Casey Bauman
American football player (born 2000)
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Casey Burnell Bauman (born May 18, 2000)[1] is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Montana State Bobcats and the Augustana Vikings.
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 18, 2000[1] Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Nooksack Valley (Whatcom County, Washington) |
| College | Montana State (2018–2021) Augustana (SD) (2022–2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
Early life
Bauman was born in 2000 in Bellingham, Washington, and grew up in the north end of Sumas, right beside the Canadian border neighbouring Abbotsford; he qualified for Canadian citizenship through his mother who was born there.[2][3] He attended Nooksack Valley High School where he was a standout quarterback on the football team.[4] He became a starter early in his sophomore year and ultimately set school records with 7,437 passing yards, 65 passing touchdowns and 26 rushing touchdowns.[4] He was named first-team All-Northwest Conference in his last two years and totaled 2,914 passing yards with 27 touchdowns to three interceptions as a senior.[4] He committed to play college football for the Montana State Bobcats.[4]
College career
Bauman redshirted as a true freshman at Montana State in 2018, completing his only pass in his only game.[2] He won the starting quarterback job for the 2019 season.[5] However, he was benched after only three games.[2][6] He ended the season having completed 41-of-85 pass attempts for 450 yards and one touchdown.[2] He battled injuries afterwards and only appeared in three games in the rest of his tenure at Montana State – each in 2021 when he completed all four of his pass attempts for 23 yards and one touchdown.[2][6] He entered the NCAA transfer portal in 2022.[7]
Bauman transferred to the Augustana Vikings in South Dakota and won the battle for the starting quarterback role, although he remained limited by injuries throughout the season.[8] He appeared in a total of eight games and completed 111 of 195 pass attempts for 1,282 yards and 14 touchdowns, along with rushing for an additional 250 yards.[9] He remained starter in 2023 and appeared in 13 games, passing for 2,878 passing yards and 29 touchdowns to nine interceptions, along 322 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 99 carries.[10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+3⁄8 in (1.99 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 6 ft 11+1⁄8 in (2.11 m) | 4.94 s | 1.74 s | 2.82 s | 4.29 s | 7.25 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | |
| All values from Augustana's Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
Bauman was eligible for both the 2024 NFL draft and 2024 CFL draft, being one of three quarterback invites to the CFL Combine.[12] After going unselected in the NFL draft, he signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[13][14] Bauman was expected to be a late round CFL draft selection, however, he went unselected in CFL draft. He was waived by the Chargers on August 12, 2024.[15]