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Drew Olson signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/12/06.
College Career:
Drew Olson finished his career as one of the most prolific QBs in UCLA history...Ended his career 2nd on the UCLA all-time passing yardage list (8,532), completions (664) and TDs (67) in his 4-year Bruins career...He rebounded from a serious knee injury to lead the Bruins to a record of 10-2 and a No. 13 ranking on the USA Today/Coaches poll in 2005...Led the Bruins to 5 double-digit comebacks, including 4 in the 4th quarter...Suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl and underwent surgery to repair both on 1/7/05...Did not participate during spring practice...Olson finished 8th in the Heisman Trophy balloting, was 1 of 5 finalists for the Manning Award (Nation's top QB) and a 2nd-team All-Pac-10 selection in 2005...In addition, he was 1 of 7 finalists for the Unitas Award (Nation's top senior QB) and was 1 of 15 semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien National QB Award...Led his team to 4 4th-quarter double-digit comebacks plus a 22-point rally in the Vitalis Sun Bowl...Named offensive winner of UCLA's Henry R. "Red" Sanders Award for Most Valuable Player, offensive winner of the Captain Don Brown Award for Most Improved Player and offensive winner of the N.N. Sugarman Award for Best Leadership as a senior...Also played in the East-West Shrine Game...Completed 242 of 378 passes (64.0%) for 3,198 yards and 34 TDs with just 6 INTs as a senior...His passing efficiency rating of 161.6 ranked 5th Nationally, while his 34 TD passes led the Pac-10 and ranked 2nd in the NCAA and his INT percentage (1.68%) ranked 3rd...His 34 TD passes tied for 2nd on the Pac-10 single-season list, and shattered the old school record of 25, set by Cade McNown in 1998 (12 games)...In his last 7 games, Olson threw 24 TDs and just 4 INTs...He had a streak of 199 passes without an INT, a school record, while his 242 completions rank No. 1 in school history, having passed Troy Aikman's 228...His 3,198 yards rank 2nd on the UCLA single-season list, trailing only Cade McNown's 3,470 yards in 1998...Had 510 passing yards against Arizona State to rank No. 2 in school history...His QB efficiency rating of 301.3 for the Arizona State game was the 2nd highest in NCAA Division I-A history for QBs with between 25 and 49 pass attempts...Started all 12 games as a junior, and completed 196 of 341 passes (57.5) for 2,565 yards, 20 TDs and 13 INTs...He ranked 5th in the Pac-10 in total offense (222.6 yards), 6th in the Pac-10 in passing (213.8 yards), and 4th in the Pac-10 (132.39 rating)...His 20 TD passes were then 5th on the UCLA single-season list...Olson appeared in 12 games, starting 9 as a sophomore...He completed 173 of 325 passes (53.2%) for 2,067 yards with 10 TDs and 9 INTs...Became the 14th Bruin to pass for more than 2,000 yards in a season and the 4th sophomore to complete the feat...Served as the primary backup to Cory Paus through the 1st half of the season...Came on to start 5 games after Paus was injured...Completed 53 of 104 passes (51.0%) for 702 yards, 3 TDs and 4 INTs as a true freshman...Made his 1st-career start at Washington and became the 1st true freshman since Tom Ramsey in 1979 to win his 1st career start on the road...Completed 13 of 27 passes for 189 yards and did not commit a turnover...History major at UCLA.
Personal:
Earned 4 varsity letters in football at Piedmont (CA) HS...PrepStar All-American and No. 6 QB in West...Rated No. 16 QB in the nation and 4-star rating by PacWest Football...Named 1st-team All-Bay Shore League in both 2000 and 2001...Was his League's Most Valuable Player as a junior...Led his team to the Bay Shore League championship in 2000 and 2001...For his career, Olson, a 3-year starter, completed 439 of 774 passes (57%) for 6,103 yards, 60 TDs and 29 INTs...Also was a 4-year varsity starter at catcher on the baseball team...Batted .478 as a junior with 6 home runs and 25 RBI's and earned league MVP honors...Olson's father graduated from UCLA School of Law and captained the Bruin rugby team...Full Name: Drew Martin Olson. | 