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Webb played one season at Cal as a 2016 senior as a graduate transfer from Texas Tech and was honored as a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award while picking an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection. He also made the cut to the final 15 for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award® and was on watch lists for the Maxwell Award and the Manning Award. Webb started all 12 games in his lone season at Cal as a senior and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating. He ranked among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing yards per game (357.9 ypg), passing attempts (2nd), completions per game (3rd, 31.83 cpg), points responsible for per game (3rd, 21.7 ppg), completions (4th), total offense (4th, 348.8 ypg), passing yards (6th), total plays (6th), passing touchdowns (T8th) and points responsible for (260, 8th). He was also the Pac-12's leader passing yards per game (357.9 ypg) and total offense, while he set Cal single-season records for passing attempts, completions and total plays. He also equaled single-season school marks for most 300-yard passing games (10) and touchdowns responsible for (43) with his 37 in the air plus another six on the ground that also tied for the most ever by a Cal quarterback. Including his three seasons at Texas Tech (2013-15), he combined to complete 841-of-1367 (61.5%) passes for 9,852 yards with 83 touchdown passes and 34 interceptions over 35 games and 26 starts.
After Cal
• Selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft with the No. 87 pick overall to make Cal only the second school to ever have quarterbacks selected in the first three rounds of back-to-back NFL Drafts with Jared Goff the No. 1 overall selection in 2016 by the Los Angeles Rams
• Participated at Cal’s 2017 Pro Day and had an impressive hour-plus throwing session of over 90 plays in the rain and wind
• Participated at the 2017 NFL Combine and was among the top quarterbacks at the event in the vertical jump (3rd, 33'0"), 3 cone drill (3rd, 4.21), 40-yard dash (5th, 4.79) and broad jump (5th, 9'10")
• Named MVP at the 2017 Reese's Senior Bowl after completing 11-of-16 passes for 165 yards and one touchdown while leading the South to scores on each of the three drives he played in a 16-15 victory over the North
• Became the third Cal player to be named the Senior Bowl MVP following quarterbacks Steve Bartkowski (1995) and Pat Barnes (1997) as well as the 36th former Cal player selected to participate in the contest
College Career
• Combined to complete 841-of-1367 (61.5%) passes for 9,852 yards with 83 touchdown passes and 34 interceptions over 35 games and 26 starts during his four collegiate campaigns at Texas Tech (2013-15) and Cal (2016)
• Completed 459-of-747 (61.4%) passes for 5,557 yards with 46 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions over 23 games and 14 starts during his three campaigns at Texas Tech
• Started all 12 regular-season games at Cal in his lone season at the school as a 2016 senior and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating
• His 37 career touchdown passes at Cal rank 10th on the school's all-time list
Senior (2016)
• An All-American and national honors candidate who was a Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist as well as an honorable mention All-Pac-12 choice of the league's coaches and the Pac-12 Newcome of the Year according to Athlon Sports after previously making the cut to the final 15 for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award®
• Named Cal's Bear Backers Team MVP on offense and also picked up a Cort Majors Team Captain Award at the team's annual awards banquet
• Was also on watch lists for the Maxwell Award honoring the nation’s top player and the Manning Award that goes to the nation’s top college quarterback
• Started all 12 games and completed 382-of-620 passes (61.6%) for 4,295 yards with 37 passing touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a 135.63 passing efficiency rating
• Ranked among the nation’s leaders in nearly every passing category including passing yards per game (357.9 ypg), passing attempts (2nd), completions per game (3rd, 31.83 cpg), points responsible for per game (3rd, 21.7 ppg), completions (4th), total offense (4th, 348.8 ypg), passing yards (6th), total plays (6th), passing touchdowns (T8th) and points responsible for (260, 8th)
• Also the Pac-12's leader passing yards per game (357.9 ypg) and total offense
• Set Cal single-season records for passing attempts, completions and total plays while equaling three other school records including touchdowns responsible for (43) with his 37 in the air plus another six on the ground that also tied for the most ever by a Cal quarterback as well as 300-yard passing games (10)
• Tossed at least four touchdown passes on six occasions including each of the first five games with a career-high-tying five in three contests at San Diego State, at Arizona State and vs. Oregon
• Had a single rushing touchdown in six different contests vs. Hawai'i, vs. Texas and then in four consecutive games at Oregon State, vs. Oregon, at USC and vs. Washington
