Player Career

Sam Bradford Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Sam Bradford story

Sam Bradford built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a quarterback from Oklahoma City, OK wearing No. 14, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Sam Bradford's career was his passing role: 8,406 passing yards, 88 touchdown passes, 894 attempts, and 36 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Oklahoma. 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 36 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma.

The arc is straightforward: Sam Bradford 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

    Oklahoma

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072007200820082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonOklahoma3,13165.97.1
2007 Regular SeasonOklahoma3,13165.97.10
2008 PostseasonOklahoma4,76768.78.71,636
2008 Regular SeasonOklahoma4,76768.78.70
2009 Regular SeasonOklahoma54463.35.4-4,223

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Baylor

Week 11 · W 52-21 · Conference game

Win with 353 yards of offense and 88 efficiency.

353

Total Offense

91.3 takeover

353 total offense with 88 efficiency.

#2

vs Texas

Week 7 · L 35-45 · Conference game

382

Total Offense

68.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

382 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Missouri

Week 14 · W 38-17 · Conference game

209

Total Offense

67.4 takeover

Win with 209 yards of offense and 78.7 efficiency.

209 total offense with 78.7 efficiency.

#4

vs North Texas

Week 1 · W 79-10

373

Total Offense

65.2 takeover

Win with 373 yards of offense and 85.3 efficiency.

373 total offense with 85.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Kansas

Week 8 · W 45-31 · Conference game

482

Total Offense

63.1 takeover

Win with 482 yards of offense and 69.1 efficiency.

482 total offense with 69.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Oklahoma

4,767 primary output · 68.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage

68.4

#2

2008 Regular Season · Oklahoma

68.4

4,767 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Oklahoma

56.1

3,131 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

19

250+ passing yards

14

300+ total offense

19

3+ TD games

21

Above avg efficiency