Mason Rudolph

Appeared in 10 games in 2019, starting eight.... drafted by the Steelers with the first of their two third round selections (76th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS;

• Set franchise records for a QB in first career home start (9/30/19 vs Cincinnati) in completions (24), completion percentage (85.7), and QB rating (124.6).
• Set single-game career highs in pass attempts (36) and passing yards (251) vs. Miami (10/28/19).
• Set a single-game career high in completions (26) vs. Indianapolis (11/3/19).
• First quarterback in NFL history to register his first two career wins on Monday Night Football.
• Third quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to record a passer rating of at least 81.4 and throw a TD in each of his first seven career starts.
• Fifth quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to throw a TD in each of his first eight career games (Jay Cutler, Mike Glennon, Oliver Luck and Mark Rypien).

PRO (10-8/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers with the first of the team's two third-round selections (76th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

2019 (10-8/0-0): Appeared in 10 games in his second year, starting eight…finished the season with 176 completions for 1,765 yards and 13 TDs with 9 interceptions…had a season long-pass at San Francisco when he connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 76-yard TD…in a win over Indianapolis, had a season-high 26 completions and a TD…started twice on Monday Night Football and had a career-high 124.6 passer rating against Miami on 9/30.

• 9/15 vs Seattle: Made his NFL debut, entering the game in the second half for an injured Ben Roethlisberger…completed 12-of-19 passes for 112 yards, 2 TDs, 1 interception, and a passer rating of 92.4.
• 9/22 at San Francisco: In first NFL start, completed 14-of-27 passes for 174 yards and 2 TDs…tied the franchise record for TD passes in first career start (tied with Ron Smith, 1966; Rudy Bukich, 1960; Scott Campbell, 1985) with scoring throws from 76 and 39 yards.
• 9/30 vs Cincinnati: In his first start at Heinz Field, completed 24-of-28 passes for 229 yards, 2 TDs and no interceptions for a passer rating of 124.6…set franchise records for a QB in first career home start in completions (24), completion percentage (85.7), and QB rating (124.6)…his 85.7 completion percentage is tied with QB Ben Roethlisberger (85.7 vs. Miami, Nov. 26, 2007) for the third-highest in franchise history…recorded his third straight game with at least 2 TD passes…completed 17-of-18 passes for 133 yards and 1 TD in the first half…completed his first 7 passes of the game, which went to five different players…connected with RB James Conner on a 21-yard TD pass in the second quarter…connected with WR Diontae Johnson on a 43-yard TD pass in the third quarter.
• 10/28 vs Miami: Completed 20-of-36 passes for 251 yards, 2 TDs and 1 interception…set single-game career highs in pass attempts (36) and passing yards (251)…first quarterback in NFL history to register his first two career wins on Monday Night Football.
• 11/3 vs Indianapolis: Completed 26 of 35 (74.3 percent) for 191 yards and 1 TD…connected with TE Vance McDonald for a 7-yard TD completion in the third quarter.
• 11/10 vs L.A. Rams: Completed 22 of 28 passes for 242 yards and 1 TD for a passer rating of 85.6…first QB since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to throw at least 1 TD pass in each of his first seven career games and first since Tampa Bay's Jameis Winston in 2015…third quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to record a passer rating of at least 81.4 and throw a TD in each of his first seven career starts.

COLLEGE: Led the Cowboys to a 32-9 record as a started becoming the winningest quarterback in school history…notched 10 wins in games in which Oklahoma State trailed during the second half…finished his career holding no fewer than 54 school records, including single-season and career marks for passing yards, passing touchdowns and pass efficiency…ranked fourth in Big-12 history with 13,618 career passing yards and third with a 324.2 passing yards per game average…recipient of the 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Bobby Bowden Award and the Sammy Baugh Award…led the FBS with 4,904 passing yards, earning second-team All-Big 12 honors by the coaches in 2017…broke Barry Sanders' school record for touchdowns responsible for with 47…teamed with receivers James Washington and Marcell Ateman and running back Justice Hall to make Oklahoma State the first Big 12 school in conference history with a 4,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and a 1,000-yard running back in the same year (2017)…tabbed the school's 2016 Offensive MVP by the coaching staff…was the only player in the country to throw for at least 4,000 passing yards while throwing less than five interceptions…his 4,091 passing yards ranked him eighth in the nation and third-most in school history for a single-season…second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree in 2015, throwing for 3,770 yards on 264 completions and 21 touchdown strikes…entered the starting lineup in Week 11 of 2014 freshman year…threw for 299 yards, along with two touchdown throws, in the Cactus Bowl vs. Washington – the most passing yards by a Cowboy freshman in a bowl game…graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

PERSONAL: Attended Northwestern High School (Rock Hill, S.C)…led school to a 62-35 win over Stratford in the South Carolina Class 4A Division II Championship, completing 40-of-57 passes for 488 yards with 8 TD passes in senior year…racked up 4,377 passing yards on 350 completions with 64 TD throws as a senior, while rushing for 543 yards (129 carries) and 16 TDs…"Mr. Football" award finalist in South Carolina and MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas…son of Brett and Jamie Rudolph…mother ran tack at Liberty University and dad played football at the University of North Carolina…full name: Mason Rudolph.