Blake Bortles (QB): Bio, News, Stats and More (2023)

PROFI:Ranked second in Jaguars history in passing yards (17,646), pass attempts (2,632), pass completions (1,561), and passing touchdowns (103)...the first player in Jacksonville history to win multiple games with had more than four passing touchdowns ( five games)... joins Russell Wilson, Cam Newton and Jeff Garcia in becoming the only player in NFL history to throw for at least 15,000 yards in his first five NFL seasons and rushed at least 1,500 yards.

SAISON 2018:Chosen by his teammates as the offensive captain for the 2018 season...played in 13 games with 12 stars...completed 243 of 403 passes (60.8 comp. pct.) for 2,718 yards, 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a QB rating of 79 .8 ... rushed for 365 yards with 58 carries (6.3 average) ...at the New York Giants (9/9):Completed 18 of 31 passes for 176 yards, one touchdown, one interception and rushed four times for 42 yards, including a career-long 41-yard rush...vs. New England Patriots (9/16):Completed 29 of 45 passes (64.4 comp. pt.) for 376 yards, four touchdowns and one interception...his 376 passing yards were the third-most in a game of his career and the most in a Jaguars win. ..against Tennessee (23.9.):Completed 21 of 34 passes (61.8 Comp. Pct.) for 155 yards...rushed for 27 yards on five carries...vs. New York Jets (9/30):Passed David Garrard (16,003) to move to second in the team's all-time passing yards list, and passed Garrard (1,406) to move to second in the team's all-time passing yards list...completed 29 of 38 passes (76.3 comp. pct.) for a then-career-best 388 yards, two touchdowns and an INT for a 114.8 passer rating... fell three times for 28 yards...in Kansas City (7.10.):Completed 33 of 61 passes for a career-high 430 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions... rushed four times for 34 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown run... his 430 yards passing is the second most passing yards in the Jaguar -Story ...in Dallas (14.10.):Completed 15 of 26 passes for 149 yards, one touchdown and one interception... rushed for 22 yards four times...in Indianapolis (11.11.):Completed 26 of 38 passes (68.4 Comp. Pct.) for 320 yards and two touchdowns...his 20th 300-yard passing play of his career, the sixth-ranked player Peyton Manning in the first five seasons of the NFL - Story brings.

SAISON 2017:He started in all 15 games...completed 315 of 523 passes (60.2 comp. pt.) for 3,687 yards, 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a QB rating of 84.7...marked his third straight season with more than 3,500 passing yards and 20 touchdowns... finished the postseason with 49 of 85 passes for 549 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions for a franchise-best postseason passer rating of 91.0...vs. Tennessee (9/17):Completed 20 of 34 passes (58.8 comp. pct.) for 223 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions...added four rushes for 29 yards...vs. Baltimore (24.9.):Completed 20 of 31 passes for 244 yards, four touchdowns...charged for 18 yards on three carries...vs. Los Angeles (15.10.):Completed 23 of 35 passes for 241 yards, a touchdown, and an interception...in Indianapolis (22.10.):Completed 18 of 26 passes (69.2 comp pct.) for 330 yards and a touchdown...threw in the first half for a career-high 282 yards...finished the game with a 124.7 QB rating.. .vs. Los Angeles Chargers (11/12):Completed 29 of 51 passes for 273 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions... rushed 34 yards with five carries... led an 11-play, 84-yard drive (all passes) that ended in a WR Marqise Lee TD tie in the third quarter...vs. Houston (12/17):Completed 21 of 29 passes (72.4 comp. pct) for 326 yards, three touchdowns and a career-high QB rating of 143.8...in San Francisco (24.12.):Completed 30 of 52 passes (64.0 comp pct) for a then-career-high 382 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions...rushing for 31 yards on five attempts...AFC Championship in New England (01/21/18):Completed 23 of 36 passes (63.9 Comp. Pct.) for a postseason Jaguars-record 293 yards in a single game...added a touchdown for a 98.5 QB rating.

