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QBDrew Lock

Missouri — SEC

  • Height: 6-4
  • Weight: 225
  • Hometown: Lee's Summit, MO
  • Age: 22

SENIOR (2018): Became just the ninth SEC QB and 112th FBS QB to pass for more than 10,000 yards in a career with his 204 yards at South Carolina (10/6) … His three TD passes at Purdue moved his career total to 82, sixth-most ever among SEC quarterbacks … Moved into second place on Mizzou’s all-time career passing list in the season-opener against UT Martin (9/1), throwing for 289 yards and four scores, his ninth career game with at least four passing TDs … It was also his 24th career game with more than 200 passing yards … His 225.9 passer rating in the game was the sixth-best mark in program history … Had four touchdown passes against Wyoming (9/8), tying Andre Woodson for the seventh-most touchdown passes in SEC history with 79 … Set a new career high in completions during that game, completing 33-of-45 attempts … Passed for three TDs in the first half at Purdue (9/15) to move his career total to 82, ranking him sixth in SEC history as he passed Eli Manning (Ole Miss) on the conference’s all-time career passing TD list … Threw for 221 yards against Georgia (9/22), the 27th time in his career he has thrown for at least 200 yards … It was his 14th straight game with at least 200 yards through the air … Followed that with his 15th straight game of more than 200 yards after going 17-for-36 for 204 yards at South Carolina, doing so without three starting WRs, who missed the majority of the game due to injury.

JUNIOR (2017): Turned in one of the most prolific seasons in school and SEC history, thanks to his record-setting 44 passing touchdowns, breaking the single-season record for both, and a total which also led the nation in 2017 ... Ended the season with 3,964 yards on 242-of-419 passing ... His season passing efficiency mark of 165.67 broke the Mizzou single season record of 159.4 set in 2008 by Chase Daniel, and it ranked as fourth-best in the nation for the season ... Also led the SEC in several other statistical categories, including passing efficiency, passing yards, total offense, passing yards per game (304.9 avg.), yards per completion (16.38 - also a nation-leading mark) and points responsible for (270) ... Most importantly will be remembered as the leader of a team that rebounded from a 1-5 start to post six straight wins to close the regular season and reach a bowl game for the program’s first time since 2014 ... In MU’s six-game win streak, his numbers were ridiculous - a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 26-to-5, an efficiency rating of 193.76, as he averaged 328.7 yards per game while completing 63.2 percent of his passes (117-of-185) in the stretch ... Threw for a minimum of three touchdowns in each of those six games, and had nine games in all on the year where he struck for at least three scores through the air, including a school-record seven in the opener against Missouri State ... Was his most clutch in the regular-season finale at Arkansas (11/24), when he led the Tigers downfield for a game-winning field goal on the final play of the game as the Tigers got win number seven with a thrilling back-and-forth 48-45 victory ... Threw for 448 yards and five touchdowns against the Hogs, and led Mizzou to the winning field goal with a drive that began at his own 18-yardline ... He was 3-of-3 passing for 43 yards on the game-winning drive, and was 7-of-9 passing for 127 yards and two touchdown (no interceptions) in the fourth quarter in that game ... Completed 21-of-34 passes for a school record 521 yards and tied an SEC record with seven TDs in a season-opening 72-43 win over Missouri State (9/2) … Lock connected with sophomore WR Jonathan Johnson on the first play from scrimmage for a 65-yard touchdown … The play marked the first time ever in the modern era Mizzou has scored on the first play of the season …  Lock surpassed 5,000 career passing yards in the second quarter, becoming the eighth quarterback in program history to reach 5,000 passing yards. … Completed 14-of-32 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown against South Carolina (9/9).

