Kyle Boller
Kyle Boller is a quarterback for the NFL Baltimore Ravens.
Boller earned California State Player of the Year honors after an incredible 1998 season at Hart (Newhall, CA) HS. He led Hart to the Southern Section Division IV title with a 13-1 record. He passed for an all-time state best of 4,838 yards and threw for 59 TDs, the 2nd-best mark in California history, and ended the season completing 290 of 454 passes (63.9%). Because of this, he was considered the best prospect to emerge from the Santa Clarita Valley since John Elway came out of Granada Hills HS in the late '70s. He was rated the No. 1 QB prospect in the nation by PrepStar and was that publication's national Offensive Co-Player of the Year.
He attended University of California, Berkeley and started experiencing a breakout in 2002, as he went 2,815 yards, 28 TDs and only 10 INTs for a 126.8 QB rating. In 42 games, he completed 622 of 1,301 passes (47.8%) for 7,980 yards, 64 TDs and 48 INTs. Only Troy Taylor (8,126 yards, 1986-89) threw for more yards in Cal history. Additionally, Boller's 64 TDs topped the previous school career-record of 54 by Pat Barnes (1993-96). Overall, in his senior season he showed maturity and experience, and emerged as one of the top QB prospects in the nation, leading into the 2003 NFL Draft.
Kyle Boller became the Ravens' first round draft pick in 2003 NFL Draft (19th overall pick). He was the second quarterback taken out of the Pac-10 conference after the Cincinnati Bengals selected Carson Palmer from USC with the first overall pick.