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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | May 11, 1982 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Grand Junction (CO) | ||||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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TD–INT: | 3–16 |
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Passing yards: | 1,919 |
QB Rating: | 52.6 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Andrew Scott Walter (born May 11, 1982) is an American businessman and retired NFL quarterback. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft after playing college football at Arizona State University.
He was also a member of the New England Patriots.
Walter is an Arizona native, born in Scottsdale. He moved to Colorado at the age of 10, where he later attended Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was an all-conference selection as a junior and senior and a USA Today honorable mention All-American.
Prior to his NFL career, Walter played quarterback for his hometown school, Arizona State University (ASU) where he earned a BA in Communication. Walter completed his collegiate career with numerous Pacific-10 Conference records including, most career touchdowns (85) and most yards passing in a game (536). He also set numerous school records, which include most passing yards (10,616), most completions (777), most touchdowns (85), and total offense (10,142).
Walter's redshirt freshman season at Arizona State University saw limited playing time behind sophomore starter Jeff Krohn, including reserve duty in a losing effort against the University of Oregon. After a 4–7 record under new head coach Dirk Koetter and only one win in the Pacific-10 Conference, Krohn transferred out of ASU following the season.