Taylor Tharp
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Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
.jpg) Tharp in the 2007 Hawaii Bowl | |||||||||||||
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| Born | September 20, 1984 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Boise State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2008: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Taylor Tharp (born September 20, 1984) is an American former football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL draft. Tharp also played Arena football and in Italian Football League (IFL). He played college football at Boise State. He is known for designing the Statue of Liberty play, which gave Boise State the win in overtime of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
As the Broncos' starting quarterback in 2007, Tharp finished his senior season ranked seventh-nationally in passing efficiency (152.85) en route to second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors, completing 289-of-423 passes for 3,340 yards and 30 touchdowns. At the time, his completion total was Boise State's single-season record.
