Size: 6-foot-2, 226 pounds
College: Eastern Illinois
NFL experience: Two seasons
Since being selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Garoppolo has appeared in 11 of 32 regular season games. In that action, he’s notched a total of 19 completions on 27 throws with 188 yards and a touchdown. Most of that came in his rookie season, when Garoppolo saw a healthy amount of playing time in the season finale against the Buffalo Bills.
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Although he didn’t factor directly into the Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX victory, Garoppolo received credit for simulating the threat of Russell Wilson in the practices leading up to the big game.