Jeff Van Raaphorst

American football player (born 1963)

American football player

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Position:| Quarterback
Personal information
Born:|  (1963-12-07) December 7, 1963 (age 61)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:| Grossmont (El Cajon, California)
College:| Arizona State
NFL draft:| 1987: undrafted
Career history

* Denver Broncos (1987)*
* Atlanta Falcons (1987)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics
| Passing yards:| 174

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TD-INT:| 1-2
Passer rating:| 52.8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jeffrey Richard Van Raaphorst (born December 7, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons on the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Van Raaphorst attended Grossmont High School in El Cajon, California, where he played defensive end and tight end before he was converted to a quarterback by his head coach.[1] As a senior, he threw for 2,970 yards.[1] Van Raaphorst committed to playing college football at Arizona State University over Miami and Florida.[1] He led the Sun Devils to the Pac-10 championship in his senior year, where they won the 1987 Rose Bowl. He was the Rose Bowl Player of the Game after passing for 193 yards and two touchdowns.

After going unselected in the 1987 NFL draft, Van Raaphorst signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent because "they [didn't] have a third quarterback".[2] However, he was waived by the team during final cuts in September.[3] Later that month, Van Raaphorst signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike.[4] He played two games for Atlanta in the 1987 season.

Van Raaphorst was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2006.[5] He now serves as a color commentator for Arizona State football radio broadcasts.

## Personal life

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Van Raaphorst comes from an athletic family. His father, Dick, was a kicker in the NFL.[6] One of his brothers, Mike, was a backup quarterback behind Carson Palmer at USC in 1999, while another brother, Billy, is a college baseball umpire. Lastly, Van Raaphorst's son, Cade, plays professional lacrosse for the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Professional Lacrosse League.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Hurt, Bob (August 26, 1984). "Van Raaphorst finding out it's no snap to run offense". The Arizona Republic. p. D1. Retrieved January 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Cohn, Bob (April 30, 1987). "Van Raaphorst plans to sign with Broncos". The Arizona Republic. p. E1. Retrieved January 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Van Raaphorst among 3 former ASU players cut by Broncos". The Arizona Republic. September 8, 1987. p. C5. Retrieved January 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Shaw, Bud (September 23, 1987). "Falcons will sequester strikebreakers". The Atlanta Constitution. p. E9. Retrieved January 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Jeff Van Raaphorst (2006) - Rose Bowl Hall of Fame". Rose Bowl Game. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
6. ^ Friend, Tom (December 20, 1985). "Quarterback Gets Return Trip". Los Angeles Times. p. 27. Retrieved January 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.

## External links

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* Jeff Van Raaphorst at NFL.com
* Jeff Van Raaphorst player bio at Arizona State University
* Jeff Van Raaphorst at IMDb

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Arizona State Sun Devils starting quarterbacks

* Cecil Coleman (1947–1949)
* Dave Graybill (1954–1956)
* John Hangartner (1956–1958)
* Fran Urban (1959)
* Joe Zuger (1959–1961)
* John Jacobs (1962–1963)
* John Torok (1963–1964)
* John F. Goodman (1965–1966)
* Ed Roseborough (1967–1968)
* Joe Spagnola (1968–1970)
* Danny White (1971–1973)
* Grady Hurst (1971)
* Dennis Sproul (1974–1977)
* Mark Malone (1978–1979)
* Mike Pagel (1978, 1980–1981)
* Todd Hons (1982–1983)
* Jeff Van Raaphorst (1984–1986)
* Daniel Ford (1987–1988)
* Paul Justin (1988–1990)
* Bret Powers (1990–1991)
* Grady Benton (1992–1993)
* Garrick McGee (1992)
* Troy Rauer (1992)
* Jake Plummer (1993–1996)
* Ryan Kealy (1997–2000)
* Jeff Krohn (2000–2001)
* Andrew Walter (2001–2004)
* Sam Keller (2004–2005)
* Rudy Carpenter (2005–2008)
* Danny Sullivan (2009)
* Samson Szakacsy (2009)
* Steven Threet (2010)
* Brock Osweiler (2010–2011)
* Taylor Kelly (2012–2014)
* Mike Bercovici (2014–2015)
* Manny Wilkins (2016–2018)
* Brady White (2016)
* Dillon Sterling-Cole (2016)
* Jayden Daniels (2019–2021)
* Joey Yellen (2019)
* Emory Jones (2022)
* Trenton Bourguet (2022–2023)
* Jaden Rashada (2023)
* Drew Pyne (2023)
* Jalin Conyers (2023)
* Cam Skattebo (2023)
* Sam Leavitt (2024)
* Jeff Sims (2024)

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Atlanta Falcons starting quarterbacks

* Randy Johnson (1966–1970)
* Dennis Claridge (1966)
* Terry Nofsinger (1967)
* Steve Sloan (1967)
* Bob Berry (1968–1972)
* Bruce Lemmerman (1969)
* Dick Shiner (1971, 1973)
* Bob Lee (1973–1974)
* Pat Sullivan (1974–1975)
* Kim McQuilken (1974–1976)
* Steve Bartkowski (1975–1985)
* Scott Hunter (1976–1977)
* June Jones (1978–1979)
* Mike Moroski (1983–1984)
* David Archer (1985–1987)
* Turk Schonert (1986)
* Scott Campbell (1987, 1990)
* Erik Kramer (1987)
* Jeff Van Raaphorst (1987)
* Chris Miller (1987–1993)
* Steve Dils (1988)
* Hugh Millen (1989–1990)
* Billy Joe Tolliver (1991–1993, 1997)
* Wade Wilson (1992)
* Bobby Hebert (1993, 1996)
* Jeff George (1994–1996)
* Chris Chandler (1997–2001)
* Tony Graziani (1997–1999)
* Steve DeBerg (1998)
* Danny Kanell (1999–2000)
* Doug Johnson (2000, 2002–2003)
* Michael Vick (2001–2006)
* Kurt Kittner (2003)
* Matt Schaub (2004–2005, 2019)
* Joey Harrington (2007)
* Byron Leftwich (2007)
* Chris Redman (2007, 2009)
* Matt Ryan (2008–2021)
* Marcus Mariota (2022)
* Desmond Ridder (2022–2023)
* Taylor Heinicke (2023)
* Kirk Cousins (2024)
* Michael Penix Jr. (2024–present)

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