#16 Shawn Brady Sr. QB 6'1 - 175 Peabody, MA (Malden Catholic HS/Bridgton Academy) Individual statistics

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To put it simply, Brady is a winner and a leader. After NU got off to a 1-4 start in 2001, Brady, a true freshman, was given the keys to the offense and led the Huskies to a 4-2 record in their final six games. The success continued into his sophomore season, when he started all 13 games of a 10-3 season, guiding the Huskies to a share of their first Atlantic 10 title and first NCAA berth. He directed Northeastern to an 8-4 campaign in 2003, giving him an impressive 21-9 record as a starter. Finished his career with a record of 26-15. Brady’s biggest asset is his ability to avoid mistakes, as his 3.2 interception percentage (27 INTs in 847 attempts) is easily the best in school history. He finished his career as NU's all-time leader in touchdown passes (54). 2004: Started all 11 games...named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference third team...threw for 2,486 yards and 17 touchdowns...finished second on the team in rushing touchdowns (six)...voted A10 Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 after throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-30 win over Villanova...threw for 301 yards against William & Mary on Oct. 2 in a 38-35 loss...caught go-ahead 40-yard touchdown from Cory Parks against Hofstra...finished third in the A10 in passing yards (226) and pass efficiency (145.6)...sixth in the A10 in total offense (227.1). 2003: Played in all 12 games, starting 11...ranked third in the A10 in passing efficiency (139.4), and was seventh in passing yards (164.3) and total offense (169.8) per game...passing yards (1972) and touchdown passes (17) are fifth most in school history, and completion percentage (54.7) rates sixth...was 10-of-14 for 264 yards and four scores, including a career-long 69-yard toss to Cory Parks, in a 51-0 thrashing of Albany...threw for 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also found the end zone on a 15-yard run, against Rhode Island...came back from an injury suffered against Hofstra to go 11-for-19 for 169 yards and a touchdown in NU’s 20-14 win over No. 20 Maine...hit Parks with two touchdown passes, including a 14-yarder with less than 10 minutes left that broke a 14-14 tie, to lead the Huskies to a 24-14 victory over No. 2 Delaware...went 8-for-10 for 150 yards and three TDs against Richmond...set a school record for single-game passing accuracy by completing 14 of his 16 throws (87.5 percent) versus James Madison. 2002: Started all 13 games...finished fourth in the conference in passing efficiency...total of 16 touchdown passes was fifth-best season figure in NU history...had a big game against UMass on Sept. 21, completing 10-19 passes for a career-high 224 yards and two scores, including a career-long 65-yard completion to Cody Thompson that set up a TD...the following week against Hofstra, caught a 24-yard pass from tailback Anthony Riley to put the Huskies up 21-10...had best overall game as a Husky on Oct. 12 in a 38-13 win over Rhode Island by completing 17-23 passes for 223 yards and five touchdowns, one off the NU game record; added seven rushes for 41 yards...threw a pair of TD passes the next week in a big 17-14 win at Harvard, a 43-yarder to Tim Gale and a 20-yard strike to Cory Parks in the fourth quarter that gave NU the lead for good...left after the first series of the second quarter at William & Mary due to a sore shoulder...had run of 83 straight passes without an interception snapped at New Hampshire...threw for 189 yards and a score in NU’s NCAA loss to Fordham...only player on the team who scored a touchdown rushing, receiving and passing...also was the team’s holder all season, including placing the ball for Miro Kesic’s conference-record 57-yard field goal to beat Richmond. 2001: Made first career appearance against Richmond, the first of six straight starts at QB to close out the season...ran for a 77-yard touchdown on his first career rush and just NU’s third play from scrimmage for only points in Huskies’ 7-0 win over Richmond, the team’s first-ever conference shutout...led team to 4-2 finish after 1-4 start...passed for team-high 675 yards and four TDs (against two interceptions)...also was the team’s second-best rusher, finishing with 179 yards and three TDs; excluding sack yards, ran 40 times for 273 yards, a 6.8-yard average per carry...passed for a season-high 180 yards with two TDs and ran for a career-high 69 yards and a TD in a 40-13 victory over St. Mary’s on Homecoming; connected with running back Che Santos for a 63-yard TD pass, the first of his career, to put NU ahead to stay late in the third quarter...had a pair of third-down runs for first downs, including a 15-yarder on a third-and-10 play, but couldn’t complete game-tying final drive as loft pass to Andy Alsup went incomplete in the last minute of 17-10 loss at UMass...completed 8-15 passes for 138 yards and a TD and rushed for another in a 34-11 win over UNH...a 42-yard TD pass to Alsup in the second quarter gave NU the lead for good at James Madison...had 31 rushing yards during a 65-yard scoring drive in first quarter at Rhode Island. High School: A standout for Malden Catholic High...named Catholic Conference All-Star as a senior, throwing for 1700 yards and eight TDs...selected as Team MVP and Most Valuable Offensive Player...also named Team MVP of the track squad as jumper and sprinter...prepped for the 2000 season at Bridgton Academy and threw eight TD passes...high school center Ryan Przyzdial is an NU walk-on. Personal: Born April 6, 1982...Business Administration major...Class of 2006.

#16 Shawn Brady Statistics

RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2001........... 6 55 179 3 77 3.3 29.8 2002........... 13 72 113 3 25 1.6 8.7 2003........... 12 53 65 2 21 1.2 5.4 2004........... 11 53 12 6 18 0.2 1.1 TOTAL.......... 42 233 369 14 95 1.6 8.8 PASSING G Att- Cmp- Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic 2001........... 6 93- 43- 2 675 4 63 46.2 7.3 112.5 117.1 2002........... 13 224- 111- 6 1497 16 65 49.6 6.7 115.2 123.9 2003........... 12 243- 133- 8 1972 17 69 54.7 8.1 164.3 139.4 2004........... 11 287- 175- 11 2486 17 67 61.0 8.7 226.0 145.6 TOTAL.......... 42 847- 462- 27 6630 54 69 54.5 7.8 157.9 135.0 RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2001........... 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2002........... 13 1 24 1 24 0.1 24.0 1.8 2003........... 12 1 13 1 13 0.1 13.0 1.1 2004........... 11 1 40 1 40 0.1 40.0 3.6 TOTAL.......... 42 3 77 3 40 0.1 25.7 1.8 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR FR IR Total Avg/G 2001........... 6 179 0 0 0 0 0 179 29.8 2002........... 13 113 24 0 0 0 0 137 10.5 2003........... 12 65 13 0 0 0 0 78 6.5 2004........... 11 12 40 0 0 0 0 52 4.7 TOTAL.......... 42 370 77 0 0 0 0 447 10.6 SCORING G TD Rush Pass Retn PAT 2PAT FG Total Avg/G 2001........... 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.3 2002........... 13 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 1.8 2003........... 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.0 2004........... 11 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 42 3.8 TOTAL.......... 42 16 14 2 0 0 1 0 98 2.3