![]() Mayfield with the Cleveland Browns in 2021 | |||||||||||||
No. 6 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Austin, Texas, U.S. | April 14, 1995||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Baker Reagan Mayfield (born April 14, 1995)[1] is an American professional football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). After beginning his college football career with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Mayfield played for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was the first walk-on player to win the Heisman Trophy in 2017.[2][3][4][5] He was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL draft.
Mayfield set the NFL rookie quarterback record for passing touchdowns during his first season, along with ending a 19-game winless streak for the Browns in his debut. His most successful season was in 2020 when he led the Browns to their first playoff appearance since 2002 and first playoff victory since 1994. Due to inconsistent play and conflict with Browns management, Mayfield was traded from Cleveland in 2022 and spent the year with the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams. Mayfield joined the Buccaneers ahead of the 2023 season, leading the team a division title and a playoff victory and earning Pro Bowl honors.