• Rushed 33 times for a loss of 110 yards
• Punted seven times for 275 yards and a 39.3 average with a long of 52 yards vs. Stanford while his three punts, 139 yards punting, 46.3 yards per punt average and two punts inside the 20 also against the Cardinal all career bests
• Made his Cal debut by completing 38-of-54 passes for 441 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Golden Bears to a victory over Hawai'i in the season-opening College Football Sydney Cup
• Completed 41-of-72 passes in a loss at San Diego State with a career-high-tying five touchdown passes but did also have a career-high-tying three interceptions in his second game at Cal, setting a school record for attempts with his completions two shy of the school's single-game mark and his passing yards third all-time and 20 shy of the school record
• Completed 27-of-40 passes for 396 yards with four touchdowns in a victory over No. 11/16 Texas to earn Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, a Manning Award Star Of The Week and a spot on the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award "Great 8" list
• Completed 32-of-56 passes for 478 yards with a career-high-tying five touchdowns but was picked off twice in a loss at Arizona State
• Completed 22-of-35 passes for 306 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in a victory over No. 18/18 Utah to earn Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors, a spot on the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award "Great 8" list and an honorable mention pick on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week list
• Completed 23-of-44 passes for a season-low 113 yards and no touchdowns for the only time during the season with one interception in a loss at Oregon State
• Completed 42-of-61 passes for 325 yards and a career-high-tying five touchdown passes in a 52-49 double overtime home win over Oregon with the 42 completions one shy of Cal's single-game record of 43 set by Rich Campbell against Florida on Sept. 13, 1980
• Also added a career high six rushing attempts and a Cal career high nine rushing yards as well as a Cal career long eight-yard run against Oregon
• Completed 34-of-53 passes for 333 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in a loss at USC
• Completed 23-of-47 passes for 262 yards with one touchdown and a season-high-tying three interceptions in a loss to Washington
• Completed 34-of-57 passes for 393 yards with two touchdowns including a 70-yarder to Chad Hansen on Cal's first offensive play of the game without an interception in a loss to Stanford
• Completed 32-of-48 passes for 301 yards with two touchdowns without an interception in a victory over UCLA in the season finale
• Had 57 completions of 20 or more yards including a season-long 74-yard touchdown pass to Tre Watson at Arizona State that was the longest completion of his Cal career and the longest Cal play from the line of scrimmage in 2016
• Totaled seven passes of 56 or more yards with the other five all belonging to Demetris Robertson on a 61-yarder vs. Washington, 59-yarders at Washington State and San Diego State, a 57-yarder at Washington State and a 56-yarder vs. Utah
• Selected by Mel Kiper Jr. as the No. 1 senior quarterback for the 2017 NFL Draft in May of 2016
• Enrolled at Cal on May 25, was named the team's starting quarterback on August 4 after three training camp practices and selected one of five team captains on August 20
Texas Tech (2013-15)
• Graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science in May of 2016
• Ranked eighth among Texas Tech all-time leaders in passing touchdowns (46); 10th in passing yards (5,557) and touchdowns responsible for (49); and 11th in passing completions (459), passing attempts (747) and total offense (5,567) after the 2015 campaign
• Completed 459-of-747 (61.4%) passes for 5,557 yards with 46 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions over 23 games and 14 starts during his three campaigns with the program
• Set a school record with at least one touchdown pass during his first 18 career games while he had at least two touchdown passes in nine straight games spanning the final contest of his 2013 freshman season and all four of his 2014 sophomore campaign
• Limited to five games off the bench as a 2015 junior, completing 22-of-41 passes for 300 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 131.22 passer efficiency rating
• Completed 211-of-345 passes (61.2%) for 2,539 yards with 24 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a 138.4 passer efficiency mark over eight games and eight starts as a sophomore with his 317.4 passing yards per game leading the Big 12 and ranking sixth nationally while his 24 scoring throws were third in the conference and 20th in the country, and he was also second in the league in total offense (319.4 ypg)
• Started his sophomore campaign on preseason watch lists for the Maxwell Award honoring the nation's top player, as well as the Davey O’Brien Award and Manning Award recognizing the country's top quarterback
• Also earned second-team All-Big 12 Academic honors as a sophomore
