Age: 28
6th
season in pro football, 3rd with Texans
College: Virginia
Height: 6’5” Weight: 234
Prelude:
Schaub set
multiple school passing records in college and was the ACC Player of the Year
in 2002. He was chosen by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the ’04 NFL
draft and backed up Michael Vick for three seasons. Schaub started two games
and showed enough promise to attract the attention of other teams. He was
traded to the Texans in 2007 and moved into the starting lineup. With a strong
and accurate arm, he played well when healthy, but injuries kept him out of ten
games in his first two years with the team, and he was prone to fumbles and
interceptions. Still, he completed 66.1 percent of his passes in 2008 for 3043
yards and 15 touchdowns with 10 interceptions.
2009 Season Summary
Appeared and
started in all 16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Passing
Attempts – 583
[1]
Most
attempts, game – 50 at Arizona 10/11
Completions –
396 [1]
Most
completions, game – 35 at Arizona 10/11
Yards – 4770
[1]
Most yards,
game – 392 at Cincinnati 10/18
Completion
percentage – 67.9 [4]
Yards per
attempt – 8.2 [4]
TD passes – 29
[5]
Most TD
passes, game – 4 at Tennessee 9/20, at Cincinnati 10/18
Interceptions
– 15 [9, tied with Jason Campbell]
Most
interceptions, game – 2 at Buffalo 11/1, at Indianapolis 11/8, vs. Indianapolis
11/29
Passer rating
– 98.6 [7]
300-yard
passing games – 9
200-yard
passing games – 15
Rushing
Attempts – 48
Most attempts,
game – 8 (for 3 yds.) at Buffalo 11/1
Yards – 57
Most yards,
game – 21 yards (on 3 carries) at Indianapolis 11/8
Average gain
– 1.2
TDs – 0
Awards & Honors:
Pro Bowl
Texans went 9-7
to finish second in the AFC South, the first winning record in franchise
history, while leading the NFL in passing yards (4654).
Aftermath:
Schaub again
started every game in 2010 and passed for 4370 yards and 24 TDs with a passer
rating of 92.0 while his interceptions dropped to 12. Both he and the team were
off to a good start in ’11 before a foot injury knocked him out for the last
six games of the regular season as well as the club’s first postseason
appearance. Schaub returned in 2012 and had a Pro Bowl year as he passed for
4008 yards and 22 TDs and won in his first playoff appearance. However, he had
a disastrous year in 2013, throwing for more interceptions (14) than touchdowns
(10) and he was benched, leading to his being traded to Oakland in the
offseason. He saw scant action as a backup to Derek Carr, was released, and
signed with the Baltimore Ravens for 2015. Through 2014, Schaub has passed for
24,311 yards and 130 touchdowns, giving up 86 interceptions, with a 63.9
completion percentage and 89.5 passer rating. Of those totals, 23,221 yards
with 124 TD passes and 78 INTs with a completion percentage of 64.6 and passer
rating of 90.9 came during his seven years with Houston. He has been named to
the Pro Bowl twice.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC since
1970
