Josh Booty
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| Josh Booty | |
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| Date of birth | April 29, 1975 (age 31) |
| Place of birth | Starkville, MS |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Louisiana State |
| NFL Draft | 2001 / Round 6/ Pick 172 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2002 2007-present |
Cleveland Browns Oakland Raiders |
Joshua Gibson Booty (born April 29, 1975) is a National Football League quarterback and former baseball shortstop.
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[edit] Pro Football Career
Booty is a backup quarterback for the National Football League Oakland Raiders.
Booty was taken as the 172nd pick (6th round) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He was the 10th quarterback taken, behind Michael Vick of Virginia Tech, Drew Brees of Purdue, Quincy Carter of Georgia, Marques Tuiasosopo of Washington, Chris Weinke of Florida State, Sage Rosenfels of Iowa State, Jesse Palmer of Florida, Mike McMahon of Rutgers, and A.J. Feeley of Oregon.
Seattle traded Booty to the Cleveland Browns, where he served as a third-string quarterback for three years before being cut in 2003.
The Oakland Raiders signed Booty to a two year contract on March 21, 2007. The Raiders head coach, Lane Kiffin previously coached Josh's brother John David Booty while coaching the USC Trojans.
[edit] High School (1990-1993)
Booty went to Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, LA.
As quarterback for the football team, he threw for 11,700 yards and 126 touchdowns, becoming the first high school player in history to throw for more than 10,000 yards (all this despite missing the last four games of his senior year due to a broken hand). As a result of his performance Booty was named the USA Today Offensive Player of the Year and was named the National High School Player of the Year by at least six associations, including Parade and the Football News.
As a shortstop for the baseball team, he was a four-time All-State choice at shortstop. As a senior, he batted .429 with 20 intentional walks. He was also the starting shortstop for the U.S. Junior Olympic National Team that won the silver medal. He was the 5th pick overall in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins.
Highly recruited by major college football programs from across the country, Booty decided to sign with the Marlins for a then-record $1.6 million signing bonus.
[edit] Baseball career (1994-1998)
Booty spent five years in the Marlins organization, only playing 13 games in the majors. During those 13 games, Booty batted .269 with 4 RBIs.
[edit] College Football career (1999-2000)
In 1999, Booty went to the Louisiana State University (LSU) to play football for LSU's football team. During his two years at LSU, he completed 49.3% of his passes for 3,951 yards and 24 touchdowns.
[edit] Freshman season
During his freshman season (1999), Booty had to battle Craig Nall and Rohan Davey (two future NFL draft picks) for the quarterback position. Booty came off the bench to replace Davey early in the third game of the season, LSU's 7-41 loss to Auburn (Booty completed 50.0% of his passes for 285 yards, throwing 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions). He started the next seven games after that. During these seven games, LSU went 0-7, as Booty threw 19 interceptions and only 7 touchdowns:
- LSU's 22-23 loss at #10 Georgia (completing 42.2% of his passes for 280 yards, throwing 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions)
- LSU's 10-31 loss to Florida (completing 42.9% of his passes for 172 yards, throwing 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions).
- LSU's 5-31 loss at Kentucky (completing 36.4% of his passes for 154 yards, throwing no touchdowns, 3 interceptions, and being sacked for a safety)
- LSU's 16-17 loss at #12 Mississippi State (completing 57.9% of his passes for 165 yards, throwing no touchdowns and 1 interception).
- LSU's 23-42 loss to #25 Ole Miss (completing 51.9% of his passes for 256 yards, throwing 3 touchdowns and 1 interception)
- LSU's 17-23 loss at #12 Alabama (completing 41.7% of his passes for 176 yards, throwing 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions)
- LSU's 7-20 loss to Houston (completing 58.8% of his passes for 213 yards, throwing no touchdowns and 2 interceptions)
Booty was benched the last game of the season against #17 Arkansas.
[edit] Sophomore season
During his sophomore season (2000), Booty started the first 4 games of the season:
- LSU's 58-0 victory over Western Carolina (completing 80.0% of his passes for 291 yards, throwing 2 touchdowns and no interceptions)
- LSU's 28-13 victory over Houston (completing only 44.0% of his passes for 175 yards, throwing 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions)
- LSU's 17-34 loss to #24 Auburn (completing 44.8% of his passes for 214 yards, throwing 2 touchdowns and 1 interception).
- LSU's 10-13 loss to UAB (completing 39.5% of his passes for 156 yards, throwing no touchdowns and 4 interceptions).
Booty was benched for the next two games against #11 Tennessee and #12 Florida. However, when Davey only completed 33.3% of his passes against Florida, throwing no touchdowns and 1 interception, Booty took over with 10:32 left in the 3rd quarter, while the score was Florida 24, LSU 3. Booty finished the game completing 62.5% of his passes for 184 yards, throwing 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. The final score was Florida 41, LSU 9.
Booty would start for the rest of the season:
- LSU's 34-0 victory over Kentucky (completing 45.5% of his passes for 225 yards, throwing 3 touchdowns and no interceptions)
- LSU's 45-38 OT victory over #13 Mississippi State (completing 63.2% of his passes for 246 yards, throwing 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception)
- LSU's 30-28 victory over Alabama (completing 58.1% of his passes for 275 yards, throwing for four touchdowns and no inteceptions)
- LSU's 20-9 victory at Ole Miss (completing 53.3% of his passes for 290 yards, throwing 1 touchdown and no interceptions)
- LSU's 3-14 loss to Arkansas (completing 22.2% of his passes for 65 yards, throwing no touchdowns and 2 interceptions)
During Booty's 9 games as a starter, LSU went 6-3, as Booty threw 17 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Booty finished his sophomore season throwing for 2,121 yards, which at the time was the third-best performance by a sophomore in LSU history, behind Jeff Wickersham's 1983 sophomore season (2,542 yards) and Tommy Hodson's 1987 sophomore season (2,125 yards). As a result of his performance, Booty was voted to the first team All-SEC Team, becoming the first LSU quarterback to awarded that honor since Tommy Hodson (first team All-SEC Team, 1986-1989).
At the end of the 2000 season, LSU went to the Peach Bowl and posted a 28-14 victory over #15 Georgia Tech. Booty played the first half (only completing 42.1% of his passes for no touchdowns and no interceptions). When LSU trailed 3-14 at halftime, Booty was replaced by Davey. In the second half, Davey completed 68% of his passes, throwing for 3 touchdowns, a 2-point conversion, and no interceptions.
In the spring, Booty decided to go pro.
[edit] Personal life
- One of Booty's younger brothers, Abram Booty was a wide receiver at LSU (1997-1999) and Valdosta State University (2001).
- Another brother, John David Booty, went to USC and became the starting quarterback there.
- Josh Booty was married to model Rachel Reynolds. They divorced in 2004.
[edit] External links
Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
