(1999-04-26) April 26, 1999 (age 25) Victoria, Texas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:
Victoria East (Victoria, Texas)
College:
Houston Baptist (2017–2020)
Western Kentucky (2021)
NFL draft:
2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 137
Career history
New England Patriots (2022–present)
Roster status:
Active
Career highlights and awards
C-USA Most Valuable Player (2021)
First-team All-C-USA (2021)
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (2021)
2021 Boca Raton Bowl Offensive MVP
NCAA records
Most passing yards in a season: 5,967
Most passing touchdowns in a season (FBS): 62
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Passing attempts:
304
Passing completions:
192
Completion percentage:
63.2%
TD–INT:
11–12
Passing yards:
2,053
Passer rating:
78.5
Player stats at PFR
Bailey Michael Zappe (/ˈzæpi/, ZAP-ee)[1] (born April 26, 1999)[2] is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played his first three seasons of college football for the Houston Baptist Huskies and used his last year of eligibility with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, where he set the FBS season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Zappe was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft and mostly served as backup until becoming their primary starter near the end of the 2023 season.
^"Record-Setting Transfer Quarterback Bailey Zappe Signs With WKU Football". Western Kentucky University Athletics. December 27, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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1,971 yards. On December 14, 2020, Sterns along with HBU quarterback BaileyZappe announced their decision to transfer after the 2020 season. On December...
England's next three matchups, during which the team went 2–1 under rookie BaileyZappe. Jones returned for the Week 7 Monday Night Football matchup with the...
Spotrac.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023. "Analysis: Patriots Sign QB BaileyZappe, RB Ty Montgomery to 53-Man Roster; Place CB Jack Jones on Injured Reserve"...
Indianapolis Colts in Germany and subsequent bye week, Belichick named BaileyZappe the team's starting quarterback. In Belichick's final game with New England...
single-season record with 65 total touchdowns (which would be tied by BaileyZappe in 2021). His 5,671 passing yards is now tied (with Case Keenum in 2009)...
eligible for inclusion. Similarly, players such as Vernon Adams and BaileyZappe finished their careers by transferring to an FBS school, but their earlier...
were up 3–0 on a Nick Folk field goal. Rookie third-string quarterback BaileyZappe played the rest of the game. Green Bay took their first lead on a Christian...
2018–22 Div III: 14,249 – Alex Tanney, Monmouth (IL), 2007–11 FBS: 5,967 – BaileyZappe, Western Kentucky, 2021 FCS: 5,076 – Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, 2012...
intimately involved with the development of another quarterback prospect in BaileyZappe, who would play a critical role at his next coaching stop. Kittley was...
Huskies in the NFL as of 2023 are Caleb Johnson (Jacksonville Jaguars) and BaileyZappe (New England Patriots). The HCU baseball team participated in the 2015...
Retrieved August 31, 2023. Reiss, Mike (September 9, 2023). "Patriots add QB BaileyZappe, put Matt Corral on exempt list". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023...
Gordon recorded his first career interception off of Patriots quarterback BaileyZappe. He finished his rookie season with 71 tackles, a forced fumble and recovery...
named the second-string quarterback behind Jones and ahead of rookie BaileyZappe. Hoyer started the Week 4 matchup with the Packers after Jones was injured...
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1990 with 5,188 yards; by B. J. Symons in 2003 with 5,833 yards; and BaileyZappe in 2021 with 5,967 yards. Only seven players have led the NCAA in passing...
Thursday Night duel against the Patriots. The Pats scored first when BaileyZappe found Ezekiel Elliott on an 11-yard pass to make it 7–0. The Steelers...
Cassel (2008) Jimmy Garoppolo (2016) Jacoby Brissett (2016) Cam Newton (2020) Brian Hoyer (2020, 2022) Mac Jones (2021–2023) BaileyZappe (2022–present)...
Hilltoppers for his senior year to play along with his teammate, quarterback BaileyZappe. Jerreth currently plays on the Los Angeles Rams on the practice squad...
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