TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Carolina in the first round (1st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft (4/28/11).
GP/GS
Career (16/16); 2011 (16/16).
2011
SEASON NOTES: Selected in the first round (first overall) of the NFL Draft by Carolina...Started 16 games...Completed 310-of-517 passes for 4,051 yards and 21 touchdowns with 17 interceptions to post an 84.5 quarterback rating...Set an NFL rookie record for passing yards, shattering the previous mark of 3,739 by Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts in 1998...Completions and touchdowns are the third most in NFL history by a rookie quarterback...Passed for 300 or more yards in three games, producing three of the top four single-game totals in team history...Threw a touchdown in each of the first five games and in each of the last five games- the longest streaks by a rookie quarterback in team history - bettering Chris Weinke's four consecutive games with a touchdown pass in 2001...Rushed for 706 yards and a team-leading 14 touchdowns on 126 carries...Established an NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, breaking the previous mark of 12 by Steve Grogan of the New England Patriots in 1976...14 rushing touchdowns are the most by a rookie in team history, surpassing Jonathan Stewart's 10 touchdowns in 2008, and are the second most in franchise annals behind DeAngelo Williams' 18 in 2008...Set a team record with an average of 5.60 yards per carry, bettering the previous mark of 5.55 yards per attempt by Williams in 2008...Holds every team single-game and season rushing record for a quarterback, including yards, touchdowns and longest rush...Eclipsed the previous season highs of 128 yards and six touchdowns by Weinke in 2001...Became the first player in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for at least 500 yards in a single season...San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young in 1998 passed for 4,170 yards and rushed for 454 yards, the most ever previously by a 4,000-yard passer...Played a role in 35 of Carolina's 48 touchdowns, the second most in franchise history...35 combined touchdowns (21 passing, 14 rushing) are the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history...Had a passing and rushing touchdown in the same game eight times, tying the NFL single-season record - previously accomplished by Grogan in 1976 and Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings in 2002...Contributions helped the Panthers score 406 points, the third most in team history...Guided offense that set franchise records with 6,237 net yards and 345 first downs...Triggered aerial attack that totaled 3,829 net passing yards, the second most in team history...Part of rushing attack that featured the first team in NFL history to have three players with 700 or more yards in the same season: Williams - 836 yards, Stewart - 761 yards and Newton - 706 yards.
HONORS: AP Offensive Rookie of the Year...Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie...Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Rookie of the Year...Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year...Sporting News Rookie of the Year...Sports Illustrated Offensive Rookie of the Year...Pepsi Rookie of the Year...PRO BOWL: Played as an alternate in place of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning...Completed nine-of-27 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns - including a 55-yard scoring strike to Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith - with three interceptions...Rushed four times for 14 yards...ROOOKIE OF THE MONTH: Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for September...Completed 70-of-117 passes for 1,012 yards - the most ever by a player in his first three games - and four touchdowns with four interceptions to generate an 85.1 quarterback rating...PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for performance in Week 13 at Tampa Bay (12/4)... Passed for 204 yards with one touchdown and rushed for 54 yards with three touchdowns in Panthers' 38-19 win...Added 27-yard catch to become third player - and first quarterback - in NFL history to have at least three rushing touchdowns, one passing touchdown and one reception in same game.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS - At Arizona (9/11): Became the first rookie in NFL history to throw for more than 400 yards in first career start with 422 yards and two touchdowns on 24-of-37 passing...Tied NFL record for the most passing yards in a game by a rookie quarterback, previously accomplished by Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford versus Cleveland (11/22/09)...422 passing yards are the most by a rookie quarterback on Kickoff Weekend in NFL history, shattering the previous mark of 302 yards by Peyton Manning for Indianapolis versus Miami (9/6/98), and the fifth-most all-time by any player on Kickoff Weekend...Hooked up with wide receiver Steve Smith on a 77-yard bomb for his first career touchdown pass, marking the longest first career touchdown by a No. 1 overall draft pick since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970...Previous mark was 67 yards by Terry Bradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1970...Vs. Green Bay (9/18): Set an NFL single-game rookie record and team record with 432 yards and one touchdown on 28-of-46 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions...Bettered the previous rookie record of 422 yards by Stafford versus Cleveland (11/22/09) and Newton at Arizona (9/11/11)...Surpassed previous team mark of 423 yards by Chris Weinke versus the New York Giants (12/10/06)...Became the first player in NFL history with back-to-back 400-yard passing games to begin a career and one of seven quarterbacks in NFL history to have consecutive 400-yard passing games...854 passing yards are the most ever by a player in first two NFL games...First player in team history to have two career 400-yard passing games...Vs. Jacksonville (9/25): Engineered first career game-winning drive, directing the Panthers 55 yards on five plays in 2:24...During game-winning possession, completed all three pass attempts for 47 yards and scrambled once for seven yards, capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen...At Chicago (10/2): Passed for 374 yards, the fourth most in team history, on 27-of-46 passing with one touchdown and one interception...Vs. Minnesota (10/30): Joined Manning as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with at least four 290-yard passing efforts, completing 22-of-35 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions...At Tampa Bay (12/4): Scored on three one-yard runs to establish the NFL single-season record for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 13, surpassing the previous mark of 12 by Steve Grogan of the New England Patriots in 1976...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/24): Set a team record for the longest completion with a 91-yard touchdown to wide receiver Brandon LaFell, bettering the previous long of an 89-yard touchdown pass from Kerry Collins to Willie Green versus Atlanta (12/17/95).
