Colin Kapernick

Colin Kaepernick

Kaepernick with the San Francisco 49ers in 2012
Free agent
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1987-11-03) November 3, 1987 (age 29)
Place of birth:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Turlock (CA) Pitman
College:	Nevada
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2011–2016)
Career highlights and awards
2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2010)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
TD–Int: 72–30 Passing yards: 12,271 Completion percentage: 59.8 Passer rating: 88.9 Rushing yards: 2,300 Rushing touchdowns: 13 Player stats at NFL.com

Colin Rand Kaepernick (/ˈkæpərnɪk/ KAP-er-nick; born November 3, 1987) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Kaepernick played college football at the University of Nevada, where he was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Offensive Player of the Year twice and became the only player in NCAA Division I FBS history to amass 10,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards in a career. After graduating, he was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Kaepernick began his professional football career as a backup quarterback to Alex Smith, and became the 49ers' starter in the middle of the 2012 season after Smith suffered a concussion. He then remained the team's starting quarterback for the rest of the season, leading the team to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1994. During the 2013 season, his first full season as a starter, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game. Over the next three seasons, Kaepernick lost and won back his starting job, with the 49ers missing the playoffs for three years consecutively. He opted out of his contract with the 49ers to become a free agent after the 2016 season.