Blake Shell

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Blake Shell
Blake Shell.jpg
Shell with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015
No. 9     Houston Texans
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-08-12) August 12, 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth: Camden, NJ
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Weight: 194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodrow Wilson, Camden NJ
College: Virginia Tech
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Debuted in 2015 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
  • Cincinnati Bengals (2015 - 2018)
  • Houston Texans (2019 - Present)
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2018
Pass attempts 1,250
Pass completions 746
Percentage 59.68%
TD-INT 62-37
Passing yards 9,050
Passer rating 86.18

Blake Shell (born August 12, 1991) is an American football Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Virginia Tech. The Bengals selected him with the ninth overall pick in the 2015 NFLHC Draft.

College Career

Blake Shell attended Virginia Tech for 2 years, declaring for the NFL Draft his senior year.

College statistics

Year Passing
GP GS Rating Comp Att Pct Yards TD Int
2013 1 1 256.7 23 25 92 333 4 0
2014 12 12 156.3 269 409 65.8 3,378 24 1
Totals 13 13 - 292 434 67.3 3,711 28 1

Professional Career

Shell ran the 40-yard dash in 4.88 seconds at the Scouting Combine. He was considered anywhere from the best to third best quarterback prospect in the 2015 NFLHC Draft along with Thomas Wheeler and Brian Brown. In the 2015 NFLHC Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Shell with the 9th overall pick. He was the first quarterback selected by the Bengals in the first round. He became the 2nd ever starting quarterback after Nu Battles was cut in the offseason, and beating out Robert Aikman for the starting job in the preseason.

The day after the draft, Shell signed a five-year contract with the Bengals worth approximately $50 million.

Before the first game of the 2015 preseason, Shell was declared the starter.

Cincinnati Bengals

Blake Shell was named the starter for the 2015 NFL Season.

Regular season

Year Team Games Starts Wins Passing Rushing Rating
Comp Att Pct Yds YPA TD Int Att Yds Avg TD Fumbles
2015 CIN 14 14 3 182 310 58.71% 2,306 7.44 13 15 1 -8 -8.0 0 1 76.39
2016 CIN 8 8 5 142 226 62.83% 1,890 8.36 17 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 102.63
2017 CIN 16 16 5 355 604 58.77% 3,913 6.48 27 13 6 -18 -3.0 0 2 84.00
2018 CIN 6 6 4 67 110 60.91% 941 8.55 5 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 92.26
Career 44 44 17 746 1,250 59.68% 9,050 7.24 62 37 7 -26 -3.71 0 3 86.18

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