April 26, 2012
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STANFORD, Calif. -- - The Indianapolis Colts selected Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, which got underway tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Luck becomes the fourth Stanford quarterback to be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, following Bobby Garrett (1954; Cleveland), Jim Plunkett (1971; New England) and John Elway (1983; Baltimore) and the 19th Stanford player overall to be selected in the first round.
Stanford is the only school that has produced four quarterbacks who were selected first overall in the NFL Draft.
"I am extremely honored and excited to be the number one pick in the 2012 NFL Draft," said Luck. "While I am looking forward to the next chapter of my journey, I am so grateful to the Stanford community and would especially like to thank my teammates and coaching staff. I look forward to joining the rest of the class of 2012 at graduation."
A two-time Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year and twice runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, Luck concluded his brilliant Stanford career ranked first on the school's career lists for touchdown passes (82), completion percentage (.687; 713-1064), passing efficiency (162.76) and total offense (10,387).
His 9,430 passing yards ranks second only to Steve Stenstrom (10.531; 1991-94) on Stanford's all-time career charts.
Luck helped turn around a Stanford program that had recorded seven straight losing seasons before he took over the reins of the offense for the 2009 season. He quarterbacked the Cardinal to a 31-7 record in his 38 career starts, missing the 2009 Sun Bowl due to injury. He also helped the Cardinal to a 24-5 conference record and an 8-3 mark against top 25 competition.
He ranks first among Stanford's all-time signal-callers in career wins and winning percentage.
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Luck quarterbacked Stanford to a 23-3 record over the last two seasons following a 12-1 campaign in 2010 and an 11-2 ledger last season. Stanford's .885 winning percentage over the last two seasons is tied for the fifth-best mark among FBS programs.
Under his guidance, Stanford was ranked in the Associated Press' Top 25 for 29 consecutive polls, including 22 straight inside the Top 10.
Luck also presided over three of the most prolific offenses in school history, helping Stanford set school scoring records in 2009 (461), 2010 (524) and 2011 (561). He threw three or more touchdowns 15 times in his 38 career games, including a career-best four TD strikes on seven occasions.
Stanford scored 40 or more points 17 times in his 38 career starts.
A dual-threat quarterback, Luck rushed for 957 yards on 163 carries (5.9) with seven touchdowns, including three runs of over 50 yards. His career rushing total ranks first all-time among Stanford quarterbacks.
As a fourth-year junior, Luck earned Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year honors and was also the recipient of the Maxwell Trophy as the nation's top player. He was named the Pac-12's Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and was named the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Trophy.
He also earned first team All-America recognition by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association of America.
An architectural design major with a 3.48 cumulative grade-point average, Luck was voted as the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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