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Mark Sanchez

USC · Quarterback · 2008

ARM
81
ACC
76
AWR
84

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Sanchez was a first-team all-conference pick in 2008.

Sanchez's 2008 season ranks No. 6 in program history for passing touchdowns.

Sanchez was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the 5th-highest quarterback rating at USC since 1990 and No. 22 among all quarterbacks of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2008
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2009
    • No. 5 overall pick, NFL Draft

USC Record Book

  • No. 6 in single-season passing touchdowns (2008)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

USC Teammates

  1. 98Reggie Bush2003-05RB
  2. 96Matt Leinart2002-05QB
  3. 91Dwayne Jarrett2004-06WR
  4. 90Rey Maualuga2006-08LB
  5. 90Taylor Mays2006-09S
  6. 88Fred Davis2007TE
  7. 88Sedrick Ellis2006-07EDGE
  8. 80Brian Cushing2006-08LB
  9. 80Darnell Bing2004-05LB
  10. 80Keith Rivers2006-07LB

Full USC all-time roster

Top Quarterbacks of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 98Tim TebowFlorida · 2006-09QB
  2. 97Vince YoungTexas · 2003-05QB
  3. 96Robert Griffin IIIBaylor · 2008-11QB
  4. 95Sam BradfordOklahoma · 2007-09QB
  5. 95Troy SmithOhio State · 2002-06QB
  6. 93Colt McCoyTexas · 2006-09QB
  7. 93Brady QuinnNotre Dame · 2003-06QB
  8. 90Case KeenumHouston · 2007-11QB

Best college quarterbacks since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Mark Sanchez) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.