Alex Brink Alex Brink ( born June 2 , 1985 in Eugene , Oregon ) is a quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League . After playing college football at Washington State , Brink was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft . Early years . A native of Eugene , Oregon , Alex Brink attended Sheldon High School , and becoming a letterman in football , basketball and baseball . In football , as a senior , he led his team to the state championship , with a 31 - 24 win over Lake Oswego . During that season he passed for 3946 yards and 36 touchdown s , while being named Oregon Player of the Year . He passed for over 3500 yards in his junior season as well . His record as a high school starter was 35 - 3 , with one state championship . In baseball , he was a standout player and threw a perfect game . He graduated from Sheldon High in 2003 with a 3 . 91 GPA . College career . Brink finished his career as one of Washington State ' s all - time greats , holding the school career records in passing yards , touchdowns , attempts , completions and total offense . His senior year he threw for 3 , 818 yards , the second highest single - season total in school ' s history . He is the only Cougar to have five 400 - plus yard games and has five of the top 10 and three of the top four passing games in WSU history . Brink finished his career as the third leading passer , in terms of yards , in Pac - 10 history , behind Carson Palmer and Derek Anderson and fifth leader in touchdowns . He is also only the sixth signal caller in conference history to throw for more than 10 , 000 yards and toss 70 - or - more touchdowns . In his college career , Brink completed 58 . 4 percent of his passes for 10 , 913 yards . He threw 76 touchdowns but also 43 interceptions . Brink led the Cougars to four straight seasons without a bowl berth . As a starter , Brink was 17 - 23 over four seasons . During a game against Oregon State University in the 2005 season Brink set a new school record with 531 passing yards . Ahead 30 - 16 at the break , the Cougars , however , lost that game due in part to defensive and special teams lapses and other mistakes , but also because Brink threw one touchdown against four interceptions . For much of the 2006 season , Brink led the Pac - 10 in passing yards . He was named second team All - Pac - 10 for his efforts . The Cougars were at one point in the 2006 season ranked No . 25 in the nation with a 6 - 3 record , but lost their final three games to finish the year at 6 - 6 . In 2006 - 2007 Pac - 10 rankings , he led the league in total offense with 242 . 2 yards per game , was second in passing at 241 . 6 ypg , and fourth in passing efficiency . Brink finished his senior year as the 2007 Pac - 10 leader in total offense and named second team All - Pac - 10 . His final game as a Cougar resulted in a come - from - behind , 42 - 35 victory over rival University of Washington in the annual Apple Cup in which he threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns . He remains the only WSU quarterback ever to beat Washington three times . Professional career . Houston Texans . Brink was drafted by the Houston Texans in the seventh round ( 223rd overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . He signed a rookie contract with the team on June 27 , 2008 . He was later released on August 29 during final cuts . The Texans re - signed Brink to the practice squad on October 8 after cornerback Derrick Roberson was released . He was resigned to a future contract at the end of the year . The Texans waived Brink on June 24 , only to re - sign him on August 17 after an injury to Rex Grossman . He was waived again on September 5 . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Brink tried out for the New York Jets in late April but shortly after he agreed to a contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL for the 2010 season . In early August 2012 , he was named the starting quarterback for Winnipeg , following an injury to Buck Pierce . After a string of poor performances as the starter , he was replaced by Joey Elliott .