2008 · Round 1 · Pick 18
Baltimore Ravens
Draft / entry source ↗Age at the 2008 draft: 23. Born 1985-01-16. Birth-date source ↗
HISTORICAL QUARTERBACK PROFILE
Joe Flacco
Tier 3
Why Tier 3?
3 AFC Championship starts: 2008, 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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.
SOURCE-LABELED ENTRY RECORD · CHECKED NOVEMBER 14, 2026
Before the NFL.
6 ft 6.375 in · 236 lb
NFL 2008 pre-draft measurements
BMI: 27.0, calculated from this recorded height and weight. BMI is a size descriptor, not a measure of athletic ability or health.
Measurement source ↗Source precision is retained. A pre-draft record is not automatically a verified Combine weigh-in; later NFL roster values are not substituted.
26 starts
Pittsburgh; Delaware · 2004;2006-2007
Starts, not games played. The passing-stat scope is disclosed separately below.
College career passing.
63.3% completion · 596/942 · 7,057 yards · 41 TD · 15 INT · 2.73:1 TD-to-INT · 7.49 yards/attempt
Combined Pitt+Delaware FBS/FCS includes FCS playoffs
Calculated sum: Delaware595/9387046yd41TD15INT26starts; Pitt1/4,11yards,noTD/INT0starts. Completion63.3% not secondary63.2%.
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Scouting at the time.
Size and arm strength attracted attention. The report discussed his adjustment from Delaware’s shotgun offense to work under center.
Source context: April 3, 2008 Ravens pre-draft prospect reporting.
Read the evaluator / report ↗This is a short paraphrase of one source, not a full report, consensus grade or verified prediction. No numerical scouting score is invented.
What remains unverified?
This update adds the entry record, college totals, starts and source-linked scouting context. It does not claim a complete archive of film grades, pressure statistics, cognitive testing, recruiting history or supporting-cast quality. Missing information remains unknown, never zero.
Current entry evidence.
6 ft 6.375 in · 236 lb · BMI 27.0. NFL 2008 pre-draft measurements. Status: source verified.
NCAA QB starts: 26. 26 Delaware starts. Pittsburgh appearances were in backup duty; 2003 redshirt and 2005 transfer sit-out add no starts.
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