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Will serve as a 2008 team captain... coming off a good spring season, capping it by completing 12 of 14 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns in the 2008 Spring Game... had a solid first full year as the starting quarterback in 2007... named Second Team All-Patriot League... threw 22 touchdown passes, the third best single season total in Fordham history... threw at least one touchdown pass in eleven of the 12 games last fall... threw for over 200 yards in seven games in 2007 and for over 300 yards in two games... ranked second in the Patriot League in passing yards per game and total offense and 21st in the NCAA FCS in total offense... already ranks fifth all-time in career passing yards and completions and sixth in passing touchdowns... took over the starting job in the fifth game of the 2006 season, starting the final seven games... first freshman starter at quarterback at Fordham since 2000... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week once in 2006... threw two touchdown passes in the 2007 Spring Game... brother, Stephen, is a sophomore tight end on the squad. 2007: Started all 12 games for the Rams as a sophomore... earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors... completed 216 of 383 passes for 2,650 yards and 22 touchdowns on the year... registered a 127.73 pass efficiency rating... also rushed for 275 yards on 96 carries with six touchdowns... ranked second in the Patriot League in passing yards per game and total offense... ranked 21st in the NCAA FCS in total offense and 39th in passing efficiency... threw at least one touchdown pass in eleven of the 12 games... threw for over 200 yards in seven games in 2007 and over 300 yards in two games... completed 25 of 46 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns (3, 19 and 11 yards) while also rushing for two one-yard scores in the NCAA FCS playoff game at Massachusetts... the five touchdowns responsible for set a Patriot League playoff record... completed 34 of 50 passes for a career-high 366 yards and one touchdown (11 yards) while also rushing for another score (four yards) in the Bucknell game... the 34 completions was the second most for a Patriot League quarterback in 2007... connected on 19 of 26 passes for 323 yards and two scores (37 and 51 yards) in the win at Lafayette... named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week following the Lafayette game... completed 26 of 43 passes for 280 yards and three scores (9, 41 and 7 yards) in the win over Lehigh... was 17 of 29 for 217 yards and two touchdowns (16 and 14 yards) and rushed 14 times for 69 yards and one score (15 yards) in the win at Colgate... named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week following the Colgate game... opened the season strong, completing 23 of 38 passes for 208 yards and two scores (33 and nine yards), including the game-winning touchdown pass with 15 seconds remaining, in the win at Rhode Island... also rushed for 75 yards on seven carries, including a 61-yard gain... followed that game with a 20-for-43 performance for 294 yards and two scores (52 and 15 yards) against Albany... connected on 22 of 44 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns (17 and 33 yards) versus Dayton... threw for 175 yards with one score (78 yards) on just five completions in the win at Marist while also rushing for a score (one yard)... completed 13 of 18 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns (15 and 26 yards) in the win at Georgetown. 2006: Appeared in nine games as a freshman quarterback, starting seven... completed 74 of 167 passes for 960 yards and six touchdowns... also rushed for 83 yards and one score... closed out season completing 14 of 24 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns (4 and 48 yards) in the win over Georgetown... connected on 11 of 21 passes for 160 yards and one touchdown (26 yards) and gained 25 yards rushing in the Duquesne game... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week following the Duquesne game... completed ten of 31 passes for 143 yards and one score (22 yards) at Lehigh... in the Marist game, completed six of 19 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown (36 yards) and scored the winning touchdown on a one-yard lunge. Before Fordham: A graduate of Burges High School in El Paso, Texas, where he lettered with the football, basketball, baseball and track teams... passed for 2,172 yards and 15 touchdowns... starting quarterback in the 2006 All-State Game for the city of El Paso... named First Team All-District 1 (AAAA) and All-City as a senior... named Pre-season Offensive MVP by the El Paso Times... earned All-City and All-District accolades in basketball as well as making the All-Region Team... named All-City and All-District in baseball in 2006... earned All-District honors in baseball for four years at four different positions. Personal: Born March 17, 1988...son of Anna and John Skelton... father is an assistant coach at Burges High School... has a younger brother, Stephen, who is a sophomore tight end with the Rams, and a younger sister, Sarah... a Business Administration major. |
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