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26 Facts About Kyle Padron

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Kyle Padron was born on March 27,1991 and is a former American football quarterback.

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Kyle Padron played college football at Eastern Washington University and Southern Methodist University.

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Kyle Padron played in just five games as a senior in 2008 before breaking his throwing hand.

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Kyle Padron passed for 1,550 yards and 18 touchdowns with only three interceptions, while completing 129-of-193 of his passes.

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Kyle Padron rushed for 297 yards and six scores as a senior.

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Kyle Padron was rated as a two-star prospect according to Rivals.

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Kyle Padron ended his SMU career with the school's career record for passing efficiency and average total offense per game.

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Kyle Padron completed 61.2 percent of his passes and was intercepted 21 times.

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Kyle Padron took over the starting quarterback job at SMU in the eighth game of his freshman season in 2009, replacing Bo Levi Mitchell, who transferred to Eastern Washington in 2010.

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Kyle Padron led the Mustangs to wins in five of their last six games to earn a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

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Kyle Padron helped lead the Mustangs to their first bowl game since receiving the death penalty.

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In 2011, Kyle Padron was named to the Hawaii Bowl's Ten Year Anniversary Team for his outstanding performance in the game.

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Kyle Padron set SMU records for passing yards, total yards, touchdowns, completions and attempts, and had the seventh-best passing efficiency rating in school history.

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Kyle Padron completed 23-of-34 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns in the bowl game.

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Kyle Padron finished the year with 152 yards passing yards on nine completions, and one rushing touchdown.

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Kyle Padron was benched after a poor showing in the season opener and did not start another game for the Mustangs in 2011.

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Kyle Padron suffered a herniated disc while lifting weights during the course of the season.

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In January 2012, Kyle Padron was granted a release from his scholarship at SMU.

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In March 2012, Kyle Padron announced his transfer to Eastern Washington, where he would be attempting to replace graduating quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, whom he had replaced at SMU back in 2009.

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In late August 2012, Kyle Padron was officially named the starter for Eastern Washington for the 2012 season opening game.

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Kyle Padron threw for 2,491 yards and 17 touchdowns against 7 interceptions, helping to lead the Eagles to a semifinal appearance in the FCS Playoffs.

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On January 9,2013, it was announced that Kyle Padron had declared himself to be eligible for the 2013 NFL draft, electing not to return for his final season of eligibility at Eastern Washington.

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On May 22,2013, Kyle Padron was waived by the Oakland Raiders when Kyle Padron was unable to participate in offseason workouts because of an NFL rule regarding participation prior to graduating.

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On November 20,2013, Kyle Padron signed with the Bemidji Axemen of the Indoor Football League.

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Kyle Padron has two older brothers, Justin and Matt, who both played college football at University of North Texas and the University of Arizona, Texas State respectively.

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Kyle Padron is in commercial real estate in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.