2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

JOHN BECKQUARTERBACKHeight: 6-2 | Weight: 215 | College: BYU |Hometown: Hayward, Calif. | 6th NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2012: 31 |Acquired: FA-’12 | 2012 GP/GS: 0/0 | Career GP/GS: 9/7 | Teams: Miami,2007-08; Baltimore, 2009; Washington 2010-11; Houston, 2009-12 |TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Miami Dolphins in the second round (40 th overall) of the 2007 NFLDraft…Waived by the Dolphins on April 27, 2009…Signed as a free agent by Baltimore Ravens on May 4,2009… Traded to the Washington Redskins on Aug. 2, 2010…Signed by Houston Texans on May 11, 2012.CAREER:• Has appeared in nine career games, with seven starts, in his first five NFL seasons• Has completed 140-of-239 passing attempts for 1,417 yards, three touchdowns, seven interceptions• Made his first career start at Philadelphia (11/18/07) as a member of the Dolphins and recorded hisfirst career passing touchdown vs. Cincinnati (12/30/07)2011 (Washington 4/3):• Played in four games with three starts, setting career highs in completions (80), attempts (132),completion percentage (60.6 percent), passing yards (858), touchdowns (two) and passer rating(72.1)• Rex Grossman at quarterback vs. Philadelphia (10/16) and completed 8-of-15 passes for 117 yardsand also ran two times for 14 yards and the first rushing touchdown of his career• Received his first start as a Redskin at Carolina (10/23) and completed 22-of-37 passes for 279yards, one touchdown, one interception and ran for a touchdown• Set single-game career highs for attempts and completions vs. San Francisco (11/06), completing30-of-47 passes for 254 yards2010 (Washington 0/0):• Designated the third quarterback for 14 games• Active but did not play at Jacksonville (12/26) and vs. the New York Giants (1/2)HEADERTEXANS BIOS122009 (Baltimore 0/0):• Designated as the third quarterback for all 16 regular season games and both postseason contests2008 (Miami 0/0):• Designated as the third quarterback for all 16 regular season games, plus one playoff game2007 (Miami 5/4):• Played in five games with four starts, completing 60-of-107 passes for 559 yards with one touchdownand three interceptions• Started his first career game at Philadelphia (11/18) and completed 9-of-22 passing attempts for109 yards• Saw action off the bench vs. Cincinnati (12/30) and competed 13-of-21 passing attempts for 135yards and threw his first career touchdown and scored his first career rushing touchdown on atwo-yard runCOLLEGE:• Was a four-year letterman (2003-06) at BYU, where he started at quarterback his final three seasons• Completed 885-of-1,418 passes (62.4%) for 11,021 yards with 79 touchdowns and 34 interceptionswhile also rushing for nine touchdowns• Finished his career ranked second in Cougar history in completions, attempts and yards and finishedhis career third in touchdown passes• Started 12 games as a senior, leading BYU to a record of 11-2 on the year and the Mountain WestConference crown• Put together six 300-yard passing games and was second in the nation with a 169.1 passer efficiencyrating, while earning MWC Offensive Player of the Year honors• Was a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and a semifinalist for the Davey O’BrienAward• Had seven 300-yard passing performances as a junior when he completed 64.5 percent of hispasses (331-of-513) for 3,709 yards with 27 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, earning first-teamAll-MWC honorsPERSONAL:• Prepped at Mountain View High School in Mesa, Ariz., where he led the school to a statechampionship as a senior when he was named the Arizona High School Player of the Year• In his prep career, Beck guided the school to a record of 25-2 over his junior and senior seasons• Also lettered twice in baseball as a pitcher and infielder• Served a LDS church mission in Lisbon, Portugal (2000-02), immediately following high school• Earned a degree in communications• Formed the Friends for Football Foundation, which identifies youth who love football but are unableto pay the signup fee for organized leaguesBeck’s 2011 Season StatisticsDate, Opp GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate9/11 vs. NYG INACTIVE9/18 vs. ARI INACTIVE9/26 @ DAL INACTIVE10/2 @ STL INACTIVE10/16 vs. PHI 1 0 15 8 53.3 117 7.80 0 0 32 1 7 79.010/23 @ CAR 1 1 37 22 59.5 279 7.54 1 1 32 3 18 80.810/30 @ BUF 1 1 33 20 60.6 208 6.30 0 2 24 10 56 53.611/6 vs. SF 1 1 47 30 63.8 254 5.40 1 1 17 2 3 76.011/13 @ MIA INACTIVE11/20 vs. DAL INACTIVE11/27 @ SEA INACTIVE12/4 vs. NYJ INACTIVE12/11 vs.NE INACTIVE12/18 @ NYG INACTIVE12/24 vs. MIN INACTIVE1/1 @ PHI INACTIVE2011 Totals 4 3 132 80 60.6 858 6.5 2 4 32 16 84 72.4Beck’s Career StatisticsYear Team GP GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD Int Lg Sk Lst Rate2007 MIA 5 4 107 60 56.1 559 5.2 1 3 22 10 69 62.02011 WAS 4 3 132 80 60.6 858 6.5 2 4 32 16 84 72.1NFL Totals 9 7 239 140 58.6 1,417 5.9 3 7 32 26 153 67.6Beck’s Career HighsAttempts 47 vs. San Francisco, 11/6/11Completions 30 vs. San Francisco, 11/6/11Passing Yards 279 at Carolina, 10/23/11Passing Long 32 twice; most recent:32 at Carolina, 10/23/11Touchdowns 1 three times, most recent:1 vs. San Francisco, 11/6/11Passer Rating 96.3 vs. Cincinnati, 12/30/07Rushing Yards 14 vs. Philadelpha, 10/16/11Rushing Touchdowns 1 twice, most recent:1 at Carolina, 10/23/11www.HoustonTexans.comtwitter.com/TexansPR