Andy Dalton, QB

A self-described perfectionist, Dalton has been steadily preparing for the NFL since leading Katy High School to the Texas 5A finals as a senior.

He was only 185 pounds when he arrived at TCU, so Dalton spent his redshirt season bulking up and learning a new offense. He took over the starting job in 2007 and promptly shattered the Horned Frogs' freshman passing records.

Dalton produced his second 2,000-yard passing season and second bowl game MVP as a sophomore. That was a prelude to TCU's breakout 2009 season in which Dalton led the Horned Frogs to a 12-1 record and a spot in the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State.

Having already tied Slingin' Sammy Baugh's school record with 29 career victories, Dalton put a firm stamp on TCU's record books as a senior. He set single-season records with a 66.1 completion percentage and 27 touchdown passes and capped his career by leading a victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, earning his third bowl game MVP in the process. He leaves as the owner of every major passing record in school history.

"I matured a lot and grew up a lot during my time (at TCU)," Dalton said. "Think back to my freshman year and I didn't know what exactly I was doing out there, but I became more comfortable and that has to do with all the time I got to play.

"I became smarter with the football and more efficient passing.

I understood the ins and outs of the offense, working so much harder towards the end of my career. I found what it took to be successful."

That success came in the form of a 42-7 career record as a starter, and Dalton believes his vast experience gives him a leg up on other quarterbacks in this draft.

"I got to play in a lot of ballgames," he said. "I've been put in every situation. Hopefully teams see that I've played in s lot of games and won a lot of them."

Dalton's arm strength has been a hot topic of debate during the pre-draft process. However, his athleticism is often underrated - he also rushed for 1,611 yards and 22 touchdowns at TCU.

"(Criticism is) part of it, it makes you better," Dalton said. "People say you don't have a strong arm or can't do something, it's just motivation to go out there and prove them wrong."

And there are worse things than being labeled as a quarterback who simply knows how to win games.

"I understand the game really well," he said. "I think it's the way the offense was for me and TCU put a lot on me. I knew a lot, which allowed them to put a lot on me. … Hopefully (NFL teams will) see that I'm a winner, I didn't lose very many ballgames. I can't stand to lose. All my hard work is to win ball games."

Strengths: Intelligent passer who can audible at the line. Durable leader for whom teammates will play. Strong over-the-top delivery, high ball carriage. Good zip on short and intermediate throws, can fit a ball between defenders in zone within 15 yards when footwork is solid. Throws to the opposite hash with accuracy. Nice touch on fade throws. Makes passes tall in the back of the end zone so only his receiver can reach it. Has enough mobility to escape pocket when flushed to throw the ball away, will gain a few yards with his feet when plays break down. Adequate throwing on the run, better running to his right.

Weaknesses: Spread offense product, must learn to read defenses from a drop. Usually catch-and-throw passer from shotgun, makes some poor decisions when primary receiver is covered. Spends little time under center on passing plays, will hand off occasionally from drop. Will throw off his back foot and with an inconsistent spiral when pressured. Does not drive the ball downfield, floats it down the seam or the sideline. Not an elusive runner, needs to keep his head up on the run and learn to slide.

Compares to: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bills - While little stands out about Dalton when stack-ranked physically against the other quarterbacks in this class, he is an intelligent, hard-working team leader who flat out knows how to win football games.

Dalton was the nation's leader in career wins by an active quarterback this season. He posted a 42-7 record in his four years as a starter and was a three-time bowl game most valuable player. Dalton set TCU single-season records in 2010 with a 66.1 completion percentage and 27 touchdown passes. He threw just six interceptions. He holds every major TCU passing record and was a two-time MWC Offensive Player of the Year. He was a finalist for the Manning Award and Johnny Unitas Award while being a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award. He finished ninth in Heisman Trophy voting.

A three-time Manning Award Star of the Week (Baylor, Wyoming, Utah) … also a three-time MWC Offensive Player of the Week (Baylor, BYU, Utah) … ranks fifth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 167.03 rating, boasting his second consecutive season in the top 10 … has thrown for a TCU single-season record 26 touchdown passes with just six interceptions … his 66.2 completion percentage is on pace to set another TCU single-season mark … fourth on TCU in rushing with 407 yards on a career-best 5.3 per carry average … produced three of the top-seven single-game completion percentages in TCU history … completed 21-of-23 passes for 267 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 45-10 win over Baylor … was 21-of-26 passing for a career-high 355 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in a 47-7 victory at No. 5 Utah … has completed 67.4 percent (116-of-172) of his passes with 20 touchdowns and just two picks since getting engaged Oct. 6 … has become the Mountain West Conference career leader in total offense (11,678 yards) and plays from scrimmage (1,698) … thrown a touchdown pass in a Mountain West Conference record 20 consecutive games … TCU's career leader in every major passing record … directs a TCU offense that ranks fourth nationally in scoring (43.3 points) and seventh in total offense (491.5 yards) … TCU has set singleseason school records for touchdowns (70) and points scored (520) … the Frogs have scored in all but one quarter this season.

Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year and one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, recognizing the top quarterback in the nation … received All-America honors from SI.com and CollegeFootballNews.com … first-team All-MWC … received votes in Heisman Trophy balloting … recipient of an Award of Distinction from the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) … the Horned Frogs' 12-1 record enabled him to tie Slingin' Sammy Baugh (29, 1934-36) for the most victories by a starting quarterback in TCU history … ranked eighth in the nation in passing efficiency (151.83) … closed the season second in TCU history and third among active quarterbacks in the NCAA with a 2.4 interception percentage (24 picks in 1,001 career pass attempts) … set a TCU single-season record for passing yards with 2,756, enabling him to become the Horned Frogs' all-time leader with 7,457 … had a career-high 61.6 completion percentage and 23 touchdown passes on the year … both numbers ranked second for a single season at TCU … moved into second place on TCU's career chart for completions (603), touchdowns (44) and completion percentage (60.2) … placed fourth on TCU with a career-high 512 yards rushing (4.4 per carry), pushing him over 1,000 career yards on the ground (1,176) … a three-time MWC Offensive Player of the Week selection … received the honor after victories over Clemson, San Diego State and New Mexico … threw for four scores in the regular-season finale against the Lobos … the four TD passes tied a career high set in 2008 against Wyoming.

Completed 15-of-24 passes for 228 yards against New Mexico while adding 45 yards rushing, including an 8-yard scoring run … rushed for 86 yards on a career-high 19 carries in a driving rain at Clemson to lead TCU to a 14-10 victory in Death Valley … also completed 17-of-26 passes for 226 yards in recording a season-best 312 yards of total offense … passed for two scores and ran for two in a 55-10 win at San Diego State … threw for 241 yards with three touchdowns in a 38-7 victory over BYU … had back-to-back games with 75-yard touchdown passes to Antoine Hicks in the BYU and UNLV contests … also connected with Hicks on a 62-yard scoring strike in the New Mexico game … threw for a touchdown pass in 12 of 13 games with seven contests of multiple scoring tosses … had a career-long streak of 127 pass attempts without an interception … threw for at least 167 yards in each game while topping the 200-yard mark in eight contests … passed for a season-best 272 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Clay in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl … ran for a season-best 88 yards, three shy of a career high, on 12 attempts in the 45-10 win at Wyoming … rushed for at least 44 yards in five of the last six games.

Received his second consecutive bowl game MVP award as he garnered offensive honors in the 17-16 Poinsettia Bowl win over Boise State … completed 22-of-35 passes for 197 yards … added 74 yards rushing on 16 carries … honorable-mention All-Mountain West Conference … ranked second in the MWC and 33rd nationally in total offense at 243.1 yards per game … his 2,242 yards passing gave him 4,701 yards in just two seasons, moving him into third place on TCU's career list … needs just 423 yards to vault past Steve Stamp (5,123, 1978-81) into second … his 182 pass completions pushed his career total to 404, placing second on TCU's all-time list behind only Max Knake (622, 1992-95) … completed 59.3 percent of his passes to give him a 59.6 career mark and third place on the Frogs' career list … had a 9-2 record as TCU's starting quarterback … did not play against San Diego State and Colorado State due to injury … completed 60.9 percent (103-of-169) of his passes for an average of 237.3 yards per game with 11 touchdowns and just three interceptions in his six contests since returning from injury … all 11 of his scoring tosses on the season came in that stretch … his 2,242 passing yards ranked fourth on TCU's single-season list, while his 59.3 completion percentage was sixth … the Horned Frogs' third-leading rusher with 432 yards … ranked second on the team with eight rushing touchdowns … had a career-long streak of 108 passes without an interception covering a span of five games.

