No question we have seen Andy Dalton, AD, grow as a player over the past few years and there has been a definite increase in productivity , but it is really amazing to see the jump he has made from 2007 to 2008 and especially 2008 to 2009. 

As a freshman in 13 games he threw 371 times completing 222 or 59.8% with 11 picks, 11 TDs and 2,459 yards or 189.2 per game and a 118.8 efficiency rating, #83 in the country. He ran 98 tmes for a net 232 yards, 2.4 per carry 5 TDs and a 17.8 avg per game. TCU finished 8-5.

As soph he made improvement across the board, in 11 games (he missed 2) he threw 307 passes completing 182 for 59.3% with 5 picks, 11 TDs and 2,242 yards or 203.8 yards per game and an efficiency rating of 129.2, #50 in the country. He ran 113 times for 432 net yards, 3.8 per carry, 8 TDs and a 39.3 average per game. TCU was 11-2, 9-2 under AD.

The big improvement has come this season. As a junior in 12 games so far he has thrown 279 times and completed 174 or 62.4% with 5 picks, 22 TDs and 2,484 yards or 207.0 per game and an efficiency rating of 159.59, #4 in the country. He ran 107 times for 522 yards, 4.9 per carry with 3 TDs and and avg of 43.5 per game. TCU so far is 12-0.

He efficiency rating has gone from 118.8 to 159.89 and his ranking has gone from #83 to the 4th best passer in the country over the years.

Congrats to Andy Dalton for having all that hard work pay off for himself and the team. He has made himself in to a legit Heisman candidate for next year and a definite pro prospect. It is going to be fun watchig his continued development.