Person in history
Blake Bortles
Blake Bortles, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1992 · April 28
- Age this year
- 34No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- American football player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 34th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Robby Blake Bortles is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the UCF Knights, winning AAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2013. Bortles was selected by the Jaguars third overall in the 2014 NFL draft.
Early life
Educated at: Oviedo High School.
Early life Robby Blake Bortles [ 1 ] [ 2 ] attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida , where he excelled in football and baseball for the Lions. [ 3 ] As a senior, he completed 151 of 233 passes for 2,211 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions . He finished his high school career with a Seminole County record 5,576 career passing yards and 53 touchdowns. [ 4 ] Labeled a three-star recruit by Rivals.com , Bortles was listed as the No.
Path and career
Professional career Pre-draft On January 5, 2014, Bortles announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 32 + 7 ⁄ 8  in (0.84 m) 9 + 3 ⁄
Career statistics NFL Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Sck SckY Fum Lost 2014 JAX 14 13 3–10 280 475 58.9 2,908 6.1 11 17 69.5 56 419 7.5 0 55 345 7 3 2015 JAX 16 16 5–11 355 606 58.6 4,428 7.3 35 18 88.2 52 310 6.0 2 51 320 14 5 2016 JAX 16 16 3–13 368 625 58.9 3,905 6.2 23 16 78.8 58 359 6.2 3 34 197 8 0 2017 JAX 16 16 10–6 315 523 60.2 3,687 7.0 21 13 84.7 57 322 5.6 2 24 123 9 3 2018…
Career highlights Awards and honors AAC Offensive Player of the Year (2013) First-team All- AAC (2013) Second-team All- C-USA ( 2012 ) UCF Athletics Hall of Fame (2021) Ranked No. 56 in the Top 100 Players of 2016 Jaguars franchise records Most passing touchdowns in a season – 35 (2015) [ 1 ] Most passing yards in a season – 4,428 (2015) [ 2 ] Most pass attempts in a season – 625 (2016) [ 3 ] Most passing touchdowns in a game – 5 (Week 13, 2015, vs. Tennessee Titans) [ 4 ]
Why this date
Blake Bortles appears on our April 28 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1992.
- September 14Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 12Abimael Guzmán
- September 16Manuel Noriega
- September 16Pound sterling
- September 16Black Wednesday
Born the same day
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- 1992Darren WallerSeptember 13
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Sources
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Questions about Blake Bortles
When was Blake Bortles born?
April 28 1992.
How old would Blake Bortles be today?
34 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 28?
Juan Mata, Song Yuvin, Denzel Ward and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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