B.J. Symons

 Quarterback
 Height: 6'1
 Weight: 212
 College: Texas Tech
CAREER STATS:
 Career Stats Regular Season Passing Rushing  
 Year Team G Cmp Att Pct Yds Lng TD Int Rtg Rsh Yds Avg Lng TD
 2019 Battle Creek 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2020 Battle Creek 14 14 18 77.8 239 76 1 0 137.3 5 -2 -0.4 12 0  
 2021 Battle Creek 14 56 89 62.9 749 78 2 3 83.0 9 37 4.1 23 0  
 2022 Battle Creek 14 22 30 73.3 244 20 3 0 130.4 3 17 5.7 21 0  
 2023 Battle Creek 14 104 173 60.1 1,370 84 8 2 95.8 21 49 2.3 25 1  
 2024 Nashville 14 54 107 50.5 821 80 3 6 62.1 5 13 2.6 12 0  
 2025 Nashville 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2026 Nashville 14 14 26 53.8 107 14 0 0 64.1 4 30 7.5 34 0  
 2027 Colorado 14 18 28 64.3 185 30 0 0 76.7 3 1 0.3 9 0  
 2028 Colorado 14 23 39 59.0 301 75 2 0 100.5 5 -6 -1.2 0 0  
 10 Seasons 140 305 511 59.7 4,016 84 19 11 88.0 55 137 2.5 34 1

 Career Stats Playoff Passing Rushing  
 Year Team G Cmp Att Pct Yds Lng TD Int Rtg Rsh Yds Avg Lng TD
 2019 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2020 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2021 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2022 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2023 Battle Creek 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2024 Nashville 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2025 Nashville 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2026 Nashville 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2027 Colorado 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 2028 Colorado 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0  
 9 Seasons 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0

 Career Stats Starter Record (Regular Season/Playoffs) Misc Reg Season  
 Year Team G GS W L T GS W L T Sack YdL FM FR TT
 2019 Battle Creek 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 2020 Battle Creek 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 0 0 0  
 2021 Battle Creek 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 105 2 0 0  
 2022 Battle Creek 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 35 1 0 0  
 2023 Battle Creek 14 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 112 3 1 0  
 2024 Nashville 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 63 3 0 0  
 2025 Nashville 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 2026 Nashville 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 1 0 1  
 2027 Colorado 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 0 0  
 2028 Colorado 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 0 0 0  
 10 Seasons 140 11 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 58 416 10 1 1

PROFILE:

FIFL Experience: Drafted 58th overall in the 4th round of the 2019 FIFL Draft by Battle Creek. Appeared in his first game in week 11 of the 2020 season. First start came in week 7 of the 2021 season, going 19 of 28 for 295 yards, 2 TD's and an Interception.

Professional Experience: In the NFL Combine, Symons weighed 211 pounds, was 6 feet 3 inches, and ran a 5.20-second 40-yard dash. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. After spending a season with the Texans, he signed with the Frankfurt Galaxy and was the backup to Akili Smith. He was then signed and later cut by the Chicago Bears in 2006. Symons then played with the Berlin Thunder for the rest of the season, until the NFL Europe folded. In 2007, he signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. He was released from his contract when the team went bankrupt in 2009.

College: Symons played for the Red Raiders from 1999-2003. Symons was the second-string quarterback for part of his redshirt freshman season in 1999, and backed up Kliff Kingsbury from 2000-2002. From 2000-2002 Symons saw action in 17 games completing 56 passes out of 80 attempts for a 70% completion rate and 7 touchdown passes in back-up duty. Symons started for one season as quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2003. During his only season as a starter (his senior year), Texas Tech finished the season 8-5, and Symons broke the NCAA record for single-season passing yards at 5,833 yards. Symons set the NCAA 12-Game Passing Record with 5,336 yards in 2003. He broke Ty Detmer’s record of 5,188, set in 1990 at BYU. Symons also established a new NCAA 12-Game Total Offense Record with 5,476 yards this season. At the time of his graduation Symons held the Big 12 and Tech record with 48 touchdown passes in one season. Symons broke Kliff Kingsbury’s school and Big 12 single-season record of 45 touchdown passes. During the season, B. J. Symons tore his ACL while celebrating a touchdown pass against Iowa State. Although his statistics suffered slightly, he was still able to complete the most prolific season of passing in NCAA history. After finishing his career by extending his single-season passing record to 5,833 yards, he told reporters he will undergo reconstructive surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament. Symons ended his senior year with 52 TD passes, second only to the 54 thrown by Houston's David Klingler in 1990. His favorite target, Wes Welker, tied an NCAA record by catching a pass in his 47th consecutive game. During the season, he had a stretch where he threw for 4,036 yards in just 9 games including 586 yards against North Carolina State University, 661 yards against the University of Mississippi, and 505 yards against Texas A&M University.

Personal: DOB 11-19-80. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Symons was a standout quarterback at Cypress Creek High School. Symons completed 126 passes in 228 attempts for 1,597 and 11 touchdowns during senior season and rushed for 411 yards and seven touchdowns and was named first-team all-District 16-5A as a junior and senior. Symons completed 259 passes in 478 attempts for 3,704 yards and 27 touchdowns in two years as a starter during high school career. He was a member of SuperPrep Magazine’s southwest top 100 and was listed as one of the top 100 players in the state by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and Houston Chronicle. He was also a three-year starting pitcher in baseball for CCHS. Symons was offered scholarships by the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Oklahoma Sooners. Symons chose Texas Tech over Oklahoma, then coached by Spike Dykes. Symons was recruited by Mike Leach while he was the Sooners' offensive coordinator. Leach would later become his head coach in 2000 when he was hired as the head coach of the Red Raiders. Symons graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management from the Rawls College of Business. He retired from Football at the end of 2009. He currently resides in the Houston, TX area where he works in Investment Banking, is married and has three children..