SAISON 2016:Started in all 16 games...completed 368 of 625 passes, both Jaguars records in a season, for 3,905 yards, 23 touchdowns and 16 interceptions with a 78.8 passer rating...marked his second straight season with over 3,500 passing yards and 20 touchdowns, the first player in Jacksonville history to accomplish that feat...thrown his 1,000 in Week 17 against Indianapolis (Matt Ryan) in the league, who scored for a TD (passing /Rushing/ Received) was responsible...vs. Green Bay (9/11):Completed 24 of 39 passes (61.5 comp. pct.) for 320 yards, one touchdown and one interception for an 85.4 passing rating...his 187 passing yards in the first half were the best of his career... the 320 yards it's the most by a Jaguars quarterback on kickoff weekend in franchise history...vs. Baltimore (9/25):Completed 24 of 38 passes (63.2 comp. pt.) for 194 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for a 60.6 passing rating... surpassed 50 passing touchdowns in his 33rd career game and became the fastest Jaguars quarterback in touchdowns in his 50th career, surpassing Mark Brunell's previous mark (41 games)...in Chicago (16.10.):Completed 20 of 33 passes (60.6 comp. pct.) for 271 yards, one touchdown and one interception for an 84.3 passer rating...down 16-10 and 3:18 in the fourth quarter, Bortles engineered a four-game, 78-yard drive that culminated in a 51-yard TD pass to WR Arrelious Benn with 2:58 left...the win marked Bortles' fifth fourth-quarter win from behind. ..against Tennessee (24.12.):Completed 26 of 38 passes for 325 yards and a touchdown...his 103.5 passing rating was a season high and his best since he posted a 124.5 passing rating in New Orleans on December 27, 2015...he's had also a touchdown after a throwback pass by WR Marqise Lee, who became the first player in NFL history to have 300+ passing yards and at least one touchdown...in Indianapolis (1.1.17):Completed 25 of 39 passes for 301 yards, one touchdown, and a 96.2 passer rating...thrown for 300 yards in consecutive games for the second time this season and the fourth time in his career.

SAISON 2015:Completed 355 of 606 passes (58.6 Comp. Pct.) for 4,428, 35 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions for an 88.2 passing rating...set franchise records for yards, completions, attempts, and touchdowns in a single season.. threw one touchdown in 15 straight games from 9/13/15 to 12/27/15, the longest streak in Jaguars history...threw for the NFL's second-most touchdowns (35) in 2015, behind only Tom Brady of New England. .. joins Dan Marino (1984) as the only freshman or sophomore quarterback in NFL history to threw for more than 4,400 yards and for more than 35 touchdowns in a single season ...became the youngest QB in the NFL History who threw for more than 4,000 yards and for more than 35 touchdowns and rushed for more than 300 yards in one season... the only other players in NFL history to accomplish that feat were Daunte Culpepper (2004) and Steve Young (1998) ... ended the season with 72 completions from above 20+ yard yards, the most in the NFL and most in a single season in Jaguars history (the previous record for a Ja Guars quarterback completing 20+ yards was 44 years old, set by Mark Brunell in 1997 and 2001 and David Garrard in 2004) ... threw for over 300 yards six times in 2015, tying for most 300-yard passing games by a Jaguars QB in a singles season ... youngest quarterback in NFL history to win in Scored at least 25 touchdowns and scored at least one touchdown in a single season...vs. Carolina (9/13):Became the second quarterback in franchise history to start on Opening Day before turning 24...completed 22 of 40 for 183 yards and 1 touchdown while also running for 26 yards four times (6.5 rush avg. ) ... surpassed 3,000 yards in a career on a 6-yard touchdown completion to Rashad Greene in the second quarter ... his 22 completions are the seventh-most in a season opener in Jacksonville history ...in Indianapolis (10/4):Completed 28 of 50 passes (56.0 comp. pct.) for 298 yards and one touchdown for an 80.2 passing rating... Bortles' 50 passing attempts were the most of his career and the fifth most in Jaguar history. .is the only player in Jaguars history, along with Byron Leftwich (54), Mark Brunell (52, 50) and Chad Henne (51, 51), to have recorded more than 50 pass attempts in a single game...at New York Jets (11/8):Completed 24 of 40 passes for a career-high 381 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions... 381 passing yards was the fourth most in Jaguars history... joins Mark Brunell as the only quarterback in franchise history to play for has thrown for more than 375 yards in a single game...has thrown for more than two touchdowns in four consecutive games, tying the franchise record for most consecutive games with more than two TDs (Chad Henne 2013 and David Garrard 2007) ...in Tennessee (6.12.):Completed 24 of 36 passes for 322 yards and a career-high five touchdowns...became the youngest player in NFL history to threw for more than 320 yards, more than five touchdowns and no interceptions in a single game...His five touchdowns is the most by a Jaguars quarterback in a single game...Dan Marino (22, 1984) and Matthew Stafford (23, 2011) are the only QBs aged 23 or younger in NFL history who have played for 27 or more have thrown more touchdowns in the first 12 games of the season...achieved a career-high 134.5 passer ratings...in New Orleans (27.12.):Completed 27 of 35 passes (77.1 comp. pt.) for 368 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions for a 124.5 passing rating, his third-best of the season... Bortles' 77.1 comp. pt. was the second-highest of his NFL career...in the second half, he completed 18 of 21 passes (85.7 comp. pct.) for 288 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for a perfect 158.3 passer rating.

