Justin Roper
American football player and coach (born 1987)
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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.
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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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| High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2007–2008) Montana (2009–2010) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Early life
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
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]
Coaching career
Roper began his coaching career as the running backs coach at the University of Findlay in 2013. He helped running back Daiquone Ford record 1,789 yards and a school record 24 rushing touchdowns while earning All-American honors. Roper was quarterbacks coach at Valdosta State University from 2014 to 2015.[10][11] On March 1, 2016, he was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.[11]