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PositionQuarterback

Experience3 years

Height6-2

Weight216

CollegeBrigham Young

High SchoolMountain View (AZ)

HometownMesa, Arizona

Birthdate8/21/1981

Joined RavensUnrestricted Free Agent (MIA), 2009

Joined NFL2007

John Beck signed with the Baltimore Ravens (1-year contract) on 5/4/09
Originally selected in the 2nd round (40th overall) by Miami in the 2007 NFL Draft.

2009: (with Baltimore) Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Listed as the 3rd QB (inactive) in the 16-0 win.
Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Listed as a 3rd QB (inactive) against the Bengals.
Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Was inactive (3rd QB) in the 30-7 victory.
Game 6 vs. Min. (10/18): Was inactive (3rd QB) against Vikings.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was inactive (3rd QB) against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Listed as the 3rd QB against the Patriots.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Was the 3rd QB in the 34-3 victory.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Was listed as the 3rd QB in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Was listed as the 3rd QB in the 38-24 win.
2008: (with Miami) Was designated as the 3rd QB for all 16 games and 1 postseason contest.
2007: (with Miami) Saw action in 5 games, including 4 starts, completing 60 of 107 passes for 559 yards with 1 TD and 3 INTs
Saw action off the bench and was 13-of-21 for 135 yards and threw his 1st-career passing TD in game 16 vs. Cin. (12/30)
Also scored his 1st-career rushing TD on a 2-yard run against the Bengals
Started his 1st-career game and went 9-of-22 for 109 yards in game 10 at Phi. (11/18).

Was a 4-year letterman (2003-06) at BYU, where he started his final 3 seasons
Saw action in 43 games, starting 38, and completed 885 of 1,418 passes (62.4%) for 11,021 yards with 79 TDs and 34 INTs
Also ran for 9 TDs...Ranks 2nd in Cougar history for completions, attempts and yards, trailing only Ty Detmer (1988-91) in all 3 categories
Finished his career 3rd in TD passes, trailing only Detmer (121) and Jim McMahon (84 from 1978-81)
Started 12 games as a senior, leading BYU to a record of 11-2 on the year and the Mountain West Conference crown
Was 289-of-417 (69.3%) for 3,885 yards with 32 TDs and just 8 INTs
Put together 6 300-yard passing games, and he was 2nd in the nation with a passer efficiency rating of 169.1, 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’Brien Award
Had 7 300-yard passing performances as a junior when he completed 64.5 percent of his passes (331 of 513) for 3,709 yards with 27 TDs and 13 INTs,earning 1st-team All-MWC honors
Played in 8 games with 4 starts as a true freshman in 2003, becoming only the 2nd true freshman to start a game at QB for BYU, joining Marc Wilson (1977)
Earned degree in communications.

Prepped at Mountain View (Mesa, AZ) HS, where he led the school to a state championship as a senior when he was named the Arizona High School Player of the Year
Also earned Outstanding Male Scholar Athlete honors
In his prep career, Beck guided the school to a record of 25-2, over his junior and senior seasons
Was a high school teammate of TE Todd Heap
Also lettered twice in baseball as a pitcher and infielder
Served a church mission in Lisbon, Portugal (2000-02), immediately following high school
Communicates fluently in Portugese
Father, Wendell, participated in track & field at BYU
Beck and his wife, Barbara, have 2 sons, Ty and Preston
Full name: John Dalton Beck.

John Beck