GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (5/2), 2011 (10/1). Total-15/3.
- • Won his 1st career start under hostile conditions at Philadelphia (12/26/10), a game postponed for 2 days due to weather.
- • Set Vikings record for a QB with 109 yards rushing at Detroit (12/11/11), including a 65-yard TD run that set a team record for a QB and ranks as the 7th-longest by an NFL QB.
- • Ran for 1st career TD on Monday Night Football vs. Chicago (12/20/10) when he relieved Brett Favre.
OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in criminal justice in 2009...Interested in career in investigations following his days on the gridiron...Member of National Honor Society in high school...Engaged to Tameka, couple had a son in fall of 2011..Brother, Yohance Myles, is an actor who has appeared in film, TV and stage.
PRO Started 1 game in 2011 at WR, opening vs. Denver (12/4)...Came into game in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he suffered a concussion at Washington (12/24/11) and helped team to the victory with a pair of passing TDs...Started final 2 games of rookie season, winning his 1st start at Philadelphia (12/28/10)...Joined Ron VanderKelen as the only Vikings rookie QBs to win their 1st start...Was the 9th player in UAB history to be drafted in the NFL and the 1st since WR Roddy White in 2005.
GAMES/STARTS (regular season, playoffs) 2010 (5/2), 2011 (10/1). Total-15/3.
- • Won his 1st career start under hostile conditions at Philadelphia (12/26/10), a game postponed for 2 days due to weather.
- • Set Vikings record for a QB with 109 yards rushing at Detroit (12/11/11), including a 65-yard TD run that set a team record for a QB and ranks as the 7th-longest by an NFL QB.
- • Ran for 1st career TD on Monday Night Football vs. Chicago (12/20/10) when he relieved Brett Favre.
OFF THE FIELD Earned degree in criminal justice in 2009...Interested in career in investigations following his days on the gridiron...Member of National Honor Society in high school...Engaged to Tameka, couple had a son in fall of 2011..Brother, Yohance Myles, is an actor who has appeared in film, TV and stage.
PRO Started 1 game in 2011 at WR, opening vs. Denver (12/4)...Came into game in relief of starter Christian Ponder when he suffered a concussion at Washington (12/24/11) and helped team to the victory with a pair of passing TDs...Started final 2 games of rookie season, winning his 1st start at Philadelphia (12/28/10)...Joined Ron VanderKelen as the only Vikings rookie QBs to win their 1st start...Was the 9th player in UAB history to be drafted in the NFL and the 1st since WR Roddy White in 2005.
2011 Did not start a game at QB, but came off the bench for injured starter Christian Ponder to play significant time at QB in 3 games...Started at WR in package vs. Denver (12/4)...Caught 1st career pass at Green Bay (11/14)...Entered game at Detroit (12/11) to lead a furious comeback and played most of 2nd half to save a win at Washington (12/24)...Made impressive plays with his feet during the season, setting a team record for rushing yards in a game by a QB at Detroit (12/11) with 109 yards on the ground, including a team-record by a QB with a 65-yard scoring run...His record-setting ramble ranked as the 7th-longest in NFL history by a QB...Threw 1st TD pass of career at Detroit, hitting Toby Gerhart from 2 yards out to cut lead to 28-34...Moved Vikings into position for game-winning score as time expired at Detroit...Replaced Ponder early in 3rd quarter of game at Washington (12/24) and engineered 4 scoring drives, including rushing for a 65-yard score and throwing a pair of TDs...Threw 17-yard TD to Kyle Rudolph and 8-yard score to Percy Harvin.
2010 Started final 2 games of season and played extensively in relief of injured Brett Favre vs. Chicago (12/20) on Monday Night Football...Became only 2nd Vikings rookie QB to win their 1st start when he guided club to a 24-14 win at Philadelphia (12/28), a game that had been delayed by 2 days by snowy weather...Ran for a pair of TDs in consecutive games during the season, his 1st coming vs. Chicago (12/20) on a 13-yard run and the following week on a 9-yard burst at Philadelphia...Connected with Percy Harvin on a 46-yard pass at Philadelphia, his longest pass of the season...Saw 1st action at QB in relief of Tarvaris Jackson vs. NY Giants (12/12), completing a pair of passes and rushing for 16 yards in game played at Ford Field in Detroit...In 1st game action of the season, returned opening kickoff vs. Buffalo (12/5) for 30 yards, becoming the 1st Vikings QB in history to return a kickoff.
COLLEGE Earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and led the NCAA in rushing yards by a QB...Team captain as a senior...His 1,427 rushing yards as a senior ranked as the 3rd-most by a QB in college football history...Was UAB’s full-time starting QB as a junior and senior after playing WR as a sophomore...Played in final 2 games as a redshirt freshman in 2006 at QB, starting his 1st career game in the season finale at Central Florida...Became the 1st player in NCAA history to pass for 2,000+ yards and rush for 1,000+ yards in back-to-back seasons...Threw for 21 TDs and rushed for 11 as a senior...Threw 21 TDs with only 8 INTs...As a senior, threw career-best 4 TD passes against Florida Atlantic and tossed for career-high 378 yards the following game at Memphis...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in 8 games as a senior, including career-high 198 in the season opener vs. Rice...Had remarkable game at UTEP as a senior when he caught a TD pass, threw a TD pass and rushed for a TD...Had career-best 6 receptions in 3 games as a sophomore, at Michigan State, at Florida State and vs. Tulane...Had career-best 106 yards receiving vs. Tulane.
PREP Attended Wenonah High in Birmingham, AL...Earned Honorable Mention All-State as a senior...Team advanced to state playoffs as a senior...Team captain as a senior and named team MVP...Played through a broken wrist in a high school game and tossed 4 TDs...Played basketball and baseball.
