Breaking down the facts behind Trevor Siemian—read on to discover the essential highlights.
- Trevor Siemian’s pick in the 2015 NFL Draft was met with little fanfare due to his lackluster college career with the Northwestern Wildcats. After being named 22nd best, even the man himself did not believe he had a shot to play in the NFL.
- Before the Denver Broncos selected him as the last quarterback remaining with the 250th choice in the draft, he had prepared himself for a job or, more likely, a career in real estate.
- Despite having only one appearance for the entire 2015 season — against the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 20, 2015 – Siemian played a role – albeit from the bench – in the Broncos’ 24–10 Super Bowl 50 triumph over the Carolina Panthers.
- After the Broncos’ first-choice quarterback, Peyton Manning, retired and his backup, Josh McCown, elected to join the Houston Texans, Siemian received more playing time in 2016.
- He was selected starting quarterback for the 2016 season, ahead of veteran Mark Sanchez and a rookie.
- He started the season opener against the Carolina Panthers, a rematch of Super Bowl 50, becoming the first quarterback from his alma mater, Northwestern University, to do so since Otto Graham in 1955.
- Trevor Siemian also made history by becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to appear in the season opener for a Super Bowl defending champion without having thrown an NFL pass. He had only played one game for the Broncos prior to the game against the Panthers and had not thrown a pass in that game.
- He joined Kirk Cousins of the Washington Redskins and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots as the only quarterbacks to average more than 300 passing yards per game between Weeks 8 and 14.
- In Week 12, Siemian achieved his best-ever rating of 125.6 against the Kansas City Chiefs, and towards the end of the season, the figures showed that he had outperformed his predecessors, Manning and Osweiler’s 2015 record.
- In March 2018, Trevor was traded to the Minnesota Vikings as a backup quarterback for Kirk Cousins, who had also joined the Vikings in 2018.
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