Tyler Donovan
[edit] Biography2008: Signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Eskimos in April. 2007: In 2007 as a senior, Donovan started all 13 games for the University of Wisconsin Badgers, including the Outback Bowl against Tennessee. He finished the year with 193 completions on 333 attempts for 2607 passing yards and 17 touchdowns. 2006: Earned third letter ... appeared in seven games and completed 37 of 58 passes for 564 yards and four TDs ... completion percentage was .638 and efficiency rating was 161.34 ... started last two regular-season games for injured starter John Stocco ... completed 16 of 26 passes for 308 yards and two TDs in win over Buffalo on Nov. 18 ... his 62-yard pass completion to Travis Beckum vs. Bulls was UW’s longest play from scrimmage in 2006 ... named UW’s offensive player of the week after outstanding performance (in his first career start filling in for injured John Stocco) in directing Badgers to win at Iowa on Nov. 11 ... completed 17 of 24 passes for 228 yards and two TDs and rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries vs. Hawkeyes ... had attempted just 17 career passes prior to Iowa game ... came off the bench to play in late stages of games vs. Penn State on Nov. 4, vs. Minnesota on Oct. 14, at Indiana on Sept. 30, vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 9 and vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 2 ... completed one pass for two yards and had a 20-yard run vs. Nittany Lions ... completed 3-of-4 passes and directed a pair of scoring drives vs. Hoosiers 2005: Earned second varsity letter ... saw action off the bench in three games ... rushed five times for 30 yards and one TD and completed 3-6 passes for 49 yards and a TD vs. Temple 2004: Earned first varsity letter ... saw action in five games as backup quarterback … rushed for 117 yards on just 11 carries … completed 2-of-3 passes for seven yards … long run of the season was 44-yarder in collegiate debut vs. UCF 2003: Redshirted Ranked among top 25 players in Midwest and No. 2 player in Wisconsin by Rivals.com … listed among top 15 players in Midwest by SuperPrep … senior year honors included: PrepStar and SuperPrep All-American, Associated Press state player of the year, first-team all-state acclaim from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and first-team all-area and all-conference kudos … honorable mention all-state and first-team all-area as a junior … a Preps Plus student-athlete and member of Principal’s Advisory Committee … completed 99-171 passes for 1,650 yards and 16 TDs, as well as rushing for 455 yards on just 45 carries his senior year … team was state Division I runner-up in 2002 … lettered in football, basketball, track and baseball … coached by Tom Taraska [edit] References[edit] Related Articles[edit] Recent Tyler Donovan ArmchairGM Stories
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