Josh McCown profile

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Found this on the Arizona Cardinals' website. McCown, wearing #12 for the Cards, has not yet signed a contract.

Josh McCown
Quarterback
#12
Ht: 6-4
Wt: 223
College: Sam Houston State
Experience: Rookie
DOB: 07/04/1979
Hometown: Jacksonville, Tex.


Good scrambler with quick feet … Southern Methodist (SMU) transfer … left the SMU program to prove that he was capable of leading a strong aerial attack … threw for 4,022 yards and 24 touchdowns during his three-year career at SMU … surpassed that scoring total (32 touchdowns) in only one season with the Bearkats at Sam Houston State … for his career, completed 599 of 1,093 passes (54.8 percent) for 7,503 yards and 56 touchdowns … his 3,481 yards at Sam Houston State rank eighth on the school's career-record list. As a senior in 2001: All-America first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, earning third-team honors from The Sports Network … one of 16 players considered for the Walter Payton Award, given to the top performer in the NCAA Division 1-AA ranks … all-Southland Football League (SFL) first-team and player-of-the-year choice … earned SFL player-of-the-week honors vs. Jacksonville State and Southwest Texas State … only the fifth passer in school history to throw for over 2,000 yards in a regular season, he led the league and ranked 14th in the nation … completed 259 of 429 passes (60.4 percent) for 3,481 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions in 13 games, topping the prior school single-season records of 168 completions for 2,503 yards and 21 touchdowns by Chris Chaloupka in 1999 and 311 pass attempts by Lanny Dycus in 1984 … his 60.4 percent pass completion mark is surpassed only by Chaloupka (62.0 percent in 1999) … threw for over 300 yards in five of his last six contests … third on the team with 112 carries for 351 yards (3.1-yard avg.) and six scores … averaged 294.77 yards-per-game in total offense … completed 17 of 31 passes for 188 yards and a 12-yard score to Jonnathon Cooper, adding a 41-yard touchdown run in his first game with the Bearkats vs. Louisiana-Monroe … ran for a two-yard score and completed 14 of 16 attempts (87.5 percent) for 224 yards, including three touchdowns vs. Tarleton State … threw for 318 yards on 25 of 38 attempts with a six-yard score to tight end Keith Heinrich vs. Northern Illinois … threw touchdown passes of seven yards to Brian Null and 29 yards to Cooper vs. Mississippi Valley … completed 20 of 27 passes for 167 yards and a five-yard touchdown to Cooper vs. Northwestern State (La.) … passed for 271 yards and four touchdowns on 18 of 29 passes, including 15, 10 and 42-yarders to Cooper … also gained 62 yards with a one-yard score on 13 rushes vs. Nicholls State … threw touchdown passes of 12 and 32 yards to Cooper and ran for 98 yards on 15 carries vs. Stephen F. Austin … gained 322 yards on 28 of 61 attempts with three touchdowns, including 30-yarders to both Cooper and Heinrich, vs. McNeese State … threw for a season-high 404 yards on 22 of 28 passes with five touchdowns, including 29, eight, and 50-yarders to Cooper, vs. Western Illinois … completed 20 of 33 attempts for 340 yards and three scores, including 55 and 46-yarders to Cooper, adding another touchdown on a two-yard run as he totaled 52 yards on nine carries vs. Jacksonville State … completed 24 of 34 passes for 379 yards and three touchdowns, with a long of 53 yards to Heinrich, and rushed seven times for 44 yards vs. Southwest Texas … threw for 253 yards and a touchdown on 19 of 38 passes, adding another touchdown on a one-yard run vs. Northern Arizona in first round of NCAA Division 1-AA playoffs … gained 344 yards on 30 of 50 passes in second round contest vs. Montana.

As a junior in 2000: Played in every game, starting eight contests for the Southern Methodist Mustangs … completed 169 of 331 passes (51.1 percent) for 1,969 yards and nine touchdowns … gained 175 yards with three touchdowns on 78 carries (2.2-yard avg.) … averaged 194.9 yards-per-game in total offense … ran for a three-yard score and completed 14 of 25 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns vs. Kansas … gained a career-high 420 yards with two touchdowns on 22 of 45 attempts and ran for a 15-yard touchdown … only Mike Romo (449 vs. Rice in 1990 and 450 vs. North Texas in 1989) threw for more yards in a game in SMU annals vs. Texas-El Paso … completed 27 of 49 attempts for 264 yards vs. Tulane … gained 264 yards with a touchdown on 28 of 57 passes vs. Houston … his 57 attempts rank fifth on the school’s game-record list … threw for 324 yards and a touchdown on 25 of 54 passes and rushed 12 times for 38 yards vs. San Jose State … carried nine times for 61 yards and a 28-yard touchdown, adding 157 yards on 14 of 19 passes, including a 17-yard score to Johnny Hampton, vs. Tulsa.

As a sophomore in 1999: Started every game for Southern Methodist … completed 125 of 234 passes (53.4 percent) for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns in ten games … scored once on 69 carries … averaged 142.5 yards-per-game in total offense … completed 10 of 21 attempts for 138 yards and a 33-yard score to Cody Caldwell vs. Tulane … gained 190 yards on 15 of 30 passes, including an 18-yard touchdown to Chris Cunningham vs. Kansas … ran for a two-yard score and completed 13 of 32 passes for 184 yards vs. Texas-El Paso … completed 10 of 19 passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns vs. Fresno State … amassed 197 yards with a score on 18 of 25 attempts vs. Rice … threw a 73-yard touchdown to Cunningham as he finished with nine of 20 passes for 160 yards vs. Cal-Northridge … set a school record as he completed 19 consecutive passes vs. Tulsa, accounting for 300 yards, on 24 of 29 attempts with three touchdowns, including 16 & 25-yarders to Cunningham.

As a freshman in 1998: Appeared in nine contests at Southern Methodist … completed 46 of 99 passes (46.5 percent) for 619 yards and seven touchdowns … gained 35 yards on 51 carries … averaged 72.7 yards-per-game in total offense … completed 10 of 20 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yarder to Albert Johnson, vs. Tulane … became the first SMU freshman since Mike Romo in 1989 to start at quarterback, completing nine of 17 passes for 96 yards and a 23-yard score to Johnson vs. Arkansas … passed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on 12 of 21 attempts vs. Mississippi. Personal: District 17-4A offensive player-of-the-year, East Texas player-of-the-year and honorable mention all-state pick as a senior at Jacksonville (Tex.) High School … completed 150 of 231 passes for 2,349 yards, 30 touchdowns and only nine interceptions that season, leading the team to a 12–1 record … completed 19 of 24 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns vs. Texas City in the state playoffs … lettered twice in football, compiling a 22–4 record … all-district second-team choice as a shooting guard in basketball … history major … brother, Randy, was a quarterback at Texas A&M … member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas.