 Carpenter during his tenure at Arizona State in October 2008 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1986-04-15)April 15, 1986 (age 38) Westlake Village, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Westlake (Thousand Oaks, California) |
| College: | Arizona State |
| Undrafted: | 2009 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Rudy Carpenter (born April 15, 1986) is an American former professionalfootballquarterback. He was signed by theDallas Cowboys as anundrafted free agent in 2009. He playedcollege football atArizona State.
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Carpenter ledWestlake High School to a 14–0 record and the 2003California Interscholastic Federation Division II championship.[1] Carpenter was named theLos Angeles Daily News Offensive Player of the Year. He was also given a pre and postseason All-America selection byPrepstar Magazine. Carpenter was listed as the No. 67 player inCalifornia bySuperPrep Magazine and listed as the No. 36 player in California and a preseasonAll-American bySuperPrep Magazine. He was rated as the No. 20 quarterback in the nation byRivals.com. He played in the Cali-Florida High School All-Star game. His statistics as a senior included 2,705 passing yards (163 completions on 262 attempts) and 36 touchdowns and only six interceptions, and he also rushed for 626 yards and seven scores and led Westlake to a Division IV Championship and a 14-0 season.
Carpenter started the final five games of his freshman season. During that time he was the most efficient quarterback in the country and led the Sun Devils to a victory overRutgers in theInsight Bowl. The following fall,Sam Keller, whose injury allowed Carpenter to become the starter in 2005, was named the starting quarterback by then-ASU coachDirk Koetter. But two days later, Koetter reversed his decision and Carpenter was given the starting job. Keller subsequently transferred toNebraska and Carpenter went on to have a less than desired season. In 2005, Carpenter earned second-team Freshman All-America honors byScout.com and was named an honorable mention Freshman All-American bySporting News.
Carpenter earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in his first full season as the Sun Devils starting quarterback. Carpenter completed 184-of-332 passes for 2,523 yards and 23 touchdowns and finished third in thePac-10 Conference in touchdown passes as well as grossing 296 rushing yards (69 net yards). Carpenter completed 17-of-24 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns againstNorthern Arizona and threw a career-high five touchdowns againstNevada to go along with 333 yards on 17-of-26 passing. He totaled 248 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns on 21-of-37 passes atColorado and threw for 177 yards and two scores atCalifornia. Carpenter attempted 75 passes over the course of five midseason games without an interception. He ended the season tallying 183 yards of total offense atUSC, including a career-high 49 net rushing yards, one of which was a game-high sprint of 38 yards. Carpenter completed 14-of-15 passes againstStanford (93.3 pct.).
In 2007, Carpenter led the Sun Devils in the passer completion rating, compiling a 68.4% completion average. Carpenter started in all 13 games, and made a bowl appearance in the2007 Holiday Bowl againstTexas.
Carpenter entered the season with 31 consecutive starts, the most out of any ASU Quarterback sinceJake Plummer. Against theCalifornia Golden Bears on October 4, Carpenter finished with 165 yards passing, including one touchdown pass and two interceptions. He injured his ankle in the final minutes and had to leave the game on crutches.[2] The loss marked the Sun Devils' first three-game losing streak sinceDennis Erickson's tenure as head coach.[3] ASU lost their final game to Arizona in the Territorial Cup rivalry, giving Carpenter a loss in his final game and ending a three-year streak of Territorial Cup victories by ASU.
Carpenter was signed as anundrafted free agent by theDallas Cowboys a day after the2009 NFL draft. He was waived on September 5, 2009, and subsequently re-signed to thepractice squad the following day.[citation needed]
Carpenter was signed off the Cowboys practice squad by theTampa Bay Buccaneers on November 23, 2009. In November 2010, Carpenter was moved to the active roster of Tampa Bay as the third-string quarterback. Following the completion of the 2010 season, he became an exclusive rights free agent. Carpenter re-signed with the Buccaneers on July 29. He was waived during final cuts on September 3, 2011, and re-signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad two days later. With an injury to Bucs starterJosh Freeman, Carpenter was placed on the active roster for the December 4 game against theCarolina Panthers. He made his first NFL game appearance in the game for one snap after Freeman's replacementJosh Johnson was shaken up on a play.[4]
Carpenter was claimed off of waivers by theDallas Cowboys April 5, 2012.On August 20, 2012, Carpenter tweeted via his Twitter account @rudygcarp12: "Thankful for the opportunity Dallas its been great!," signifying he was being cut again.
Carpenter was reported as flying to Kansas City to work out with theKansas City Chiefs January 20, 2013.Carpenter tweeted: "Flying to Kansas City on Thursday for a workout! Just happy and thankful to maybe gettin back in!"
Carpenter signed with theBC Lions of the CFL on April 9, 2013. He would be competing for the backup role in the organization with two-year starterTravis Lulay having a solid hold as the starting quarterback.[5] However, he was later released on April 30, 2013, following the club's signing of Chris Hart.[6]
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