Jeff Driskel
Jeffrey Matthew Driskel (born April 23, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida, before transferring to Louisiana Tech, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Driskel with the Lions in 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 23, 1993 Oviedo, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Hagerty (Oviedo, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida (2011–2014) Louisiana Tech (2015) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 6 / Pick: 207 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Waived by the 49ers, he joined the Cincinnati Bengals, where he was the third-string quarterback. He began the 2018 season as backup to Andy Dalton, and following an injury to Dalton, he started the last five games of the season. He then went on to be the backup for the Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos, in which he started three games with the Lions and one for the Broncos. In 2021, Driskel signed for the Houston Texans, and he converted from quarterback to tight end, but ultimately went back to quarterback for the 2022 season.