Kliff Kingsbury - #3 - QB - Texas Tech - Profile

Free agent signed with the Jets on September 28, 2005.

Kingsbury, 6-3, 213-pounds, was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2003 Draft with the 201st overall selection. The former Texas Tech Red Raiders signal-caller became only the fourth college football player to throw for over 3,000 yards in a season three times during a career and he completed his collegiate career as just the third college football player to throw for over 10,000 yards, gain over 10,000 yards in total offense and complete over 1,000 passes. He earned the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 2002, an award given to the nation?s best quarterback.

He spent his rookie season of 2003 on the Patriots? injured reserve list with an arm injury and was waived by the Pats on September 6, 2004 and subsequently was signed to the New Orleans Saints? practice squad, where he spent the entire 2004 season. He went to training camp with the Saints this season and completed 10-of-21 passes for 139 yards with a long of 57 yards and two interceptions.

The 26-year old native of San Antonio, TX was signed to the Denver Broncos? practice squad on Sept. 6, 2005 and was released on Sept. 21, 2005.

Kliff Kingsbury played 43 games as a collegian, completing 1,231 of 1,883 passes for 12,429 yards and 95 touchdowns and 40 interceptions for Texas Tech University. He finished his career as the school?s most decorated player. He left Texas Tech as the owner of 39 school records, 13 Big Twelve Conference and seven NCAA 1-A records and is only the third player in college football history to throw for over 10,000 yards, gain over 10,000 yards in total offense and complete over 1,000 passes in a career. He also became just the fourth player in college football annals to throw for over 3,000 yards three times during his career. Kingsbury also excelled in the classroom as he was one of 14 collegiate football players to receive a post-graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame as he also garnered Verizon Academic Player of the Year honors in 2002. As a senior he was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy, annually presented to the nation?s best college quarterback. He was also selected Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American and Player of the Year as well as being a unanimous All-Big Twelve Conference first-team pick and named the Associated Press? Offensive Player of the Year after a season during which he shattered his own school single-season records as he completed 479 of 712 passes (67.3 percent) for 5,017 yards, 45 touchdowns and just 13 interceptions. He also added two rushing scores on 102 carries.

He averaged 350.2 yards per game and his 45 touchdown passes nearly doubled his previous season?s mark. As a junior, Kingsbury was a Verizon All-District first-team selection and All-Big Twelve Conference second-team pick by the league?s coaches for his performance. He completed 365 of 529 passes for 3,502 yards, 25 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Kingsbury was a Academic All-Big Twelve Conference choice following his sophomore campaign. He assumed the starting role and connected on 362 of 585 passes for 3,418 yards, 21 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. He added two scores on 78 carries. In his red-shirt freshman year, Kingsbury appeared in six games, starting the season finale against Oklahoma. He completed 25 of 57 passes for 492 yards, four touchdowns and an interception in his initial collegiate season.

With the Jets, Kingsbury will wear number three.