Closed the regular season by totaling a career-high 360 yards of offense to go with four touchdowns in a 44-10 win over Air Force … completed 21-of-27 passes for 321 yards, the third-best total of his career, and two touchdowns … added 39 yards rushing and scoring runs of 8 and 7 yards against the Falcons … ran for a career-high and team-best 91 yards in a 31-14 win over Stanford … was also 20-of-36 passing for 145 yards against the Cardinal … completed 16-of-22 passes for 334 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-7 win over Wyoming … the four scores were one shy of a single-game TCU record … added a 1-yard TD run against the Cowboys to leave his five touchdowns accounted for also one short of a Frog single-game mark … completed 12-of-19 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-7 win over BYU … his performance against the Cougars came after missing the previous two games due to injury … ran for two scores and a team-best 56 yards in a 26-3 victory at New Mexico … passed for three touchdowns while adding 52 yards rushing in a 44-14 win at UNLV … was 11-of-13 (84.6 percent) in the air for 131 yards in limited action against Stephen F. Austin.

Honorable-mention Freshman All-American by The Sporting News and the Texas Bowl Most Valuable Player … set TCU single-season records for completions (222) and attempts (371) while placing second in passing yards (2,459), just 165 shy of Max Knake's 1994 mark of 2,624 … set a TCU freshman passing record while becoming just the fifth quarterback in school history to reach 2,000 yards in a campaign … his 59.8 completion percentage ranked fourth for a single season at TCU … threw just two interceptions in his final 96 attempts with one of those picks coming on a Hail Mary … tied a TCU bowl record for completions as he was 21-of-30 for 249 yards in the 20-13 Texas Bowl win over Houston … added a 3-yard scoring run for the Frogs' first points of the game … averaged 52.5 yards rushing on a 5.0 per carry mark, including four touchdowns, over the final four contests … made his collegiate debut by completing 18-of-30 passes for 205 yards and a 14-yard touchdown toss to Ervin Dickerson in the season-opening 27-0 win over Baylor.

Became the fifth-straight quarterback to win his first start under head coach Gary Patterson … was also the first TCU signal caller in the Patterson era to make his collegiate debut as a starter … his 320 yards passing at Air Force and 344 at Stanford were the most by a Frog since Tye Gunn had 368 yards in a 48-45 double-overtime win over Northwestern in 2004 … the 344 yards at Stanford placed eighth on the Frogs' single-game passing list … completed 23-of-34 attempts against the Cardinal with scoring passes of 70 yards to Jimmy Young and two yards to Aaron Brown … the toss to Brown came on fourth-and-goal to tie the game with less than 10 minutes to play after the Frogs had trailed by 14 points … also added a 6-yard scoring run at Stanford … completed a season-best 29 passes in 45 attempts for two touchdowns at Air Force … also threw for two touchdowns against Wyoming and New Mexico.

Threw for at least two touchdown passes in four games … just missed a third 300-yard game when he passed for 298 yards while completing 23-of-39 passes in the 45-33 win at San Diego State … totaled a career-high 358 yards of offense against the Aztecs … rushed for at least 60 yards in three of the last four games … led TCU with 60 and 73 yards on the ground versus UNLV and BYU, respectively … also had 60 yards on nine attempts at San Diego State … four of his four rushing touchdowns came in the final three games … ran for a pair of 3-yard scores against the Rebels with a 14-yard touchdown versus the Aztecs … had a 27-yard reception on a pass from Jeremy Kerley against Utah.

Redshirted as a true freshman … was part of the travel squad for the Frogs, serving as the emergency No. 3 quarterback … did not see game action but was able to acquire valuable experience through being on the road with the team.

Combine: 4.82 40-yard dash; 8'10" broad jump; 29 1/2-inch vertical; 4.27 short shuttle; 6.93 3-cone drill.

The Houston Chronicle Greater Houston Area Offensive Player of the Year … a finalist for both Texas Football 5A Player of the Year and the Touchdown Club Greater Houston Offensive Player of the Year … third-team Texas 5A All-State and a 5A Texas Football Region 3 Player of the Week … ranked by Rivals as the No. 23 pro style quarterback in the country … named to Max Emfinger's National Super 100 Playmakers … Texas Football Top 300 Players and a Texas Football Player of the Week on several occasions … Texas High School Football Top 200 players … posted the district's highest quarterback rating as a junior and senior … completed 53.4 percent (161-of-254) of his pass attempts for 2,877 yards with 42 touchdowns and 15 interceptions as a senior … led Katy to a 14-1 record and the Texas 5A finals … was 38-of-67 (56.7 percent) for 678 yards as a junior when Katy went 12-2 and advanced to the Texas 5A quarterfinals … threw for 10 scores with just two picks … a career 52.0 percent passer for 3,555 yards, 52 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

Parents are Greg and Tina Dalton … pursuing a marketing degree.