Career Transactions: Selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round (1st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Set NFL rookie record with 27 passing TDs, despite starting just 13 games…Threw at least one TD pass in each of his 13 starts, trailing only St. Louis' Kurt Warner (23 from 1999-00) and Minnesota's Brad Johnson (15 from 1996-97) for the most consecutive starts with a touchdown pass to begin an NFL career...Became the first rookie in NFL history to record a passer rating of 150 or higher on 20 or more pass attempts after totaling a 151.2 rating against Atlanta on Nov. 11, 2018…Became Oklahoma's sixth Heisman Trophy winner in program history in 2017…Began is collegiate football career as a walk on at Texas Tech and later walked on at Oklahoma.
Set NFL rookie record with 27 passing TDs, despite starting just 13 games…Named PFWA Rookie of the Year…One of five 2018 NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Year finalists, along with RB Nick Chubb...Six-time NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Week (Weeks 3, 7, 9, 12, 14 and 17)...NFL Rookie of the Month for November...AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 16.
2018: Set NFL rookie record with 27 passing TDs, despite starting just 13 games...His 27 passing TDs ranked fifth in a season among all Browns QBs...His 3,725 passing yards set a Browns rookie record, ranked sixth among NFL rookies all-time and were sixth-most in Cleveland history...Finished with a 63.8 completion percentage, fourth-highest in Browns history... Led all 2018 NFL rookies in passing yards (3,725), passing touchdown (27), completion percentage (63.79) and passer rating (93.7)…Six-time NFL Pepsi Rookie of the Week (Weeks 3, 7, 9, 12, 14 and 17)...NFL Rookie of the Month for November...AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 16...Recorded the two-highest single-game passing yardage totals by a rookie in Browns history (397 at Hou., 12/2 and 376 at Bal., 12/30)...(9/20) vs NYJ: During NFL debut in 21-17 primetime victory, entered game in second quarter and helped team erase 14-0 deficit, leading scoring drives on four of six full offensive series...(9/30) at Oak: In first NFL start, led Browns to 42 points, team's most since 2007 (51, vs. Cin., 9/16) and fourth-highest total since 1999...Posted first NFL TD on 49-yard pass to TE Darren Fells in second quarter...(11/11) vs Atl: In 28-16 win, became the first rookie in NFL history to record a passer rating of 150 or higher on 20 or more pass attempts after totaling a 151.2 rating.
Played in 48 career games with 46 starts and started 39 of 40 games at Oklahoma…Registered 14,607 yards on 1,026 of 1,497 passing for 131 touchdowns…Rushed 404 times for 1,083 yards…Finished career ranked second in FBS history in passing efficiency rating (175.4), third in yards per attempt (9.7), tied for fourth in touchdown passes (131), fifth in total offense (15,690 yards) and seventh in passing yards (14,607)…Set an FBS record for consecutive games with at least a pair of touchdown passes in each of his final 27 games played...Possesses Big 12 career records for yards per pass attempt (9.7), consecutive games with at least one passing score (40) and touchdowns responsible for (153)…Ranked second in conference history in passing touchdowns, passing efficiency rating and total offense, third in passing yards and total offense, sixth in completion percentage (.685) and completions (1,026), and seventh in passing attempts (1,497)…Placed first in Sooners history in career completion percentage (.698) and career passing efficiency rating (189.4)…Ranked No. 2 in program history in passing yards (12,292), touchdown passes (119), completions (808), attempts (1,157), 300-yard passing games (20), 400-yard passing games (four) and total offense (13,185)…Earned the Oklahoma record for consecutive passes without an interception with 200...Finished his collegiate career 33-6 as a starter…Registered a 5.7 touchdown-to-interception ratio as a Sooner (119 to 21)….A 2017 Unanimous first-team All-American (AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp)…Became Oklahoma's sixth Heisman Trophy winner…Won the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, AP Player of the Year and Sporting News Player of the Year…Was a finalist for the Unitas Golden Arm Award and Burlsworth Trophy…Selected as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and named to All-Big 12 first team by the conference's coaches…Named the Most Outstanding Player at the Big 12 Championship…Was a 2016 Heisman Trophy finalist and finished third in voting…One of three finalists for the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award…Winner of the Burlsworth Trophy…Named All-Big 12 first team by the league's coaches…As a sophomore in 2015, was named the Sporting News Player of the Year…Won the Burlsworth Trophy…Named first-team All-American by Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation…Earned second-team All-American honors by AP and FWAA…Selected as Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and an All-Big 12 First Team honoree…Was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Manning Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award…Was a semifinalist for Maxwell Award…Transferred to Oklahoman in 2014 and sat out the year due to NCAA rules….Walked on at Texas Tech in 2013 as a true freshman, earning a College Football News Freshman All-America honorable mention nod...Named Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year….Earned a degree in communications.
Given name is Baker Reagan Mayfield…Native of Austin, Texas…Son of Gina and James Mayfield…Father, James, played football at the University of Houston…Says his father is his biggest influence in life.
High School: Attended Lake Travis High School (Travis County, Texas)...Led the school to a 25-2 record during two seasons as the starting quarterback…Tallied 6,255 yards on 429 of 666 passing with 67 touchdowns and eight interceptions during his high school career…Guided the team to a 9-2 record as a senior and to a 6-0 record during district play with a District 15-5A Championship…Completed 182 of 288 passes for 2,467 yards with 22 touchdowns and just three interceptions as a senior…Named 15-5A District MVP and All-Centex third team…Led Lake Travis to an undefeated 16-0 season in 2011 on the way to a 4A State Championship…Threw for 3,788 yards in his first season as a starting quarterback on 247 of 378 passing (65.0) with 45 touchdown passes and only five interceptions…Earned Texas Sports Writers All-State second team and AP All-State honorable mention.
Community Involvement: Passionate about the Special Olympics and the Providence House and showed his support for both through the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" platform…Released a clothing line through Barstool Sports with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Special Olympics in the greater Cleveland area… Providence House protects at-risk children and supports families through crisis, strengthening communities to end child abuse and neglect.
Hobbies/Interests: Participated in intramural softball while at Oklahoma and was part of a two-time championship team...Lists playing Xbox as his favorite hobby and would like to be a professional gamer if he wasn't playing football…Seinfeld is his favorite television show.
