards on 28 attempts with a long of 32 yards to Justin McCareins in the week four loss at BAL. Was sacked five times for -25 yards.
- Was inactive as third QB in weeks one through three.
- 2004 SEASON (JETS)
- Saw his first action as an NFL player in a 13-3 win at ARI, his five completions on nine attempts for 60 yards along with a rush of two yards accounted for all of his 2004 statistics.
- Relieved an inured Quincy Carter at QB on the third play of the game 11 win at ARI to take his first snap in an NFL game. Completed 5-of-9 passes for 60 yards, including a 26-yard pass to WR Wayne Chrebet for a third down conversion, before Carter returned midway through the second quarter. Also rushed once for a two-yard gain.
- Listed as the second QB but did not play in the game 10 victory at CLE and the game nine OT loss vs. BAL.
- 2003 SEASON (JETS)
- Was the second-string quarterback in games one through six, but did not play.
- COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL
- Holds Wisconsin school career-record for QB with 518 carries for 1,767 yards (3.4 avg) and 26 TDs.
- Had a 30-12 record as a starter, becoming one of seven Big Ten Conference quarterbacks to win 30 games in a career.
- Ranks second in Badger annals with 414 completions of 771 passes (53.7%) for 5627 yards and 38 TD.
- One of seven players in Big Ten history to throw for more than 30 TD and rush for more than 20 TD in a career.
- He was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, awarded to the top senior QB, which was awarded to Carson Palmer.
- Completed 131 of 245 passes (53.5%) for 1,758 yards and 14 TD and carried the ball 160 times for 466 yards (2.9 avg.) and eight TD.
- Became the third Badger to earn Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year honors.
- Made the state title game in football, basketball and baseball during his high school career.
- Completed 308 of 571 passes for 4,209 yards in his career at Central HS in Grand Folks, ND.
- Accounted for 59 career TD (40 passing, 19 rushing).
- Started every game at QB since ninth grade.
- OFF-THE-FIELD
- Majored in Sociology while at Wisconsin.
- Son of Rob and Lisa Bollinger.
- Father is the former offensive coordinator at University of North Dakota.
- Participated in the Alliance for Lupus Research walk on 4/22/03 that raised more than $400,000 for ALR.
- Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball organization in 2000 in a late round, despite not playing the sport since he played in an American Legion league.