COLLEGE
Finished career at Auburn after playing one season at Blinn (Texas) Junior College and spending two years at Florida...Entered NFL following junior season...Winner of the 2010 Heisman Trophy...Directed two different schools to national championships, helping Auburn capture the 2010 BCS National Championship and Blinn Junior College claim the 2009 NJCAA National Championship...2010 (Jr.): Won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award (given to the nation's top player) and Davey O'Brien Award (given to the nation's top quarterback)...Associated Press first-team All-American...SEC Offensive Player of the Year......Started 14 games for Auburn...Completed 185-of-280 passes (66.1 completion percentage) for 2,854 yards and an SEC-record 30 touchdowns with seven interceptions to generate an SEC-record 182.05 passing efficiency rating....Led the Tigers with 1,473 yards rushing and a school-record 20 touchdowns on 264 carries...Produced two 300-yard passing performances and six 100-yard rushing efforts...Became the third player in NCAA FBS history to total 20 passing and 20 rushing touchdowns in a season and first player in SEC history to accumulate 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season...Set an SEC record with 4,327 yards of total offense...Connected on a 94-yard touchdown pass against the University of Louisiana-Monroe to establish a school record for the longest completion...Amassed a career-high 217 yards rushing against Louisiana State...Named SEC Championship Game Offensive MVP, throwing for a career-high 335 yards and accounting for six touchdowns (four passing and two rushing) against South Carolina....2009 (So.): Transferred to Blinn (Texas) Junior College from Florida...NJCAA honorable mention All-American...Played in 12 games...Completed 204-of-336 passes for 2,833 yards and 22 touchdowns with five interceptions...Rushed for 655 yards and 16 touchdowns on 108 attempts...2008: Redshirted by Florida after seeing action in the season opener...Connected on one-of-two passes for 14 yards and carried five times for 10 yards and one touchdown...2007 (Fr.): Played in five games for Florida...Completed five-of-10 passes for 40 yards...Gained 103 yards rushing on 16 carries with three touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Attended Westlake HS in Atlanta, Ga.....Majored in sociology at Auburn.
TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Carolina in the first round (1st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft (4/28/11).
GP/GS
Career (16/16); 2011 (16/16).
2011
SEASON NOTES: Selected in the first round (first overall) of the NFL Draft by Carolina...Started 16 games...Completed 310-of-517 passes for 4,051 yards and 21 touchdowns with 17 interceptions to post an 84.5 quarterback rating...Set an NFL rookie record for passing yards, shattering the previous mark of 3,739 by Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts in 1998...Completions and touchdowns are the third most in NFL history by a rookie quarterback...Passed for 300 or more yards in three games, producing three of the top four single-game totals in team history...Threw a touchdown in each of the first five games and in each of the last five games- the longest streaks by a rookie quarterback in team history - bettering Chris Weinke's four consecutive games with a touchdown pass in 2001...Rushed for 706 yards and a team-leading 14 touchdowns on 126 carries...Established an NFL record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, breaking the previous mark of 12 by Steve Grogan of the New England Patriots in 1976...14 rushing touchdowns are the most by a rookie in team history, surpassing Jonathan Stewart's 10 touchdowns in 2008, and are the second most in franchise annals behind DeAngelo Williams' 18 in 2008...Set a team record with an average of 5.60 yards per carry, bettering the previous mark of 5.55 yards per attempt by Williams in 2008...Holds every team single-game and season rushing record for a quarterback, including yards, touchdowns and longest rush...Eclipsed the previous season highs of 128 yards and six touchdowns by Weinke in 2001...Became the first player in NFL history to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for at least 500 yards in a single season...San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young in 1998 passed for 4,170 yards and rushed for 454 yards, the most ever previously by a 4,000-yard passer...Played a role in 35 of Carolina's 48 touchdowns, the second most in franchise history...35 combined touchdowns (21 passing, 14 rushing) are the most by a rookie quarterback in NFL history...Had a passing and rushing touchdown in the same game eight times, tying the NFL single-season record - previously accomplished by Grogan in 1976 and Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings in 2002...Contributions helped the Panthers score 406 points, the third most in team history...Guided offense that set franchise records with 6,237 net yards and 345 first downs...Triggered aerial attack that totaled 3,829 net passing yards, the second most in team history...Part of rushing attack that featured the first team in NFL history to have three players with 700 or more yards in the same season: Williams - 836 yards, Stewart - 761 yards and Newton - 706 yards.
