Mike Fafaul
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born | November 24, 1992 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Maryland) |
| College | UCLA (2012–2016) |
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted |
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| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Michael Fafaul (born November 24, 1992) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Professionally, he was a member of the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL), and the Jacksonville Sharks and Albany Empire of the National Arena League (NAL).
Michael Fafaul was born on November 24, 1992.[1][2] He played high school football at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland.[1] He was not a starter until his senior year in 2010.[3] He completed 121 of 202 passes (60%) for 1,803 yards, 22 touchdowns, and seven interceptions during the 2010 season, earning Big School All-State honorable mention honors.[1] Fafaul played in the Maryland Crab Bowl all-star game after his senior season.[1] He played for Fork Union Military Academy in 2011 to increase his college football recruiting options, leading Fork Union to an 8–1 record while throwing 14 touchdowns.[4][1]
College career
Fafaul played college football for the UCLA Bruins of the University of California, Los Angeles. He joined the Bruins in 2012 as a walk-on and did not play in any games that year.[3] In 2013, he completed four of four passes for 42 yards.[5] Fafaul served as the scout team quarterback during the 2014 season and did not appear in any games.[1] In 2015, he completed two of two passes for 21 yards.[5] He began his senior year in 2016 as the holder but ended up starting the final six games at quarterback after Josh Rosen suffered an injury.[1][3] Overall in 2016, Fafaul completed 135 of 259 passes (52.1%) for 1,602 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.[5] He was the sixth Bruin to throw for at least 400 yards in a game, joining Rosen, Cade McNown, Drew Olson, Brett Hundley and Tommy Maddox.[1] Fafaul and Rosen were also the first UCLA quarterback duo to throw for at least 1,000 yards each in the same season.[1]