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Mike Kafka

Northwestern · Quarterback · 2009

ARM
72
ACC
63
AWR
71

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Kafka's 2009 season ranks No. 3 in program history for passing yards.

Kafka was the No. 122 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 71 overall, the 4th-highest quarterback rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 46 among all quarterbacks of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2009
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2010
    • No. 122 overall pick, NFL Draft

Northwestern Record Book

  • No. 3 in single-season passing yards (2009)

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

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 83Brett Basanez2002-05QB
  2. 72Andrew Brewer2005-09WR
  3. 72Brad Phillips2007-09S
  4. 72Corey Wootton2005-09EDGE
  5. 72Sherrick McManis2006-09CB
  6. 72Tim McGarigle2002-05LB
  7. 71C.J. Bachér2005-08QB
  8. 70Zeke Markshausen2008-09WR
  9. 70Mark Philmore2002-05WR
  10. 70Marquise Cole2003-06S

Full Northwestern 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. 96Matt LeinartUSC · 2002-05QB
  5. 95Sam BradfordOklahoma · 2007-09QB
  6. 95Troy SmithOhio State · 2002-06QB
  7. 93Colt McCoyTexas · 2006-09QB
  8. 93Brady QuinnNotre Dame · 2003-06QB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Mike Kafka) 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.