SAISON 2015:He set season-long franchise records for a rookie with 2,908 passing yards and 280 completions while throwing 11 touchdowns...leading all NFL quarterbacks with a 7.48 average per rush and rushing 56 times for 419 yards ... marked the highest single-season rushing average by a quarterback in team history and his 419 rushing yards was the second-highest in team history (480, Mark Brunell, 1995) ... finished with 37 completions of 20+ yards ... became the 16th quarterback in Jaguars history started a game and was one of seven rookie quarterbacks to make their NFL debut in 2014...took the team's starting QB in Week 4 and started in the last 13 games. ..was 280 of 475 passing for 2,908 yards with 11 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for a 69.5 rating...had 21 completions of 25+ yards...rushed 419 yards with 56 carries (7.48 average), the highest NFL average -QB and second most n rushing yards a Jaguars quarterback in one season...against Indianapolis (21.9.):Made his NFL debut after being drafted into the lineup early in the second half, completing 14 of 24 passes for 223 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for an 82.5 passer rating...had four completions from over 20 yards including a 63-yard touchdown pass to Allen Hurns...also had 30 rushing yards, including a 20-yard rush...built the offense to 289 yards in the second half after the club lost in the only managed 55 yards in the first half...in San Diego (28.9.):First career start and 29 of 37 total passes for 254 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for an 81.7 passing rating...completed 78.4 percent of his passes, the highest in NFL history for a rookie quarterback on his first Beginning his career with a minimum of 30 tries...five carries for 24 yards...his 29 completions set a single-game Jacksonville record by a rookie, and his completions, tries and yards became the most by a Jaguars rookie quarterback in a first career start achieved ...in Tennessee (10/12):Throwing for 336 yards and a touchdown on 32-of-46 passing (69.6 percent), with Byron Leftwich (10/5/03 vs. San Diego) tying for most passing yards by a rookie in team history...46 Attempts and 32 completions were the most in Jaguars history by a rookie...had a 59-yard completion for TE Clay Harbor and hit with Harbor for a 20-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter...marked the first AFC South start. ..led the team in the rushing with five carries for 38 yards.

UNIVERSITY:Played in 37 games from 30 starts ... submitted for the NFL Draft after his junior season ... compiled a 22-5 record as a starter ... career totals included 585 of 891 passes for 7,598 yards with 56 touchdowns and 19 Interceptions...ranked fourth in school history for passing yards and touchdowns...as a junior he completed 259 of 382 passings (67.8 percent) for 3,581 yards with 25 touchdowns and 9 INTs...led UCF to a 12-1 mark and a Fiesta Bowl win...Fiesta Bowl MVP with a win over Baylor, 301 yards and three touchdowns...majoring in Interpersonal/Organizational Communications and minoring in Sports and Fitness.

PERSONAL:Attended Oviedo High School where he finished his career by setting Seminole County records for 5,576 yards and 53 touchdowns...earned the MVP award at the Central Florida All-Star Game after senior year...also in baseball written...his brother, Colby was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft...the son of Suzy and Rob Bortles.

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