Jason Campbell emerged as the Redskins starting quarterback in the final seven games of the 2006 season. He spent the majority of the offseason at Redskins Park - familiarizing himself with the intricacies of Head Coach Jim Zorn’s West Coast offense. In his 20 career starts, Campbell has completed 360-of-624 passing attempts for 3,997 yards with 22 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. Before having his 2007 season cut short with a knee injury suffered in Week 14 against Chicago, Campbell completed 60% of his passes (250-of-417 attempts) for 2,700 yards with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His quarterback rating was 77.6. Campbell proved to also be effective out of the pocket as he scrambled for key first downs, rushing 36 times for 185 yards and a touchdown. He wears the jersey number 17 in honor of one of his mentors - former Redskins Super Bowl MVP quarterback Doug Williams.
How Acquired: Selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round (25th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft
Pro:
Completed 360-of-803 career passing attempts (44.8%) for 3,997 yards with 22 touchdowns and 17 interceptions
Enters the season ranked 14th all-time in club history in passing yards (3,997), 13th in passing attempts (803), 13th in completions (360) and 16th in touchdown passes (22)
Made his NFL debut as a starter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 19, 2006
2007 Season:
Completed 250- of -417 passing attempts for 2,700 yards with 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions
Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Detroit Lions in Week 5 (10/7)
Completed 23-of-29 passes (73.9%) for 248 yards and tied a then-career high with two touchdown passes (Cooley, 7 yards; Sellers, 8 yards) and recorded a career-high quarterback rating of 125.3 against the Lions
Tossed a career-high three touchdowns against Philadelphia in Week 10 (11/11)
Completed 33-of-54 passes for a career-high 348 yards at Dallas in Week 11 (11/18)
Sustained a knee injury in the second quarter against Chicago (12/6) and did not return
Missed the last three regular-season games and one postseason contest with a knee injury (at New York Giants, 12/16; at Minnesota, 12/23; vs. Dallas, 12/30 and at Seattle, 1/5)
Named co-winner of the B.J. Blanchard Award (along with LB London Fletcher) - honor is given annually to a Redskins player who best helps local media do their jobs
2006 Season:
Made his NFL debut as the starting quarterback in Week 10 at Tampa Bay (11/19)
Connected on his first career touchdown pass to TE Chris Cooley at Tampa Bay
Completed 19-of-34 completions for 196 yards and two touchdowns and finished the game with a 92.3 quarterback rating and no interceptions at Tampa Bay
Directed first career win against the Carolina Panthers, a 17-13 decision at FedExField in Week 12 (11/26)
Completed a career-long 66-yard pass completion to TE Chris Cooley at Carolina (11/26)
2005 Season:
Listed as the third quarterback for all 16 regular-season games
Etched his name into Southeastern Conference lore by leading a talented Auburn squad to an undefeated season (13-0) in 2004
Was named Coaches SEC Offensive Player of the Year and Associated Press SEC Player of the Year, selected to the coaches All-SEC First-Team, Associated Press All-SEC First Team, a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, finalist for the inaugural Manning Award given to the nation’s best collegiate quarterback, semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award and was named one of the 10 players to watch for the Walter Camp Award
Finished his career as the all-time winningest quarterback at Auburn
Finished his senior season playing and starting in all 13 games and completing 188-of-270 passes for a 69.6 percentage, which ranked fourth nationally. In addition, he threw for 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions; the 20 touchdowns tied an Auburn single-season record (Pat Sullivan, 1971)
Named MVP of the Sugar Bowl after passing for 189 yards on 11-of-16 passing and one touchdown against Virginia Tech (1/3/05)
Named MVP of the SEC Championship game after going 27-of-35 for 374 yards and three touchdowns against Tennessee (12/4/04). His 27 completions, 35 attempts and 375 yards were all career highs. His 374 yards passing was the fifth most prolific game in Auburn history
Finished the 2003 season 181-of-293 (61.8 percent) for 2,267 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions
Was named Most Valuable Player of the Music City Bowl after leading the Tigers to a winning drive in the fourth quarter against Wisconsin (12/31)
Graduated with a degree in public administration in August 2004
Prepped at Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi; was a Parade All-American and Gatorade Player of the Year in MississippiWas a two-time All-State selection in football and district Most Valuable Player; selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game; also All-State in basketball
Lists his father, Michael Jordan and Steve McNair as his role models
Hosted the Jason Campbell Classic golf tournament in Fairfax, Virginia this past offseason to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
