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HISTORICAL QUARTERBACK PROFILE

Tony Romo

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?

2014 AP Second-Team All-Pro.

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

2003 · Undrafted
Dallas Cowboys (undrafted signing)
College: Eastern Illinois

Undrafted in 2003. No draft round or selection number.

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

Original pre-draft report not yet verified. No substitute assessment has been generated.

Source context: draft verification only

Publication: Exact original publication date not verified

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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.

61.6% completion · 626/1,017 · 8,810 yards · 92 TD · 39 INT · 2.36:1 TD-to-INT · 8.66 yards/attempt

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS all games, including playoffs

Adds2000Montana20/42/212/2/1 and2001UNI22/34/386/5/2, school2012guide PDFp92. Use individual2001line34att, corroborated recap/p72 performances; team35att not Romo. 2002playoff already included; DO NOT add again.

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Age at draft-year reference.

23 years, 6 days on 2003-04-27.

Born 1980-04-21. 2003 NFL draft END date, NOT selection/signing date; undrafted.

Romo was undrafted. This uses the end of the 2003 NFL Draft for comparison, not a selection or signing date.

Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3

Current entry evidence.

6 ft 2 in · 230 lb · BMI 29.5. 2003 draft scouting record, not confirmed Combine event. Status: source verified.

Pro Football Weekly May 2003, volume XVIII no. 1, page 16 player printout lists 6020 and 230 lb. The legend defines 6020 as 6 ft 2 in. This is contemporary draft scouting evidence; the precise measurement event is not specified. NFL retrospective rookie weight 227 lb is a separate listing.

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NCAA QB starts: 35. FCS/I-AA; never classify as FBS. NFF and College Football Hall of Fame corroborate25-10.

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Current 28-player similarities →