Drew Stanton

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**Drew Stanton**
Personal Info

Date of Birth	May 7, 1984
Place of Birth	Farmington Hills, Michigan
Height	6'3"
Weight	228 pounds
Player Information
Position	Quarterback
Number	5
College	Michigan State
Awards	Academic All-American
NFL Draft
Not Drafted Yet
Teams Played For
2003-2006	Michigan State Spartans

Drew Stanton (born May 7, 1984 in Lansing, Michigan) is an American football quarterback (QB) who plays for the Michigan State University Spartans.

Drew grew up in Okemos, Michigan. Okemos is a large suburb of Lansing which borders the campus of Michigan State. While growing up in Okemos, Drew suffered a bike collision. A pebble was lodged under his skin during the accident. Because doctors did not think it necessary, the rock was never removed, and thus remains there to this day. Due to this, Stanton received the nickname "Rocky". Before he reached his teen years, the Stanton family moved to Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he graduated from Harrison High School.

Stanton was ranked as a 4 star prospect coming out of HS by rivals.com, and was also ranked the #6 Pro-Style Quarterback in the country behind fellow Big Ten commits, #3 Justin Zwick, Ohio State, and #5 Matt Gutierrez, Michigan. He red shirted through Michigan State's disappointing 2002 before serving as the #2 QB behind Jeff Smoker in 2003. In 2003, he also served as a utility man on special teams including playing as a gunner on the punt team where he made several impressive open field tackles. Since becoming the starter in 2004, Drew has received regional and national praise for his play on the field and has also been named an Academic All-American.

Going into his senior season (2006), Stanton has been mentioned as a potential Heisman trophy candidate and has been listed as the #2 QB for the 2007 NFL Draft by ESPN.com. Despite not having any substantial injuries in his high school and early college years, Stanton has suffered at least one significant injury in each of the past three seasons. For his career at MSU through his junior year, Stanton has completed 65.7% of his passes and thrown for 4,717 yards, 30 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He has also rushed for another 1,067 yards and 10 touchdowns.