Tom Brandstater
Warming up before the game against Dallas on October 4, 2009
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 21, 1984 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Turlock, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Fresno State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 6 / Pick: 174 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 0–0 |
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| Passing yards: | 0 |
| QB Rating: | 39.6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Thomas "Tom" Brandstater (born October 21, 1984) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, and St. Louis Rams.
Tom Brandstater was born and raised in Turlock, California, a town in Stanislaus County. He is the first son and second child of William and Sharen Brandstater and has three siblings. He began playing football at the age of eight with the Turlock Vikings Youth Football program, a youth football program, where he lists Mike Hibden and Mike Huber as his most influential youth coaches. Several other WAC teammates and opponents, notably Colin Kaepernick of the Nevada Wolf Pack, and fellow Fresno State Bulldog Anthony Harding also played for the youth football program. He was the starting quarterback from the age of eight, but also played other positions.
Brandstater attended Turlock High School. He achieved several distinctions as a high school player, including being named to the First-team All District team by the Modesto Bee as a defensive back, and guiding Turlock to the San-Joaquin Section Division I South championship against . As a high school quarterback, he directed an offense that was primarily focused on rushing and did not display his true passing ability, though he still threw for over 1,000 yards in his last season in high school. He was the top quarterback in Fresno State's Summer Football Camp in 2003.
As a freshman, he was given a redshirt year so he did not play during the team's 2004 season. He served as the quarterback for the scout team in practice against the starting defense. During this time, he was officially listed as the number three quarterback behind Paul Pinegar and Jordan Chrisensen. Brandstater did not play in any games during the season, as coach Pat Hill elected to keep him on the bench so that 2004 did not count as one of his four years of eligibility.
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