Erik Ainge - #3 - QB - Tennessee - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Spent 14 regular season games and all three postseason contests as the third quarterback in 2009.

◊ Led the team in passing in the 2009 preseason, completing 28-of-49 passes for 435 yards, with four touchdowns and no interceptions and a quarterback rating of 113.9. 

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 10/28/08, NYJ, IR

◊ 4/27/08, NYJ, D5 (162)

SEASON-BY-SEASON REVIEW 

2009 (JETS) Inactive for all 16 regular season games spending 14 as the third quarterback…Dressed for all three postseason games but was inactive as the third quarterback.

2008 (JETS) Made the roster as the fourth quarter spending the first seven games of the season on the inactive list. … Place on injured reserve on 10/28. 

BEFORE THE NFL 

◊ Finished 733-of-1210 (60.6 percent) for 8,700 yards, 72 touchdowns and 35 interceptions in 46 games (35 starts) in four seasons at Tennessee…Also rushed for one touchdown.

◊ As a senior, was 325-of-519 (62.6 percent), for 3,522 yards, 31 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in earning Draddy Award semifinal status and All-SEC honorable mention.

◊ As a junior, was 233-of-348 passes (66.3%) for 2,989 yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. … Academic All- SEC choice in each of his first three seasons and was a semifinalist for the Manning and O’Brien Awards.

◊ Started five games his sophomore year, throwing for 737 yards on 66-of-145 tosses (45.5%) with five touchdowns and seven interceptions.

◊ Played in nine games, starting six as a true freshman. … Finished completing 109-of-198 passes (55.1%) for 1,452 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions. … Second team Freshman All-American and Offensive Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News as well as Freshman All-SEC.

◊ Earned 2003 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Glencoe HS near Portland and was named to the Prep Star All-American squad.

◊ Led the state as a senior in passing yards, completions and touchdowns, as he threw for 3,078 yards, 24 touchdowns and eight interceptions. 

OFF THE FIELD 

◊ Political Science major at Tennessee.

◊ Father, Doug, played basketball at BYU, and is a college basketball coach at Linfield College.

◊ Uncle, Danny Ainge, who also played basketball at BYU, is the GM of the Boston Celtics. … Danny played major league baseball and played and coached in the NBA.

◊ Ainge’s cousin, Austin, Danny’s son, also played basketball at BYU.

◊ Grandfather, Don Ainge, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox.

◊ Garnered Street & Smith’s All-American preseason honorable mention as a basketball guard at Glencoe HS. … averaged 16.4 points per game as a junior.

◊ Also lettered in baseball during his freshman and sophomore campaigns.

◊ Attended Project Hope 5/24/08 at Times Square Church, Manhattan to greet and support U.S. military members and underprivileged youth.

◊ Participated in Taste of the NFL, 5/22/08, in order to raise money for the ShopRite Partners in Caring Fun, dedicated to fighting hunger throughout the New York metropolitan area.

◊ Visited Mercy First Hospital, 5/18/08, in order to provide support and encouragement for local patients.

◊ Stayed with Kellen Clemens on his recruiting trip to Oregon before opting to attend Tennessee.