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Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17, 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of California. more...

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High school

Boller earned the 1998 California State Player of the Year honors after an outstanding senior season at Hart High School. He led Hart to the CIF Southern Section Division IV title with a 13-1 record. He passed for California prep record of 4,838 yards and threw for 59 TDs, the 2nd-best mark in California prep history, and ended the season completing 290 of 454 passes (63.9%). Because of this, he was considered by many to be the best prospect to emerge from The Valley Region of Los Angeles since John Elway came out of Granada Hills High School in 1979. During the 1998 season, Kyle also played the position of safety on defense, and intercepted a pass in the final minute of the sectional championship game. He was rated the number one QB prospect in the nation by PrepStar and was that publication's national Offensive Co-Player of the Year.

College

He attended University of California, Berkeley and over his 42-game college career, he completed 622 of 1,301 passes (47.8%) for 7,980 yards, 64 TDs and 48 INTs. Only Troy Taylor (8,126 yards, 1986-89) threw for more yards in Cal history. Additionally, Boller’s 64 TDs topped the previous school career-record of 54 by Pat Barnes (1993-96). Boller experienced a breakout in 2002, throwing for 2,815 yards, 28 TDs and only 10 INTs for a 126.8 QB rating. Although Kyle, and the team as a whole, struggled in his first three seasons, he had the advantage of working with new head coach Jeff Tedford and offensive coordinator George Cortez in 2002, who are recognized as two of the top QB technicians in football. As a direct result, he showed tremendous improvement during his final season, especially in his footwork, fundamentals and accuracy. Overall, in his senior season he showed maturity and experience, and emerged as one of the top QB prospects in the nation leading into the 2003 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Boller became the Ravens' first round draft pick in 2003 NFL Draft (19th overall pick). He was the second quarterback selected from the Pac-10 conference after the Cincinnati Bengals selected Carson Palmer from USC with the first overall pick. He started the first 9 games of the season, going 5-3, before being injured (thigh) in a game against the St. Louis Rams. He was inactive for most of the rest of the season, being replaced by backup Anthony Wright, as he also had to have surgery to repair a muscle in his quadriceps. Boller rushed 30 times for 62 yards, and completed 116 of 224 passes for 1,260 yards with 7 TDs and 9 INTs. Before his injury, he was showing improvements on a game to game basis.

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