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Drew Stanton Profile |
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Birth Date: May 7, 1984
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Birth Place: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
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Birth Name: Drew Stanton
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Biography |
Drew Stanton (born May 7, 1984 in Farmington Hills,
Michigan) is an American football quarterback (QB) who plays
for the Michigan State University Spartans.
Drew grew up in Okemos, Michigan. Okemos is a large suburb
of Lansing which borders the campus of Michigan State. While
growing up in Okemos, Drew suffered a bike collision. A
pebble was lodged under his skin during the accident.
Because doctors did not think it necessary, the rock was
never removed, and thus remains there to this day. Due to
this, Stanton received the nickname "Rocky". Before he
reached his teen years, the Stanton family moved to
Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he graduated from Harrison
High School.
Stanton was ranked as a 4 star prospect coming out of HS by
rivals.com, and was also ranked the #6 Pro-Style Quarterback
in the country behind fellow Big Ten commits, #3 Justin
Zwick, Ohio State, and #5 Matt Gutierrez, Michigan. He red
shirted through Michigan State's disappointing 2002 before
serving as the #2 QB behind Jeff Smoker in 2003. In 2003, he
also served as a utility man on special teams including
playing as a gunner on the punt team where he made several
impressive open field tackles. Since becoming the starter in
2004, Drew has received regional and national praise for his
play on the field and has also been named an Academic
All-American.
Going into his senior season (2006), Stanton has been
mentioned as a potential Heisman trophy candidate and has
been listed as the #2 QB for the 2007 NFL Draft by ESPN.com.
Despite not having any substantial injuries in his high
school and early college years, Stanton has suffered at
least one significant injury in each of the past three
seasons. For his career at MSU through his junior year,
Stanton has completed 65.7% of his passes and thrown for
4,717 yards, 30 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He has also
rushed for another 1,067 yards and 10 touchdowns. |
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