Position: Quarterback Name Cody Fajardo Place of birth: Brea, California Height 1.88 m | College: Nevada Weight 98 kg Undrafted: 2015 | |
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Date of birth: (1992-03-29) March 29, 1992 (age 23) Role American football quarterback Education Servite High School, University of Nevada, Reno Number 17 (Nevada Wolf Pack football / Quarterback), 8 (Oakland Raiders / Quarterback) Similar People Derek Carr, Jack Del Rio, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Woods, Ken Norton - Jr | ||
Parents Tim Fajardo, Cindy Ludwig | ||
Cody fajardo nevada football qb 2014 boise state game
Cody Michael Fajardo (born March 29, 1992) is a Canadian football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Nevada, Reno and was the Wolf Pack's starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014. He won the Glenn Davis Award in 2009 as the best high school football player in California. Cody is of Spanish American descent. Cody accounted for 13,000+ yards and 101 touchdowns in his career at Nevada. He ran his first professional touchdown on 7/13/16 and threw his first professional touchdown on 7/25/16 both for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
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- Cody fajardo nevada football qb 2014 boise state game
- Cody fajardo talks manning camp
- Early years
- College career
- Oakland Raiders
- Toronto Argonauts
- References
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Early years
Fajardo (also referred to as "The Codster") played high school football for Servite High School in Anaheim, California. As a senior, he led Servite to a state championship and a No. 3 ranking in the national polling. He won the Glenn Davis Award in 2009 as the best high school football player in California.
Fajardo's father played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and his grandfather played for the Colorado Buffaloes.
College career
Fajardo committed to the University of Nevada, Reno in late January 2010. He was redshirted during the 2010 season as Colin Kaepernick completed a four-year run as the starting quarterback for the Nevada Wolfpack football team.
As a redshirt freshman, Fajardo became the starting quarterback for 2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team. Playing against Texas Tech in the third game of the 2011 season, Fajardo rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and completed four of six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown. On October 15, 2011, he led the Wolfpack to a 49–7 win over New Mexico, running for two touchdowns and completing 20 of 25 passes for 203 yards. He finished 2011 with 1,707 passing yards, 6 passing touchdowns and 694 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.
Fajardo had 2,786 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns, 1,121 rushing yards, and 12 rushing touchdowns. In 2013, he passed 2,668 yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 621 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior in 2014, he passed for 2,498 yards, 18 passing touchdowns and rushed for 1,046 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Fajardo is one of only two players in NCAA history with 9,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing. The other being Colin Kaepernick. Both are Nevada Alums. Fajardo also accounted for 101 touchdowns in his career at Nevada.
Oakland Raiders
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Fajardo signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 8, 2015. On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Raiders.
Toronto Argonauts
On October 8, 2015, Fajardo was signed to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the Argonauts on November 16, 2015. He signed with the Argonauts on May 17, 2016.