Andrew Walter Andrew Scott Walter ( born May 11 , 1982 ) is a former American football quarterback in National Football League . He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft after playing college football at Arizona State . He was also a member of the New England Patriots . Early years . Walter attended Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction , Colorado , where he was an all - conference selection as a junior and senior and a USA Today honorable mention All - American . College career . 2001 season . Walter ' s redshirt freshman season at Arizona State University saw limited playing time behind sophomore starter Jeff Krohn , including reserve duty in a losing effort against the University of Oregon . After a 4 – 7 record under new head coach Dirk Koetter and only one win in the Pacific - 10 Conference , Krohn transferred out of ASU following the season . 2002 season . With an opening at quarterback , Walter seemed to be the favorite going in to the season to start . This turned out not to be the case , however , when Walter was kept as the backup after redshirt freshman , Chad Christiansen , had impressive spring and fall practices . In September 2002 the Sun Devils fell behind the San Diego State University Aztecs 22 - 0 . Christiansen was largely ineffective and was replaced by Walter . Walter entered the game with a protective boot due to an injury he sustained during the previous week of practice . The injury did not prove to be a factor as Walter connected with wide receiver Shaun McDonald for an 72 - yard touchdown pass on his first play from scrimmage . Walter ' s second pass from scrimmage also ended up as a touchdown . ASU came back to beat the Aztecs in the largest come - from - behind win in ASU history . Later in the season , ASU put together an impressive win streak , and beat # 6 Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene , Oregon , where the Ducks had lost only one game at Autzen over the previous four seasons . After falling behind 21 - 0 in the second quarter , Walter led the Sun Devils to a 45 - 42 upset win over the Ducks , breaking a Pac - 10 single game record for passing with 536 yards . ASU ended the regular season with an 8 - 5 record and nearly upset the Kansas State Wildcats , who were favored by 17 points over the Devils , in the 2002 Holiday Bowl . Although ASU narrowly lost the contest 34 - 27 ( relinquishing the lead only once , in the closing minute of the game ) , Walter achieved the ASU single season passing record with 3 , 877 yards . 2003 season . 2003 was marked as a disappointing season for Walter and the Sun Devils . ASU started the season ranked at # 15 but put up disappointing performances against traditionally weaker opponents Northern Arizona University and Utah State University . The Sun Devils suffered their first loss at the University of Iowa , losing 21 - 2 to the Hawkeyes . Despite the Sun Devils achieving a paltry 5 - 7 record ( 2 - 6 in the Pac - 10 ) , Walter still threw for 3 , 044 yards , including the game winning touchdown against North Carolina as time expired . Walter also earned the Territorial Cup MVP when ASU beat their arch - rivals the University of Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium . At the end of the 2003 season , Walter decided to forego his opportunity to jump into the NFL and decided to stay at Arizona State for his last year of eligibility . 2004 season . Walter ' s senior campaign featured a number of highs and lows . Walter lead the Sun Devils to a comeback year where the Devils piled up an 8 - 3 record and clinched a berth in the Vitalis Sun Bowl . Walter also surpassed practically every ASU quarterback in every statistic . Walter also surpassed NFL legend John Elway as the Pac - 10 ' s all time touchdown leader . During the 2004 season , Walter helped the Devils defeat # 15 Iowa 44 - 7 . His low point of the season came when Walter went down in the fourth quarter during the regular season finale against Arizona and suffered a third degree shoulder separation , forcing him to miss the Sun Devils ' post - season Sun Bowl game ( a 27 - 23 victory over Purdue ) . Professional career . Oakland Raiders . Walter was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round ( 69th overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft . Walter spent his 2005 rookie season as the third string quarterback for the Raiders behind Kerry Collins and backup quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo . Walter played in only two preseason games because of a groin injury , one that eventually required surgery at the conclusion of the 2005 season . Entering the 2006 season , Walter was expected to compete for the starting quarterback position with Tuiasosopo and Aaron Brooks . After a poor performance by Brooks in Week 1 , Walter replaced him late in the game . The next week , Walter once again replaced Brooks due to poor performance including two fumbled snaps . Following the announcement that Brooks would miss 2 – 4 weeks with an injured pectoral muscle , Walter started the Week 4 game against the Cleveland Browns . On October 22 , he led the Raiders to their first win of the year , defeating the Arizona Cardinals . However , Brooks returned in November and re - took the starting quarterback job from Walter , who would only start one more game in 2006 . After the season , the Raiders drafted JaMarcus Russell with the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . Walter would begin the season as the Raiders ' third quarterback , with veterans Daunte Culpepper and Josh McCown seeing time over Walter , who was only active for one game in 2007 . He finished the season with just five pass attempts . With Russell taking the starting job in 2008 , Walter continued to serve as the Raiders ' third quarterback . He was active for just two games in 2008 , starting one but posting only a 43 . 8 completion percentage . Walter was released by the Raiders on July 30 , 2009 , finishing his Oakland career with a 52 . 3 completion percentage . New England Patriots . Walter was signed by the New England Patriots in August 2009 after the team waived quarterback Matt Gutierrez . He was released on September 4 .