SOPHOMORE (2016): Finished the regular season ranked first in the SEC in passing yards (3,399) and second in passing yards per game (283.3) and yards per completion (14.34) … Posted top-20 marks nationally in all three categories as well, peaking at 10th nationally with his 3,399 passing yards … Also ranked second in the SEC in completions per game (19.75) and third in total offense (293.5) … His 3,399 yards through the air are the fifth-most in program history in a single season and the most ever in a 12-game season at Mizzou … His 23 passing TDs are the sixth-most in program history and only three Mizzou QBs have thrown for more in a single season … His 4,731 career passing yards already rank as the eighth-most in program history through two years … Rushed for a season-best 29 yards in Mizzou’s season opener against West Virginia (9/3) … Completed 24-for-37 for a career-high 450 yards while tying a school record with five touchdowns against Eastern Michigan (9/10) in Mizzou’s home opener … Tossed for three more touchdowns on 23-of-38 passing in Mizzou’s 28-27 loss to Georgia (9/17) ... His passing total of 1,106 yards was more than any Mizzou QB in his first three games ever ... Played only the first half against Delaware State (9/24) but put up huge numbers in the 79-0 win … In the first half alone, he completed 26-of-36 passes for 402 yards while matching the school record with five touchdowns … Went 17-for-37 for 167 yards and caught a touchdown from WR Eric Laurent on a trick play in the fourth quarter, a 21-yard strike for his first career TD grab, at LSU (10/1) ... Completed 20-of-40 passes for  281 yards and a pair of scores against Middle Tennessee (10/22) while also running for 63 yards on 10 attempts ... Went 18-for-31 with 220 yards and a pair of scores against Kentucky (10/29) … Also rushed six times for 34 yards in the game against Wildcats … Again went over the 300-yard mark at South Carolina (11/5), completing 23-of-40 passes for 302 yards and a score … Quarterbacked Mizzou to a win over Vanderbilt (11/12) after passing for 294 yards and two scores … Passed for 320 yards and a score at Tennessee (11/19) … Closed his season by sparking a second-half, 17-point comeback with a 67-yard TD pass to Johnathon Johnson against Arkansas (11/25) … Finished that game going 16-for-26 with 268 yards and a score.

FRESHMAN (2015): Took over as Mizzou’s starting quarterback over the final eight games while playing in all 12 games as a true freshman … Was the first Mizzou true freshman to start at QB since Corby Jones in 1995 when we went 21-for-28 for 136 yards and a pair of TDs in a win over South Carolina (Oct. 3) … Began his collegiate career by going 6-for-10 for 138 yards and a TD in the season-opener against SEMO while coming off the bench for two series … Went 19-of-28 for a career-best 244 yards and a touchdown against BYU at Arrowhead Stadium (Nov. 14) … Reset career-highs in passer rating and passing yards while posting his second-best completion percentage of the season against BYU … Finished the season going 129-of-263 for 1,332 and four touchdowns.

HIGH SCHOOL: Highly sought-after quarterback from Lee’s Summit with incredible upsize athletically … Caught the attention of the Tiger coaches with his competitive nature and leadership abilities while being a great all-around athlete … Threw for 63 touchdowns with just 12 interceptions over his junior and senior seasons at Lee’s Summit High School … Kansas City Star All-Metro Player of the Year after throwing for 2,731 yards and 28 TDs as a senior … Earned the Simone Award, which honors the best high school football player in the Kansas City metro area as a senior … Ranked as the top recruit in the state of Missouri and the seventh-best QB nationally by Rivals … Was the sixth-best QB nationally by ESPN.com and is ranked as the 107th-best recruit nationally by ESPN …  Competed at the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in Beaverton, Ore., in the summer of 2014 … Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and tossed a pair of fourth-quarter TDs … Was named the Felix ‘Doc’ Blanchard Award Winner at the Army All-American Bowl, honoring the player who has most distinguished themselves amongst their peers by demonstrating leadership, character and a sense of community on and off the field … U.S. Army All-American … Elite 11 participant …  As a junior, threw for 3,060 yards and 35 touchdowns … Is also an outstanding basketball player who was a first-team all-state selection as a junior, and who had scholarship offers to play hoops from numerous high-level programs, including Mizzou, Oklahoma and Wichita State, among others … High School Coach – Eric Thomas.

PERSONAL: Parents – Andy & Laura … Father played football at Mizzou, lettering four years as an offensive lineman … Grandfather, Jerry, also played at Mizzou in 1961-62 … Was actually born in Columbia, Mo. … Chose Mizzou over offers from Michigan State, Louisville, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia among others … Cited Mizzou’s tremendous tradition along with loyalty from the Mizzou coaching staff as key reasons as to why he signed at Mizzou … Also credited Mizzou’s beautiful campus and his comfort level in Columbia as contributors to his decision … Majoring in Parks, Recreation & Tourism … Lists golf and fishing, as well as hanging out with family and friends as his interests outside of football.