Cody Fajardo
| No. 17 Toronto Argonauts | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Date of birth: | March 29, 1992 |
| Place of birth: | Brea, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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| High school: | Anaheim (CA) Servite |
| College: | Nevada |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| CFL status: | International |
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Cody Michael Fajardo (born March 29, 1992) is a Canadian football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Nevada, Reno and was the Wolf Pack's starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014. He won the Glenn Davis Award in 2009 as the best high school football player in California. Cody is of Spanish American descent. Cody accounted for 13,000+ yards and 101 touchdowns in his career at Nevada. He ran his first professional touchdown on 7/13/16 and threw his first professional touchdown on 7/25/16 both for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Fajardo (also referred to as "The Codster") played high school football for Servite High School in Anaheim, California. As a senior, he led Servite to a state championship and a No. 3 ranking in the national polling. He won the Glenn Davis Award in 2009 as the best high school football player in California.
Fajardo's father played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and his grandfather played for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Fajardo committed to the University of Nevada, Reno in late January 2010. He was redshirted during the 2010 season as Colin Kaepernick completed a four-year run as the starting quarterback for the Nevada Wolfpack football team.
As a redshirt freshman, Fajardo became the starting quarterback for 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team. Playing against Texas Tech in the third game of the 2011 season, Fajardo rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and completed four of six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. On October 15, 2011, he led the Wolfpack to a 49–7 win over New Mexico, running for two touchdowns and completing 20 of 25 passes for 203 yards. He finished 2011 with 1,707 passing yards, 6 passing touchdowns and 694 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.
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