Greg McElroy Class: Junior Hometown: Southlake, Texas High School: Carroll Height / Weight: 6-3 / 220 Position: Quarterback Experience: 1L

Career Stats

2009 (JUNIOR): Greg McElroy has quickly established himself as the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback and leader on offense ... the junior has been outstanding with 1,721 yards passing, 11 touchdowns and just four interceptions in 2009, while completing 59.3 percent of his passes in his first nine career starts ... had his string of 141 pass attempts without an interception, which was the third-longest streak in school history, broke on the first pass of the South Carolina game ... set a new Alabama record for consecutive completions against FIU by connecting on 14 straight passes ... followed that vs. North Texas by tying the school mark for highest completion percentage in a game with a minimum of 10 completions, going 13 for 15 (86.7 percent) ... ranks 50th nationally in passing efficiency at 132.57 ... has 31 passes of 16 or more yards this season ... also has one rushing touchdown. Virginia Tech: Found his groove in the second half, completing 9-of-12 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown ... finished the game with 230 yards on 15-of-30 passing, one touchdown and one interception ... also rushed for 28 yards ... completed two passes of 35 yards or more. FIU: Completed 18-of-24 passes for 241 yards and one touchdown and set the school record in the process by completing 14 consecutive passes ... was named the offensive player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff after his performance vs. FIU. North Texas: Carved up the Mean Green defense in just over a half of play, going 13 for 15 for 176 yards and two touchdowns ... tied the school record for highest completion percentage in a game (minimum of 10 completions) to equal Walter Lewis' 1983 performance against Mississippi ... named the offensive player of the week by the UA coaching staff. Arkansas: Connected on three plays of 30 yards or more, including an 80-yard touchdown strike to Marquis Maze - the sixth longest in school history - and a 50-yard touchdown to Julio Jones ... competed 17-of-24 passes for a career-high 291 yards and a career-best three touchdowns ... went 9 for 9 for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the second half ... completed his final 10 attempts against the Razorbacks. Kentucky: Completed 15-of-24 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions ... found tight end Colin Peek on a 3-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and then hooked up with Darius Hanks on a 7-yard strike in the third quarter. Mississippi: Connected on 15-of-34 passes for 147 yards with a long of 16 yards to Marquis Maze ... did not throw an interception to extend his streak ... guided the Crimson Tide to 22 points and 354 yards of total offense. South Carolina: Completed 10-of-20 passes for 92 yards ... threw two interceptions ... long rush went for six yards ... long completion was a 22-yard pass play to Mark Ingram. Tennessee: Got back on track by completing 62 percent of his passes, including a season-high seven to wide receiver Julio Jones ... passed for 120 yards and did not throw an interception ... ran three times for 22 yards with a long run of 12 yards ... was not sacked ... completed 18-of-29 passes. LSU: Produced 276 yards passing and two touchdowns ... completed 19-of-34 passes with one interception ... also rushed for 21 yards with a long rush of 11 yards on a quarterback draw that netted a first down ... completed his second-longest pass of the season with a 73-yard touchdown connection with Julio Jones.

2008 (SOPHOMORE): McElroy saw action in six games during his sophomore campaign ... threw for 123 yards on 8-of-11 passing with one touchdown vs. Auburn and one interception ... completed 72.7 percent of his passes for a 178.47 quarterback rating ... was honored with the Commitment to Academic Excellence Award for his achievement in his academic endeavors ... earned Academic All-SEC honors during the fall of 2008. Western Kentucky: McElroy completed 4-of-6 passes for 61 yards ... connected with Terry Grant for a 22-yard gain and then hit Darius Hanks for 18 yards and Will Oakley for 13 yards. Arkansas: He misfired on his only pass attempt of the day and it was intercepted. Tennessee: He saw action in the final minute of the game against the Volunteers as the Crimson Tide ran out the clock on the ground. Arkansas State: McElroy came in on the final drive as Alabama completed a 35-0 shutout of the Red Wolves. Mississippi State: McElroy completed both pass attempts in the Tide's final drive of the game for 18 yards ... both passes went for nine yards and both came on third down. Auburn: He connected on both of his passes in the fourth quarter for 44 yards ... found Marquis Maze on a 34-yard go route with 2:49 remaining vs. the Tigers for a touchdown ... the 34-yard pass play was the longest of his career.

2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): He saw time in wins over Western Carolina and Tennessee ... completed 8-of-9 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown, all against WCU ... first career touchdown pass was a 1-yard pass to tight end Nick Walker in the third quarter of the Western Carolina game.

2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season of eligibility.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:He starred for national high school power Southlake Carroll High School in Texas ... took over as a starter in his senior season after playing behind Chase Daniel, the 2004 National High School Player of the Year who went on to star at Missouri ... racked up 4,687 yards with 56 touchdowns and only nine interceptions in his one year as a starter ... the 56 touchdowns set a new Texas high school record ... led his team to the Texas Class 5A state title, the team's third in four seasons, and a mythical high school national championship in 2005 ... named Offensive Player of the Year in Texas ... completed 321-of-450 pass attempts and ran for over 700 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... completed 21-of-31 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns en route to MVP honors in the state championship win over Katy.