• Began his collegiate career with a stellar season in 2013 when he helped lead Texas Tech to an 8-5 overall record including an upset victory over No. 14 Arizona State in the National University Holiday Bowl as he played in 10 games with six starts and threw for 2,718 yards on 226-of-361 passing (62.6%) with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions for a 139.1 passer efficiency rating
• Set seven Big 12 freshman records and four school marks for rookies as a freshman when he was an honorable mention Freshman All-American selection of College Football News and won a host of other honors that he capped by earning National University Holiday Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player recognition completing 28-of-41 passes for 403 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in a 37-23 win over the Sun Devils, marking one of four occasions in which he threw for over 400 yards and one of six he threw for 300 or more, setting school marks in both categories
• Threw for over 400 yards on three occasions and over 300 yards six times
• Threw for a Big 12 and school freshman record 462 yards at West Virginia as a rookie, while he was also over 400 in the season-opener against Central Arkansas (39-of-52, 452 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT)
• Added games of 300 or more yards passing at No. 24 Oklahoma State (35-of-54, 374, 4 TD, 2 INT), vs. West Virginia (28-of-46, 348 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT) and at No. 10 TCU (15-of-30, 300 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT)
• Also started vs. Kansas (28-of-44, 288 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT), at UTEP (17-of-31, 278 yards, 3 TDs), vs. Arkansas (27-of-45, 252 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT) and at Kansas State (22-of-43, 247 yards, 2 TD)
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ushed for his lone career touchdown at Texas Tech and one of two overall in his career against Arkansas on a three-yard run ... connected with Bradley Marquez for three touchdowns while posting 278 yards on 17-of-31 passing without throwing an interception at UTEP (9/6)
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ade season debut passing for 452 yards on 39-of-52 passing with four touchdowns and two interceptions against Central Arkansas (8/30) in season opener
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ad a 70-yard completion to Bradley Marquez –
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arked 11th consecutive game with a passing touchdown to start a career (most by a Red Raider in over 15 years)
2013
• Holiday Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player
• College Football News Freshman All-America (Honorable Mention)
• Big 12 Broadcasters Conference Freshman of the Year
• 247Sports National True Freshman of the Week (Oct. 21)
• Athlon Sports Freshman of the Week (Oct. 20)
• AT&T All-America Player of the Week Award Winner (Oct. 18)
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14)
• Manning Award Quarterback of the Week (Oct. 14)
• Athlon Sports Freshman of the Week (Oct. 13)
• Played in 10 games (6 starts) going 226-of-361 for 2,718 yards with 20 passing touchdowns and nine interceptions with a 139.1 passing efficiency
• Recorded a 62.6 completion percentage –
• Averaged 271.8 passing yards per game
• NCAA RANKINGS: 20th in passing yards/game (271.8) – third among NCAA freshmen ... 43rd in passing touchdowns (20) – fifth among NCAA freshmen... 45th in passing efficiency (139.1) – third among NCAA freshmen ... 47th in passing yards (2,718) – fifth among NCAA freshmen ... 47th in points responsible for/game (12.2) – fourth among NCAA freshmen
• BIG 12 RANKINGS: Led the league in total offense in a single-game (478 at West Virginia, Big 12 Freshman Record) ... led the league in total offensive plays in a single-game (75: 71 pass, 4 run - vs. Oklahoma State)
• BIG 12 FRESHMAN RECORD: Led the league in 400-yard passing performances (4)
• BIG 12 FRESHMAN RECORD: Led the league in passing yards in a single-game (462 at West Virginia)
• BIG 12 FRESHMAN RECORD: Led the league in passing attempts in a single-game (71 vs. Oklahoma State)
• BIG 12 FRESHMAN RECORD: Led the league in passes completed in a single-game (45 vs. Oklahoma State)
• BIG 12 FRESHMAN RECORD: Second in the league in 300-yard passing games (6)
• BIG 12 FRESHMAN RECORD: Second in passing touchdowns (20)
• Second in total offense/game (270.6), passing yards per game (271.8), passing yards (2,718), passing completions (226) and passing attempts (361)
• Third in passing efficiency (139.1)
• Recorded seven Big 12 Conference freshman records
• et Texas Tech freshman records for completions (226), passing attempts (361), passing touchdowns (20) and passing yards (2,718)
• Threw for over 300 yards six times (freshman school record)
• Threw for over 400 yards four times (freshman school record)
• Named Holiday Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player after leading the Red Raiders with 28-of-41 passing for 403 yards with four touchdowns without throwing an interception during the Red Raiders 37-23 upset over No. 14 Arizona State in the National University Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego
