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HISTORICAL QUARTERBACK PROFILE

Ben Roethlisberger

Tier 3

Assigned under FindMeMyQB’s published achievement routes and explicit editorial exceptions. This is not an NFL designation or a validated predictive score. Pre-draft evidence is kept separate from NFL accomplishments.

Evidence collection in progress

This profile presents sourced paraphrases where available, not a complete scouting record. Historical republications are labeled. Missing data is not a negative evaluation.

Why Tier 3?

3 Super Bowl starts: 2005, 2008 and 2010 seasons.

Achievement reference ↗

At least 1 AP First- or Second-Team All-Pro selection OR a top-3 AP MVP finish with votes OR 2 Super Bowl starts OR 3 conference-championship starts OR 2 top-5 AP MVP finishes with votes OR a top-5 AP MVP finish with votes plus 2 conference-championship starts.

Evaluation cutoff: end of the 2025 NFL season, including its postseason and awards. The 2026 season is excluded. Future season updates wait until the postseason and awards are complete.

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Before the NFL.

DRAFT RECORD

Year, round & overall pick

2004 · Round 1 · Pick 11
Pittsburgh Steelers
College: Miami (Ohio)

Primary draft / entry record →

Draft year, round, overall selection and selecting team checked against the linked primary source on November 13, 2026. Draft-day trades are distinguished from the selecting team.

SCOUTING AT THE TIME

Pre-draft reports

The report highlighted arm strength and a productive 2003 season: 69.1% completions, 4,486 passing yards and 37 passing touchdowns.

Source context: contemporaneous pre-draft reporting, 2004-02-20

Publication: 2004-02-20

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NFL COMBINE ONLY

Measurements & testing

Not yet verified. No pro-day or college listing is substituted for Combine measurements.

Compare the evidence.

Shared traits must be supported by comparable records, not inferred from success in the NFL. The core tables compare all 28 players using the same disclosed NCAA-passing and quarterback-start definitions. Mixed-entry measurement sources are labeled individually; film and advanced-stat archives are not complete.

Experience

College starts, seasons, age and development.

Production

Completion rate, passing efficiency, touchdowns and interceptions, with season and competition context.

Background

Recruiting history, scheme, responsibilities and supporting cast.

Physical profile

Source-labeled Combine measurements and testing; missing values shown honestly.

The cohort table contains source-labeled descriptive comparisons. No predictive conclusions have been validated, and missing or conflicting records are not treated as negative results.

Source and interpretation policy.

Scouting summaries are paraphrases of the linked evaluator or reporter, not a consensus or verbatim report. A later republication date is not the original scouting date. This profile does not use an invented numerical scouting grade.

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College career passing.

65.5% completion · 854/1,304 · 10,829 yards · 84 TD · 34 INT · 2.47:1 TD-to-INT · 8.30 yards/attempt

Miami (Ohio), 2001–2003

Includes2003 bowl. Statcrew-hosted Miami2003 all-games sample primary statistical table explicitly854-1304-34,10829,84. School HOF release corroborates. Some prose erroneously says80TD; do not use.

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Age when drafted.

22 years, 53 days on 2004-04-24.

Born 1982-03-02. NFL draft selection date.

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Current entry evidence.

6 ft 4.875 in · 241 lb · BMI 28.7. 2004 contemporary pre-draft prospect report. Status: source verified.

Source 1 ↗

NCAA QB starts: 38. Miami2001seasonfinalpostgame explicitly12careerstarts;2003openingSTARTCHART24(24)explicit career/consecutive. NFL official2004milestones says26consecutivewinsasstarter including13NFL, establishing13collegewinningstarts2003; addIowaopeninglossstart=14. Thus24+14=38, not inferred solelyfromgamesplayed.

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