Justin Roper
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| Furman Paladins | |||||||||||||
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| Title | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 28, 1987 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback (No. 11, 18) | ||||||||||||
| High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2007–2008) Montana (2009–2010) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Justin Parks Roper (born July 28, 1987) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at Oregon and Montana, and professionally in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Chicago Rush and Orlando Predators.
Roper lettered in football, basketball, track and field and swimming for the Buford High School Wolves of Buford, Georgia. He was ranked as one of the top 28 quarterbacks in the country after compiling a 12–1 record and an 8-AA league championship in 2005.[1]
College career
Roper was redshirted by the Oregon Ducks of the University of Oregon in 2006. He made his first collegiate start in the 2007 Sun Bowl on December 31, 2007 against the South Florida Bulls, throwing for four touchdowns and leading the Ducks to a 56–21 victory.[1] He finished his career at the University of Oregon with nine touchdown passes and 952 passing yards.[2]
Roper transferred to the University of Montana in 2009, where he played football for the Montana Grizzlies. He also played basketball for the Grizzlies.[3][4]
Statistics
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2007 | Oregon | 32 | 61 | 52.5 | 342 | 5.6 | 6 | 2 | 125.5 | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 2008 | Oregon | 48 | 91 | 52.7 | 610 | 6.7 | 3 | 4 | 111.1 | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | Montana | 78 | 134 | 58.2 | 951 | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 133.0 | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2010 | Montana | 171 | 278 | 61.5 | 1,885 | 6.8 | 19 | 11 | 133.1 | 58 | 120 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Career | 329 | 564 | 58.3 | 3,788 | 6.7 | 36 | 20 | 128.7 | 113 | 258 | 2.3 | 4 | |
Professional career
Roper was rated the 25th best quarterback in the 2011 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[7]
He was signed by the Chicago Rush of the AFL on September 30, 2011. He was traded to the Orlando Predators on April 2, 2012.[8] Roper threw for 15 touchdowns and 815 passing yards for the Predators in 2012.[9]