Temple University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
E.J. Warner
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Brophy College Prep
2023 (Sophomore): Added to Maxwell Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm watchlists prior to the season ... earned a single digit - a Temple tradition given to those who lead by example on and off the field, becoming the first quarterback to earn the honor since P.J. Walker (2016) ... named a weekly captain (Norfolk State, Tulsa, SMU, USF, Memphis) ... started the season opener vs. Akron at quarterback ... had career high in rushing yards (24) vs. Norfolk State ... completed 42 of 65 passes for 472 yards and five touchdowns in the loss to UTSA. The 42 completions and 65 attempts are the most of any NCAA FBS player this season, while the completions mark tied for sixth on The American's single-game chart ... his 65 passing attempts break his own school record for most passing attempts in a single game ... holds the record for most 400 yard passing games (3) in program history, he also becomes the first player to accumulate multiple 5-passing touchdown games (2) in program history ... missed week 7-8 due to injury ... returned from injury vs. Navy and set a career high in completion percentage (81.8) and recorded his second consecutive 400 yard passing game while earning offensive player of the game, AAC Honor Roll, and Temple Athlete of the Week ... tied P.J. Walker for most 300 yard passing games in program history with his 323 yard passing game at UAB ... set programrecords with 23 passing touchdowns while eclipsing 3,000 yards passing (3,076) for the second time in his career ... broke his own school record in pass attempts in a season (445) ... his 307.6 passing yards per game and 25.6 completions per game ranked 5th in the FBS ... lettered.
2022 (Freshman): Member of the 2022 recruiting class ... named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year ... named Pro Football Networks Newcomer of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year ... also named to the All-Freshman Team by College Football News, Pro Football Focus ... made collegiate debut in the home opener against Lafayette, completing 14 of 19 passes for 173 yards and throwing first career passing touchdowns, earning him his first career win ... made first career start vs. Rutgers ... threw for a career high 344 passing yards, marking it his first career 300 yard passing game, his 344 yards were the 13th most thrown in school history and 2nd most by a true freshman (P.J. Walker had 382 yards vs. UCF in 2013) ... became the 6th quarterback in Temple history to throw for 2,000 yards in a single season ... broke multiple school records at Houston including the most passing yards (486), and completions (42), in a game ... passed PJ Walker for the most passing yards as a freshman in school history ... his performance against Houston helped to earn him the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll and Owlsports.com Athlete of the Week ... broke multiple of his own records vs. ECU, finishing with stat line of 45/63, 527 yards and five touchdowns, his 45 completions mark a school record and his 527 yards in the air are the most in a single game in the FBS on the season and also a school record, all of these stats mark career highs and helped him to earn American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week ... finished his record breaking season with 268 completions, 3,028 yards and 18 touchdowns, his 268 completions are the most in a season in program history and his 3,028 yards are the second most in program history, becoming just the second player to break the 3,000 mark (P.J. Walker, 2016) ... lettered.High School: Played quarterback at Brophy Prep in Phoenix, Ariz., for head coach Jason Jewell … as a senior, passed for 2,742 yards and 26 touchdowns, completing 288 of 446 passes as he led Brophy into the 6A state playoffs … missed all but one quarter of game action during his junior season after suffering an injury … finished his career with 3,483 yards and 31 touchdown passes.
Personal: Born Elijah Warner … parents are Brenda and Kurt Warner … father is Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner, a former NFL MVP who played for Green Bay, St. Louis, New York Giants and Arizona … has six siblings: brothers Zachary and Kade, and sisters Jesse Jo, Jada, and twins Sienna and Sierra … Kade played wide receiver for Owls’ offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf at Nebraska.
