Player Career

Tim Tebow Career Story

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Player Story

Tim Tebow story

Tim Tebow built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 15, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of Tim Tebow's career was his passing role: 9,285 passing yards, 88 touchdown passes, 995 attempts, and 2,947 rushing yards across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 2,947 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida.

The arc is straightforward: Tim Tebow moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Florida

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20062006200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonFlorida82756.518.8
2006 Regular SeasonFlorida82756.518.80
2007 PostseasonFlorida4,18169.943.93,354
2007 Regular SeasonFlorida4,18169.943.90
2008 PostseasonFlorida3,41970.133.1-762
2008 Regular SeasonFlorida3,41970.133.10
2009 PostseasonFlorida3,80569.640.7386
2009 Regular SeasonFlorida3,80569.640.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Cincinnati

Week 1 · W 51-24 · Postseason

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

533

Total Offense

91 takeover

533 total offense with 81.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Ole Miss

Week 4 · W 30-24 · Conference game

427

Total Offense

90.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

427 total offense with 71.1 efficiency.

#3

@ South Carolina

Week 11 · W 51-31 · Conference game

424

Total Offense

89.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

424 total offense with 70.4 efficiency.

#4

@ Oklahoma

Week 1 · W 24-14 · Postseason

340

Total Offense

87.3 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

340 total offense with 61.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Miami

Week 2 · W 26-3

311

Total Offense

85.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

311 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · Florida

4,181 primary output · 69.9 efficiency · 43.9 usage

88.2

#2

2007 Regular Season · Florida

88.2

4,181 primary · 69.9 efficiency · 43.9 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Florida

81.7

3,805 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 40.7 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

18

300+ total offense

29

3+ TD games

41

Above avg efficiency