Casey Bauman

American football player (born 2000)
American football player
Casey Bauman
No. 16 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 24)[1]
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Nooksack Valley
(Whatcom County, Washington)
College:Montana State (2018–2021)
Augustana (SD) (2022–2023)
Undrafted:2024
Career history
  • Los Angeles Chargers (2024–present)
Roster status:Active

Casey Burnell Bauman (born May 18, 2000)[1] is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montana State and Augustana.

Early life

Bauman was born in 2000 in Bellingham, Washington, and grew up in Sumas, near the Canadian border; he qualified for Canadian citizenship through his mother who was born there.[2][3] He attended Nooksack Valley High School where he was a standout quarterback on the football team.[4] He became a starter early in his sophomore year and ultimately set school records with 7,437 passing yards, 65 passing touchdowns and 26 rushing touchdowns.[4] He was named first-team All-Northwest Conference in his last two years and totaled 2,914 passing yards with 27 touchdowns to three interceptions as a senior.[4] He committed to play college football for the Montana State Bobcats.[4]

College career

Bauman redshirted as a true freshman at Montana State in 2018, completing his only pass in his only game.[2] He won the starting quarterback job for the 2019 season.[5] However, he was benched after only three games.[2][6] He ended the season having completed 41-of-85 pass attempts for 450 yards and one touchdown.[2] He battled injuries afterwards and only appeared in three games in the rest of his tenure at Montana State – each in 2021 when he completed all four of his pass attempts for 23 yards and one touchdown.[2][6] He entered the NCAA transfer portal in 2022.[7]

Bauman transferred to the Augustana Vikings in South Dakota and won the battle for the starting quarterback role, although he remained limited by injuries throughout the season.[8] He appeared in a total of eight games and completed 111 of 195 pass attempts for 1,282 yards and 14 touchdowns, along with rushing for an additional 250 yards.[9] He remained starter in 2023 and appeared in 13 games, passing for 2,878 passing yards and 29 touchdowns to nine interceptions, along 322 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 99 carries.[10]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m) 		227 lb
(103 kg) 		33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.94 s 1.74 s 2.82 s 4.29 s 7.25 s 35+1⁄2 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from South Dakota and Minnesota Pro Day[11]

Bauman was eligible for both the 2024 NFL draft and 2024 CFL draft, being one of three quarterback invites to the CFL Combine.[12] After going unselected in the NFL draft, he signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Casey Bauman". ourlads.com. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Casey Bauman". Montana State Bobcats.
  3. ^ "Canadian QB Casey Bauman signed by Los Angeles Chargers as NFL undrafted free agent". 3DownNation.com. April 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Trent, Eric (August 20, 2019). "Casey Bauman wins Montana State QB job". Lynden Tribune.
  5. ^ Rachac, Greg (August 12, 2019). "Montana State names Casey Bauman starting quarterback". Billings Gazette.
  6. ^ a b O'Leary, Chris (March 20, 2024). "Canada-bound: Casey Bauman hopes for a CFL career". Canadian Football League.
  7. ^ "Montana State QB Casey Bauman enters transfer portal". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. March 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Sweeter, Grant (October 19, 2022). "Bauman finding a rhythm for Augustana offense". KELO-TV.
  9. ^ "Casey Bauman". Augustana Vikings.
  10. ^ "U.S.-born CFL prospects excited about possibilities of being Canadian". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. The Canadian Press. March 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Casey Bauman College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Hodge, John (March 11, 2024). "Canadian QB Casey Bauman added to 2024 CFL Draft". 3DownNation.com.
  13. ^ "Chargers' Casey Bauman: Joins L.A. QB corps". CBS Sports. RotoWire. April 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bolts Sign Six Members of 2024 Draft Class, 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. May 10, 2024.

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