Theo Day (born July 20, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Northern Iowa Panthers. He previously played for Michigan State.
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born: | July 20, 2000 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
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| High school | Divine Child (Dearborn, Michigan) |
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Early life and high school
editDay grew up in Canton, Michigan and attended Divine Child High School.[1] As a senior he completed 120-of-203 passes for 1,622 yards and 16 touchdowns and also rushed for 878 yards and 13 touchdowns.[2] Day was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Michigan State over offers from Minnesota, Missouri, Kentucky, and Boston College.[3]
College career
editDay began his college career at Michigan State and joined the team as an early enrollee in January 2018.[4] He redshirted his true freshman season.[5] Day played in two games as a redshirt freshman with his most significant playing time coming in a 28-7 loss to Penn State, where he completed 2-of-3 pass attempts for 12 yards but was benched after calling the wrong play in the huddle.[6] He competed for the Spartans' starting quarterback job against Rocky Lombardi and Payton Thorne entering the 2020 season, but ultimately was listed as the third-string prior to the season-opener.[7] Day did not play in any games during the season, which was shortened and did not count towards his eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Following the end of the season Day entered the NCAA transfer portal.[9]
Day ultimately transferred to Northern Iowa.[10] He became the Panthers' starting quarterback in his first season with the team and was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Newcomer team after passing for 2,316 yards with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.[11] Day was named first team All-MVFC in 2022 after completing 210 of 323 pass attempts for 3,121 yards with 26 touchdowns and six interceptions and four rushing touchdowns.[12][13]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.81 s | 1.72 s | 2.76 s | 4.53 s | 7.25 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[14] | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Trieu, Allan (February 23, 2017). "Trieu: Divine Child QB Theo Day on MSU: 'They love me'". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Goricki, David (January 24, 2018). "Blue Chip profile: Summer work pays dividends for Theo Day". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Recruiting: Dearborn Divine Child QB Theo Day commits to MSU". Lansing State Journal. February 26, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (December 20, 2017). "Michigan State QB signee Theo Day ready to enroll early and start learning the offense". MLive.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "How Theo Day went from Michigan State backup to UNI starter". The Gazette. October 15, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (December 24, 2019). "Michigan State QB Theo Day looking forward to competing for starting job". MLive.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Solari, Chris (October 19, 2020). "Resetting Michigan State football's QB battle with Rutgers game looming". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "UNI's Theo Day gets attention of NFL evaluators". The Des Moines Register. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Michigan State football QB Theo Day latest to enter transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. April 28, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Wenzel, Matt (May 25, 2021). "Former Michigan State QB Theo Day transferring to Northern Iowa". MLive.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Theo Day, Jared Brinkman earn MVC awards". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. November 30, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "College Football: Confidence, natural talent makes UNI's Day best college QB in Iowa". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Kolpack, Jeff (August 20, 2023). "Missouri Valley '23: Northern Iowa returns top QB gun in Theo Day". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Theo Day College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.