Nick Foles Nicholas Edward " Nick " Foles ( born January 20 , 1989 ) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ( NFL ) . After playing college football for Arizona , he was drafted by the Eagles in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft . Foles played his first game with the Eagles in Week 10 of 2012 after regular starter Michael Vick left with an injury and made his first start the following week . In Week 9 of 2013 he became the second NFL quarterback to post a perfect passer rating ( 158 . 3 ) while passing for more than 400 yards , and the first NFL quarterback to post a perfect passer rating and throw seven touchdowns in a single game . It was the 60th time in NFL history a perfect passer rating has been achieved overall . Foles holds the best TD - INT ratio in the NFL with 27 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions which he accomplished during 2013 season , which helped him lead the Eagles to their first division title in three years . Early years . The son of Larry Foles and wife Melissa , restaurateurs , Nick Foles was born and raised in Austin , Texas . He graduated in 2007 from Westlake High School , the alma mater of star NFL quarterback Drew Brees . A two year starter for the football team , Foles threw for 5 , 658 yards and 56 touchdowns , breaking school records previously held by Brees . Foles also excelled at basketball , where he started three years , twice received team MVP honors , and was recruited by Georgetown , Baylor , and Texas . He also played High School football with Justin Tucker , kicker for the Baltimore Ravens and Kyle Adams of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foles originally committed to Arizona State but later decided to attend Michigan State . He ultimately transferred to the University of Arizona . College career . After attending Michigan State for a year , Foles transferred to Arizona and had to redshirt his 2008 freshman season . After Willie Tuitama graduated , Foles entered a quarterback competition with expected successor Matt Scott . After spring practice Scott was given the starting role when the coaches felt that being a dual threat quarterback would open up the offense . Despite victories against Central Michigan and Northern Arizona , Scott struggled against Iowa and the next week Foles was given the chance to start . In Corvallis , Foles led the Wildcats to a victory against Oregon State . Foles continued to start for the rest of the year , completing 260 of 409 pass attempts for 2486 yards , 19 touchdowns , and 9 interceptions . As a redshirt junior in 2010 , Foles was the unquestioned starter . Foles led the Wildcats to a 7 - 1 start which included a victory against # 9 Iowa on national television . Foles led the game - winning drive that ended with a touchdown pass to Bug Wright . Against Washington State , Foles suffered a knee injury that kept him sidelined for two weeks . Foles finished off his junior year with 3 , 191 yards , 20 touchdowns , and 10 interceptions despite missing two games due to injury . During the 2011 season , Foles completed 387 of 560 passes for 4 , 334 yards and 28 touchdowns . He ranked first in the Pacific - 12 Conference and fifth among all NCAA Division I FBS players with an average of 352 . 58 yards of total offense per game . He also ranked second in the Pac - 12 and 20th among all FBS players in total passing yardage . Foles graduated from Arizona with a degree in communication . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . 2012 Rookie Season . Foles was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round ( 88th overall ) of the 2012 NFL Draft . He signed a four - year contract with the team on May 21 , 2012 . Despite speculation that Foles would start the Eagles ' " Monday Night Football " game against the New Orleans Saints on November 5 ( Week 9 ) , Eagles coach Andy Reid stated that Vick would start that game . The following week against the division rival Dallas Cowboys , after Vick left the game in the second quarter with some concussion symptoms , Foles made his NFL debut . Foles threw his first career touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin for 44 yards and finished with 22 completed passes out of 32 attempts for 219 yards , one touchdown , and one interception . With Philadelphia behind 31 - 23 in the last minute , Foles lost the ball as he was sacked , and Jason Hatcher of the Cowboys recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown . Vick was eventually ruled out of the following game against the Washington Redskins in Week 11 , and Foles made his first career start . Philadelphia lost to the Washington Redskins 31 - 6 , and Foles was 21 - for - 47 in passing 204 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions . On Monday , December 3 , 2012 , Eagles coach Andy Reid announced that Foles would start for the remainder of the year , regardless of when Michael Vick returned from a concussion . The following Week 14 game on December 9 , Foles earned his first win as a starter in the Eagles ' 23 - 21 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . With two seconds remaining on the clock and Philadelphia down 21 - 16 at the Bucs ' one - yard line , Foles threw a 1 - yard pass to Jeremy Maclin for the game - winning touchdown as time expired . Foles completed 32 of 51 passes for 381 yards and two touchdowns - both coming in the final four minutes . He also had 27 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown . On December 23 , Foles broke his hand against the Redskins , and was replaced by Vick in the season finale against the New York Giants . On December 26 , Foles was placed on injured reserve . 