Craig Ochs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | August 20, 1981 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Montana |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Undrafted: | 2005 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Craig Ochs (born August 20, 1981) is a former American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL) and was also assigned to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in the 2006 season.
Biography
Ochs played high school football at
Division I-AA Montana Grizzlies. In his senior season of 2004, Ochs rated among the top I-AA quarterbacks and led the Grizzlies to the national title game
.
Going into 2005, Ochs was tabbed as a borderline draft pick. He went undrafted, however, in the
2005 NFL Draft. Ochs signed on to play with the San Diego Chargers soon after the draft but was cut on August 25, 2005, before the regular season began. Ochs tried out with the Buffalo Bills during the NFL regular season but did not get an offer to sign with the team. He was also sought out by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL
, but held out for another NFL opportunity.
Eventually, Buffalo offered Ochs a two-year contract after the season ended on January 9, 2006, as the team's third-string quarterback. The Bills allocated Ochs to the
Berlin Thunder. Ochs led Frankfurt to a 7–3 record and a World Bowl
title in 2006.
Ochs suffered an injury in May 2006 and is currently[when?] an assistant coach on offense for the University of Montana.
College stats
| Year | Team | G | Passing Att.-Comp. |
Yards | Avg. | TD | Int. | Int Avg. % | Pass Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Colorado | 8 | 245-145 | 1,778 | 7.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 123.8 |
| 2001 | Colorado | 7 | 166-99 | 1,220 | 7.3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 128.0 |
| 2002 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 327 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 | 4.7 | 121.5 |
| 2003 | Montana | 9 | 204-121 | 1,612 | 7.9 | 9 | 8 | 3.9 | 132.4 |
| 2004 | Montana | 15 | 450-309 | 3,807 | 8.4 | 33 | 8 | 1.7 | 160.3 |
| Totals | 41 | 1,107-695 | 8,744 | 7.8 | 58 | 31 | 2.8 | 140.8 | |
Pro stats
| Year | Team | G | Passing Att.-Comp. |
Yards | Avg. | TD | Int. | Int Avg. % | Pass Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | San Diego | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Frankfurt | 8 | 142-84 | 1,019 | 7.18 | 6 | 4 | 2.8 | 83.6 |
| 2006 | Buffalo | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL Totals | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |