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Full Name: Brian Brohm Born: September 23, 1985 Hometown: Louisville, KY Height: 6 foot 4 Weight: 228 lbs.
College: Louisville Cardinals NFL Team: Green Bay Packers Position: Quarterback
Brian Brohm is currently the starting quarterback for the University of Louisville Cardinals, a member of the Big East Conference. A 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterback from Louisville, Kentucky Trinity High School, Brian Brohm was named the 2005 Big East Offensive Player of the Year while leading the Cardinals to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the 2006 Toyota Gator Bowl.
Brian Brohm is a 2007 Heisman Trophy and Davy O'Brien candidate. Brian Brohm is rapidly becoming one of the great Cardinal quarterbacks. Coming off a knee injury that sidelined Brian Brohm for the final two games. Strong-armed and accurate thrower who has mastered the Cardinals' offense and has the ability to make all the throws that a QB needs to make in the offense. Brian Brohm is smart, heady player who has been around the game of football his entire life. Brian Brohmtakes great care of the football.
Brian Brohm ranks 11th on the school's touchdown passes chart with 25. He has thrown for 3,702 yards, which also stands 11th in school history. Brohm has five 300-yard games in his career, all coming during the 2005 season. Brohm currently holds the school record with a 68.4 completion percentage. Brohm has thrown just seven interceptions in 399 attempts. Brohm owns an 8-2 record as the starting quarterback.
In 2005, Brian Brohm passed for 2,883 yards and 19 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a game against Syracuse on November 25, 2005. He was forced to miss Louisville's last regular season game, a December 2 match-up against Connecticut, and was still in rehabilitation when the Cardinals lost to Virginia Tech in the 2006
Gator Bowl.
Brian Brohm was drafted in the MLB draft following his senior year in high school. Brian's brother Jeff was also drafted out of high school and played in minor leagues during the summers of his college career.
Brohm announced his decision to attend the University of Louisville on January 20, 2004, picking the hometown Cardinals over scholarship offers from the University of Kentucky, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Alabama, Nebraska, Purdue, Illinois and others. Brohm enrolled at Louisville in the fall of 2004 and immediately began competing for the starting quarterback spot with Stefan LeFors.
His first season, Brohm was named Conference USA Freshman of the Year, despite not starting a single game. Brohm completed 66 of 98 passes for 819 yards and six touchdowns. After entering the game for at least one series per game as a true freshman, Brohm followed in the footsteps of father, Oscar, and brother, Jeff, by becoming a starting quarterback at the University of Louisville in 2005. His brother, Greg, also played at Louisville as a receiver.
In 2005, Brohm passed for 2,883 yards and 19 touchdowns before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a game against Syracuse on November 25. He was forced to miss Louisville's last regular season game, a December 2 matchup against Connecticut, and was still in rehabilitation when the Cardinals lost to Virginia Tech in the 2006
Gator Bowl.
Brohm injured his thumb in Louisville's September 16, 2006 victory over the
Miami Hurricanes. He returned as starting quarterback in Louisville's October 14, 2006 victory against Cincinnati. He had been replaced at starting quarterback by sophomore backup Hunter Cantwell for the previous two games. Before his injury, Brohm was one of two candidates at U of L for the 2006 Heisman Trophy, along with senior running back Michael Bush. The pair, both born and raised in Louisville, were dubbed "The Derby City Duo."
In the 2007 Orange Bowl, Brohm earned MVP honors by leading Louisville to its first ever BCS victory, 24-13 over Wake Forest. Brohm completed 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards, the third highest total in
Orange Bowl history.
Though The Sporting News projected Brohm as high as the top pick in the 2007 NFL draft , and many other experts had projected him as going no later than the first round, Brohm announced on January 15, 2007, after a long period of speculation, that he would return to the University of Louisville for his senior year.
After the 2007 Orange Bowl, he stated that "Right now, coming back and trying to win a national title looks very appealing." Almost all analysts believe that Brohm has
NFL talent, however they disagree about his draft status and whether he should have stayed for his senior season. Following the announcement of his now former head coach Bobby Petrino as new head coach of the
Atlanta Falcons, further speculation occurred that Brohm might skip his senior season, which would inevitably be under a new head coach, and enter the draft.
The fact that the 2008 draft is infused with top-prospect quarterbacks whose playing styles are very similar to Brohm's
(most notably
Kentucky's Andre Woodson,
Michigan's Chad Henne,
USC's John David Booty,
Penn State's Anthony Morelli,
Hawaii's Colt Brennan, and
Tennessee's Erik Ainge) was also a key argument for Brohm's possible entry in the 2007 draft, where the other first round-bound quarterbacks include the more diverse characters of
Brady Quinn and
JaMarcus Russell. However, Brohm eventually decided to pass up the potential millions he could earn from the NFL, and instead chose to return for his senior season for another shot at helping the Cardinals to a BCS National Championship. Brohm will have to learn the new offense from the new head coach Steve Kragthorpe, who previously coached at the University of Tulsa. However, ESPN is ranking Brohm as the #1 senior in the '08 draft class, saying his "big arm, prototypical size, quick release, [and] expert touch" help him stand out.
Brohm scored a 32 on the Wonderlic exam out of the 50 questions, tying Matt Ryan for the highest score among quarterbacks. Brohm and Ryan handily beat the average QB score of 24, and their score indicates an estimated IQ of 124.
Green Bay Packers
Brohm was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was the 56th player taken overall. Aaron Rodgers is expected to start at quarterback for the Packers, making Brohm the likely backup.
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