2013 season . Going into training camp , new head coach Chip Kelly announced that Foles would compete with Vick and newly drafted rookie Matt Barkley for the Eagles starting quarterback job in the 2013 season . Going into preseason , it became clear that the job was a 2 - way battle between Foles and Vick . Foles played average during preseason while Vick would excel past him . On August 20 , it was announced that Vick would start the season and Foles would be the backup . Foles saw his first action during a Week 4 loss against the Denver Broncos . He completed 3 out of 4 attempted passes for a total of 49 yards and one touchdown , with no interceptions . On October 6 , Foles entered the game against the New York Giants in the second quarter , after Vick suffered a hamstring injury . Foles completed 16 of 25 passes for 197 yards and 2 touchdowns , leading the Eagles to a 36 - 21 win over the Giants . Later in the week it was announced that Foles would get the start Week 6 vs the 0 - 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers , after Vick was declared unable to start due to his injury . In his Week 6 start on October 13 , Foles had one of the best starts of his career , completing 22 of 31 passes for 296 yards and 4 total touchdowns ( 3 passing , 1 rushing ) in a 31 - 20 win over the Buccaneers , a performance that earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week . On October 15 , Vick announced that he needed another week of rehab before he was able to start again , making Foles the starter for the Week 7 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys for the division lead . However , against the Cowboys , Foles would only complete 11 of 29 passes for a total of 80 yards , with no touchdowns . In that same game , Foles left in the 4th quarter after suffering a head injury , and was replaced by rookie Matt Barkley . Barkley would not perform well either , throwing 3 interceptions . The Eagles went on to lose 17 - 3 to the Cowboys thus dropping to 3 - 4 on the season and 1 game out of first place . The next day , Foles was diagnosed with a concussion and ruled out of any participation in the Week 8 matchup against the Giants on medical grounds . Michael Vick left the game late in the second quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles 15 - 7 loss to the New York Giants in Week 8 , aggravating the hamstring injury he had previously picked up in Week 5 . Foles was given his 3rd start of the season for Week 9 vs the Oakland Raiders . Against the Raiders , Foles threw for seven touchdowns , tying a record held by six other quarterbacks . Foles is one of three quarterbacks to throw seven touchdowns and zero interceptions ; he also amassed a perfect passer rating ( 158 . 3 ) , having thrown more touchdown passes than incompletions . Foles was awarded his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award of the season for his performance vs the Raiders . In Week 10 of the regular season , Foles played in his 6th game of the season ( 4 starts ) against the Green Bay Packers . Coming into the game the Philadelphia Eagles had lost to the Packers on the last 3 occasions the teams had met ( including post season ) . Foles completed 12 out of 18 passes for a total of 228 yards , 3 touchdowns and no interceptions . His passer rating was extremely high for the second consecutive week , finishing at 149 . 3 and becoming the first QB in NFL history to post passer ratings above 149 in consecutive weeks . Foles carried 8 times during the game , including a 16 yard long run , finishing the game with 38 yards total and one fumble lost . The Eagles won the game 27 - 13 and moved to 5 - 5 - 0 . The Philadelphia Eagles did not have a game scheduled for Week 12 of the regular season , and so returned to action on Sunday , 1 December for a home game against the Arizona Cardinals . Following their bye week , the Eagles had slipped into 2nd place in the divisional standings behind fierce rivals the Dallas Cowboys . Foles was once again named as the starting quarterback , a decision which Michael Vick ( who began the year as the number one quarterback ) fully agreed with . For the seventh time this season , Foles ' passer rating eclipsed 100 , as he completed 21 of 34 attempted passes for a total of 237 yards , with 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions . He also rushed for 22 yards on 9 attempts and fumbled on one occasion , although this was recovered by his teammates - and did not result in a turnover . Following a closely contested game , the Eagles held on to win 24 - 21 despite a fourth quarter comeback by Carson Palmer . Foles set a team record for most passes without an interception ( 233 ) , breaking Michael Vick ' s mark of 224 set in 2010 . He also moved within one touchdown pass of the record 20 straight touchdown passes set by Peyton Manning and zero interceptions to start a season before throwing an interception in a blizzard game in Philadelphia against the Detroit Lions in which the Eagles won 34 - 20 . Foles finished the 2013 regular season with 27 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions , the best TD - INT ratio in NFL history and a 119 . 0 passer rating which was the best of the 2013 and third in NFL history trailing only to Aaron Rodgers ' 122 . 5 rating in 2011 and Peyton Manning ' s 121 . 1 rating in 2004 . Foles led the Eagles to a playoff berth , the first since 2010 . Hosting the Saints in the playoffs at Lincoln Financial Field , the Eagles lost by two points as the game ended at 26 - 24 . Foles threw for 195 yards , 2 touchdowns , and no interceptions , for a passer rating of 105 . 0 , in his postseason debut . Foles was awarded the " NFL Greatness on the Road " award for his 7 touchdown , perfect game performance against the Oakland Raiders during a road game in 2013 . Foles was also assigned to the 2014 Pro Bowl as an alternate and was drafted by Team Sanders . Despite losing the game , Foles went 7 for 10 for 89 yards and a go ahead touchdown . Foles won the Pro Bowl Offensive MVP award , which included a new GMC truck . Personal life . Foles is a Christian . Foles reads the Bible every day and has spoken about his faith saying , " I ' m a Christian and I believe in God . . . and when you do great , you stay humble and you give Him glory . " Foles is engaged with former Wildcats ' volleyball player Tori Moore , sister of former Eagles Tight End Evan Moore .