• Started and played the opening two quarters against Kansas State throwing for 78 yards on 13-of-20 passing with a touchdown and taking two sacks but did not play during the second half against the Wildcats
• Recorded at least 385 passing yards in four consecutive starts
• Threw for at least one touchdown in all nine games played and tossed multiple TDs in 8-of-9 games played
• Broke the school record for most passing yards in a season by a freshman (previous record was held by Zebbie Lethridge with 1,596 in 1994
• Passed for at least 30 completions in four consecutive games
• The first Red Raider since 2009 (Taylor Potts) to have at least 30 completions in four straight games with the last time a Texas Tech QB passed for at least 30 completions in five consecutive games being All-American Graham Harrell (7 straight) in 2008
• Completed 45-of-71 passes for 425 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against No. 12 Oklahoma State with his 71 pass attempts the second-most in Tech history behind Graham Harrell's 72 vs. Oklahoma in 2007 and were the most by a Big 12 player on the year with the 45 completions fourth in school history and the most by a Big 12 quarterback in 2013
• Went 33-of-53 for 385 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions at No. 12 Oklahoma
• Passed for over 400 yards for the second consecutive week going 36-of-50 for 462 yards with two touchdowns at West Virginia with 462 yards passing the most by a Big 12 player in 2013 tied for 23rd most in school history and the fifth most in school history on the road during a conference game at the time while setting a new Big 12 freshman record with the previous record 427 yards by Baylor's Nick Florence at Missouri in 2009)
• Went 35-of-56 for 415 yards passing and three touchdowns with one interception in first career start against Iowa State
• Became the first quarterback in school history to pass for over 400 yards twice during a freshman season, doing it in back-to-back weeks: vs. Iowa State and at West Virginia
• Entered in the third quarter in a back-up role and finished going 3-of-6 for 36 yards and two touchdown passes against Kansas in just over a quarter's worth of action
• Entered in the second quarter and finished with first career 300-yard passing game against Texas State (9/21) with 19-of-43 passing with 310 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions against the Bobcats in Tech's 33-7 victory
• Entered in a back-up role in the fourth quarter and led Tech to a game-winning touchdown with a 19-yard touchdown in the back corner of the end zone to WR Bradley Marquez giving Tech a 17-10 lead over No. 24 TCU (9/12) with 3:48 left in the game, going 3-of-4 with 77 yards passing and one touchdown against the Horned Frogs
• Made career debut in a backup role to start the third quarter against Stephen F. Austin in Week 2 during home opener and finished with 127 yards passing and one touchdown on 11-of-17 passing with two interceptions
• Was one of two true freshman quarterback to play for the Red Raiders in 2013 along with Baker Mayfield
Other
• Full name is Davis Matthew Webb
• Born January 22, 1995
• Parents are Matt and Donna Webb
• Major is public health (master’s)
• Received his bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech in exercise and sports science in May of 2016
Webb's Cal Career Game Highs
Rushes: 6 (twice, vs. Oregon, 2016)
Rushing Yards: 9 (vs. Oregon, 2016)
Rushing TDs: 1 (six times, last vs. Washington, 2016)
Long Rush: 8 (vs. Oregon, 2016)
Pass Completions: 42 (vs. Oregon, 2016)
*Pass Attempts: 72 (at San Diego State, 2016)
Passing Yards: 522 (at San Diego State, 2016)
Passing TDs: 5 (three times, last vs. Oregon, 2016)
Long Pass: 74TD (at Arizona State, 2016)
Interceptions: 3 (twice, last vs. Washington, 2016)
Total Offense Yards: 503 (at San Diego State, 2016)
All-Purpose Yards: 9 (vs. Oregon, 2016)
Punts: 3 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
Punting Yards: 139 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
Punting Average: 51.0 (at San Diego State, 2016)
Long Punt: 52 (vs. Stanford, 2016)
50+ Yard Punts: 1 (twice, last vs. Stanford, 2016)
Points: 6 (six times, last vs. Washington, 2016)
Points Responsible For: 32 (Cal at San Diego State, 2016)
Tackles: 1 (vs. Washington, 2016)
*Cal single-game record
Webb's College Career Game Highs
Rushes: 6 (for Cal, vs. Oregon, 2016)
Rushing Yards: 20 (for Texas Tech at UTEP, 2014)
Rushing TDs: 2 (vs. UTEP, 2016)
Long Rush: 18 (for Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 2014)
Pass Completions: 45 (for Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State, 2013)
Pass Attempts: 72 (for Cal at San Diego State, 2016)
Passing Yards: 522 (for Cal at San Diego State, 2016)
Passing Touchdowns: 5 (three times, last for Cal vs. Oregon, 2016)
Longest Pass: 74TD (for Cal at Arizona State, 2016)
Interceptions: 4 (for Texas Tech at Kansas State, 2014)
Receptions: 1 (for Texas Tech, 2014)
Receiving Yards: -10 (for Texas Tech, 2014)
Long Reception: -10 (for Texas Tech, 2014)
Total Offense Yards: 503 (for Cal at San Diego State, 2016)
All-Purpose Yards: 20 (for Texas Tech, at UTEP, 2014)
Points: 12 (at UTEP, 2014)
Points Responsible For: 32 (for Cal at San Diego State, 2016)
Tackles: 1 (for Cal vs. Washington, 2016)
Last Updated
April 28, 2017
