Craig Ochs
American football player (born 1981)
American football player
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | (1981-08-20) August 20, 1981 (age 42) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Montana |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2005 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Craig Ochs (born August 20, 1981) is a former American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL) and was also assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in the 2006 season.
Biography
Ochs played high school football at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where he earned All-American honors. He began his college football career with the Colorado Buffaloes in 2000. At the time, Ochs was considered one of the top young quarterbacks in Division I. After he was sidelined due to a string of concussions, Ochs decided to transfer to the University of Montana and play for the Division I-AA Montana Grizzlies. In his senior season of 2004, Ochs rated among the top I-AA quarterbacks and led the Grizzlies to the national title game.
Going into 2005, Ochs was tabbed as a borderline draft pick. He went undrafted, however, in the 2005 NFL Draft. Ochs signed on to play with the San Diego Chargers soon after the draft but was cut on August 25, 2005, before the regular season began. Ochs tried out with the Buffalo Bills during the NFL regular season but did not get an offer to sign with the team. He was also sought out by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL, but held out for another NFL opportunity.
Eventually, Buffalo offered Ochs a two-year contract after the season ended on January 9, 2006, as the team's third-string quarterback. The Bills allocated Ochs to the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europa on January 19, 2006. On April 22, 2006, he got his first start for the Galaxy, leading Frankfurt to an 18–17 comeback win over the Berlin Thunder. Ochs led Frankfurt to a 7–3 record and a World Bowl title in 2006.
Ochs suffered an injury in May 2006 and is currently[when?] an assistant coach on offense for the University of Montana.
College stats
| Year | Team | G | Passing Att.-Comp. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Int. | Int Avg. % | Pass Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Colorado | 8 | 245-145 | 1,778 | 7.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 123.8 |
| 2001 | Colorado | 7 | 166-99 | 1,220 | 7.3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 128.0 |
| 2002 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 327 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 | 4.7 | 121.5 |
| 2003 | Montana | 9 | 204-121 | 1,612 | 7.9 | 9 | 8 | 3.9 | 132.4 |
| 2004 | Montana | 15 | 450-309 | 3,807 | 8.4 | 33 | 8 | 1.7 | 160.3 |
| Totals | 41 | 1,107-695 | 8,744 | 7.8 | 58 | 31 | 2.8 | 140.8 | |
Pro stats
| Year | Team | G | Passing Att.-Comp. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Int. | Int Avg. % | Pass Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | San Diego | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Frankfurt | 8 | 142-84 | 1,019 | 7.18 | 6 | 4 | 2.8 | 83.6 |
| 2006 | Buffalo | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL Totals | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Colorado Buffaloes starting quarterbacks
- Olin Chilson (1925)
- Byron White (1935–1937)
- Sam Winningham (1948–1949)
- Boyd Dowler (1956–1958)
- Howard Cook (1958)
- Gale Weidner (1959–1961)
- Larry Ethridge (1962)
- Frank Cesarek (1962–1963)
- Bernie McCall (1964–1966)
- Dan Kelly (1966)
- Bobby Anderson (1967–1969)
- Jim Bratten (1969–1970)
- Paul Arendt (1969–1970)
- Ken Johnson (1971–1972)
- Clyde Crutchmer (1973–1974)
- David Williams (1973–1975)
- Jeff Austin (1976)
- Jeff Knapple (1976–1977)
- Bill Solomon (1978–1979)
- Charles Davis (1979–1980)
- Scott Kingdom (1980)
- Randy Essington (1980–1982)
- Steve Vogel (1981–1984)
- Derek Marshall (1983)
- Craig Keenan (1984)
- Mark Hatcher (1985–1987)
- Sal Aunese (1987–1988)
- Marc Walters (1988)
- Darian Hagan (1989–1991)
- Charles Johnson (1990)
- Kordell Stewart (1992–1994)
- Koy Detmer (1992, 1995–1996)
- John Hessler (1995, 1997)
- Mike Moschetti (1998–1999)
- Zac Colvin (2000)
- Craig Ochs (2000–2001)
- Bobby Pesavento (2000–2001)
- Robert Hodge (2002)
- Erik Greenberg (2003)
- Joel Klatt (2003–2005)
- James Cox (2004)
- Bernard Jackson (2006)
- Cody Hawkins (2007–2010)
- Tyler Hansen (2008–2011)
- Nick Hirschman (2012)
- Jordan Webb (2012)
- Connor Wood (2012–2013)
- Sefo Liufau (2013–2016)
- Jordan Gehrke (2014)
- Cade Aspay (2015)
- Steven Montez (2016–2019)
- Sam Noyer (2020)
- Brendon Lewis (2021–2022)
- J. T. Shrout (2022)
- Owen McCown (2022)
- Maddox Kopp (2022)
- Shedeur Sanders (2023)
- Ryan Staub (2023)
