Colby Cameron

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PositionQuarterback
Born (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990 (age 35)
Newbury Park, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Colby Cameron
Profile
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1990-04-05) April 5, 1990 (age 35)
Newbury Park, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewbury Park (CA)
CollegeLouisiana Tech
NFL draft2013: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
X League
College

Colby Cameron (born April 5, 1990) is an American professional football quarterback who played for the Fujitsu Frontiers of the X-League. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.

Cameron was born in Newbury Park, California, to Stan and Cathy Cameron. His brother Jordan played tight end for the Miami Dolphins. His sister Brynn played basketball at USC. His cousin is former Denver Broncos' and Washington Football Team' safety Su'a Cravens. Cameron played high school football at Newbury Park High School. In his final two seasons he passed for nearly 5,000 yards and 47 touchdowns.[1] In his senior season, Cameron led the Newbury Park Panthers to the Co-Marmonte League Title with the Westlake Warriors and the California Division II High School semifinals.[2]

Collegiate career

Cameron redshirted in his freshman year at Louisiana Tech and played on the scout team.

He played sparingly in his second season at Louisiana Tech. He played in five games throughout the season passing for 142 yards on 14 completions. He also ran the ball 5 times for 20 yards.

Cameron started in 3 games in his sophomore season while splitting time with fellow quarterback Tarik Hakmi. During the 2010 season, Cameron completed 54 of 91 passes for 461 yards and a touchdown. He also had an onside kick recovery against San Jose State.

Prior to his junior season in 2011, his head coach, Sonny Dykes said that, "Cameron is not only light years ahead of where he was a year ago, but also ahead of any of Tech's quarterbacks from the 2010 spring."[3]

In 2012, Cameron set the NCAA record for most consecutive pass attempts in a single season without an interception. On November 10, 2012, Cameron broke Russell Wilson's NCAA record of 379 consecutive pass attempts in a career without an interception against Texas State with his 6th pass attempt of the night.

Following his senior season in 2012, Cameron was awarded the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's top passer.[4]

Professional career

References

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