Football



Cody Fajardo
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Cody Fajardo

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Brea, Calif.

High School:
Servite HS

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 210

Position:
Quarterback

Experience:
2V

04/25/2013

Fajardo Named To Heisman Trophy Watch List by The Heisman Pundit

Junior is one of 28 players on the post-spring list

04/20/2013

Fajardo Shines as Blue Tops Silver in Spring Game

Great crowd on a beautiful day at Mackay Stadium

04/13/2013

Scrimmage Report: Defense Has Strong Performance

Pack defense notches four turnovers in second scrimmage of the spring

01/31/2013

Nevada Has 37 Student-Athletes on 2012 Fall Academic All-Mountain West Team

League-record 409 student-athletes on the 2012 fall team

12/15/2012

Nevada Drops Heartbreaker To Arizona, 49-48

22 NCAA, Mountain West or School Records Tied or Broken

12/10/2012

Cody Fajardo talks to the media

Cody Fajardo talks to the media at practice on December 10, 2012.

12/01/2012

Cody Fajardo talks to the media

Cody Fajardo talks to the media following the Wolf Pack's 27-21 loss to Boise State.

11/26/2012

Cody Fajardo talks to the media

Cody Fajardo talks to the media at practice on November 26, 2012.

11/19/2012

Cody Fajardo talks to the media

Cody Fajardo talks to the media at practice on November 19, 2012.

11/17/2012

Cody Fajardo talks to the media

Cody Fajardo talks to the media following the Wolf Pack's win over New Mexico.

10/26/2012

Nevada vs Air Force

Nevada vs Air Force

10/20/2012

Nevada plays at home against San Diego State

Nevada plays at home against San Diego State

10/06/2012

Nevada squares-off against Wyoming

Nevada football takes on Wyoming at home

09/29/2012

Nevada vs. Texas State

Nevada vs. Texas State - AP Photo Gallery

09/08/2012

Nevada 31, USF 32 - AP Photos

Cody Fajardo passed for 271 yards and a touchdown.

Nevada

2012: Named to the Watch List for the Davey O'Brien Award ... Participated in the Manning Passing Academy in the offseason, one of just three sophomores nationally who were invited to the prestigious camp ... Will lead the Pistol offense and could thrive under new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Nick Rolovich ... Named to Preseason All-MW Second Team by College Football Madness ... Named to Preseason All-MW Second Team by the Phil Steele.

2011: Earned Freshman of the Year honors from the Western Athletic Conference ... Took over the starting job in week five and led the Wolf Pack to five straight wins in October and November ... Completed more than 68 percent of his passes for 1,707 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions during the ... Was third on the team in rushing with 694 yards and led the team with 11 rushing touchdowns ... Was fourth in the WAC in total offense and passing and ranked seventh in rushing ... Finished second in the WAC in passing efficiency behind teammate Tyler Lantrip ... Was second in the conference in touchdowns ... Earned a pair of WAC Offensive Player of the Week awards for his performances against New Mexico State and Hawaii ... Recorded first career 100-yard rushing game with 139 yards and two scores at Texas Tech, his father's alma mater ... Second 100-yard game was 110 yards against Louisiana Tech ... First career 300-yard passing game was 313 yards and a touchdown against Fresno State ... Led the team in scoring and total offense ... Missed the season finale against Idaho with an ankle sprain ... ... Named "The Best Running Quarterback in the WAC" by The Sporting News in the preseason.

2010: Joined the team as a true freshman and redshirted his first season at Nevada.

High School

A graduate of Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif. ... Was a member of the Honor Roll and a three-year letterman in football ... Was part of four league championship teams and led team as a senior to a state championship and a No. 3 overall ranking nationally ... Earned California Player of the Year honors and was also named Player of the Year by the Pac-5 Conference, Los Angeles Times, Orange County and the Trinity League ... Was first-team all-league as a junior ... In two seasons, completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 4,040 yards with 36 touchdowns and just seven interceptions ... Also rushed 270 times for 1,808 yards and 19 touchdowns ... Had 21 touchdowns and just two picks as a senior.

Personal

Born Cody Michael Fajardo on March 29, 1992 ... Son of Tim Fajardo and Cindy Ludwig ... Has an older brother, Cory ... Majoring in business management ... Father played football at Texas Tech and grandfather, George, played at Colorado ... Chose Nevada over Nebraska, Arizona, Washington State, UNLV, Central Michigan, Wyoming and San Jose State because he felt at home when visiting campus and felt like the Pistol offense was a perfect fit ... Was part of a reality TV show called "The Ride" ... Lists Brett Favre and Tim Tebow as his sports heroes.

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