HONORS: AP Offensive Rookie of the Year...Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie...Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Rookie of the Year...Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year...Sporting News Rookie of the Year...Sports Illustrated Offensive Rookie of the Year...Pepsi Rookie of the Year...PRO BOWL: Played as an alternate in place of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning...Completed nine-of-27 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns - including a 55-yard scoring strike to Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith - with three interceptions...Rushed four times for 14 yards...ROOOKIE OF THE MONTH: Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for September...Completed 70-of-117 passes for 1,012 yards - the most ever by a player in his first three games - and four touchdowns with four interceptions to generate an 85.1 quarterback rating...PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for performance in Week 13 at Tampa Bay (12/4)... Passed for 204 yards with one touchdown and rushed for 54 yards with three touchdowns in Panthers' 38-19 win...Added 27-yard catch to become third player - and first quarterback - in NFL history to have at least three rushing touchdowns, one passing touchdown and one reception in same game.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS - At Arizona (9/11): Became the first rookie in NFL history to throw for more than 400 yards in first career start with 422 yards and two touchdowns on 24-of-37 passing...Tied NFL record for the most passing yards in a game by a rookie quarterback, previously accomplished by Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford versus Cleveland (11/22/09)...422 passing yards are the most by a rookie quarterback on Kickoff Weekend in NFL history, shattering the previous mark of 302 yards by Peyton Manning for Indianapolis versus Miami (9/6/98), and the fifth-most all-time by any player on Kickoff Weekend...Hooked up with wide receiver Steve Smith on a 77-yard bomb for his first career touchdown pass, marking the longest first career touchdown by a No. 1 overall draft pick since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970...Previous mark was 67 yards by Terry Bradshaw of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1970...Vs. Green Bay (9/18): Set an NFL single-game rookie record and team record with 432 yards and one touchdown on 28-of-46 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions...Bettered the previous rookie record of 422 yards by Stafford versus Cleveland (11/22/09) and Newton at Arizona (9/11/11)...Surpassed previous team mark of 423 yards by Chris Weinke versus the New York Giants (12/10/06)...Became the first player in NFL history with back-to-back 400-yard passing games to begin a career and one of seven quarterbacks in NFL history to have consecutive 400-yard passing games...854 passing yards are the most ever by a player in first two NFL games...First player in team history to have two career 400-yard passing games...Vs. Jacksonville (9/25): Engineered first career game-winning drive, directing the Panthers 55 yards on five plays in 2:24...During game-winning possession, completed all three pass attempts for 47 yards and scrambled once for seven yards, capped by a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Greg Olsen...At Chicago (10/2): Passed for 374 yards, the fourth most in team history, on 27-of-46 passing with one touchdown and one interception...Vs. Minnesota (10/30): Joined Manning as the only rookie quarterbacks in NFL history with at least four 290-yard passing efforts, completing 22-of-35 passes for 290 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions...At Tampa Bay (12/4): Scored on three one-yard runs to establish the NFL single-season record for the most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 13, surpassing the previous mark of 12 by Steve Grogan of the New England Patriots in 1976...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/24): Set a team record for the longest completion with a 91-yard touchdown to wide receiver Brandon LaFell, bettering the previous long of an 89-yard touchdown pass from Kerry Collins to Willie Green versus Atlanta (12/17/95).
COLLEGE
Finished career at Auburn after playing one season at Blinn (Texas) Junior College and spending two years at Florida...Entered NFL following junior season...Winner of the 2010 Heisman Trophy...Directed two different schools to national championships, helping Auburn capture the 2010 BCS National Championship and Blinn Junior College claim the 2009 NJCAA National Championship...2010 (Jr.): Won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award (given to the nation's top player) and Davey O'Brien Award (given to the nation's top quarterback)...Associated Press first-team All-American...SEC Offensive Player of the Year......Started 14 games for Auburn...Completed 185-of-280 passes (66.1 completion percentage) for 2,854 yards and an SEC-record 30 touchdowns with seven interceptions to generate an SEC-record 182.05 passing efficiency rating....Led the Tigers with 1,473 yards rushing and a school-record 20 touchdowns on 264 carries...Produced two 300-yard passing performances and six 100-yard rushing efforts...Became the third player in NCAA FBS history to total 20 passing and 20 rushing touchdowns in a season and first player in SEC history to accumulate 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season...Set an SEC record with 4,327 yards of total offense...Connected on a 94-yard touchdown pass against the University of Louisiana-Monroe to establish a school record for the longest completion...Amassed a career-high 217 yards rushing against Louisiana State...Named SEC Championship Game Offensive MVP, throwing for a career-high 335 yards and accounting for six touchdowns (four passing and two rushing) against South Carolina....2009 (So.): Transferred to Blinn (Texas) Junior College from Florida...NJCAA honorable mention All-American...Played in 12 games...Completed 204-of-336 passes for 2,833 yards and 22 touchdowns with five interceptions...Rushed for 655 yards and 16 touchdowns on 108 attempts...2008: Redshirted by Florida after seeing action in the season opener...Connected on one-of-two passes for 14 yards and carried five times for 10 yards and one touchdown...2007 (Fr.): Played in five games for Florida...Completed five-of-10 passes for 40 yards...Gained 103 yards rushing on 16 carries with three touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Attended Westlake HS in Atlanta, Ga.....Majored in sociology at Auburn.
