Kirby Freeman Kirby Lyn Freeman ( born March 28 , 1985 in Abilene , Texas ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2009 . He played college football at Miami and Baylor . Early years . Freeman played his High School football at Brownwood High School , Brownwood Texas under his father , the Brownwood High School head coach . Freeman played on his varsity football team all four years he was in High School . He was a SuperPrep All - American and was rated the No . 12 quarterback in the nation and the No . 13 overall prospect in Texas by SuperPrep . As a high school punter he averaged 43 . 7 yards . As a junior in 2002 he passed for 1 , 487 yards while completing 87 of 150 passes , 14 for touchdowns , with eight interceptions , as the team advanced to the Class 4A Division I state semifinals . As a senior in 2003 he passed for 1 , 454 yards and 10 touchdowns with four interceptions on 71 of 123 passing also running for 956 yards and 14 touchdowns on 128 carries . Despite missing four games due to injury , Freeman led Brownwood to an 11 - 1 season in 2003 , reaching the Class 4A Area round . Freeman chose the University of Miami over Purdue University , Oklahoma State , Arizona , Arizona State , Nebraska , Texas and UCLA . College career . Miami . Freeman graduated from high school in Brownwood , Texas early in order to enroll in UM for the 2004 spring semester and attend spring practices . He played in nine games as a redshirt freshman , gaining valuable experience that keeps him always ready . During his freshman year Freeman was named the Hurricanes Offensive Rookie of the Year , completing 15 of 31 passes ( 48 . 4 percent ) for 183 yards , two touchdowns and two interceptions . He also showed his running ability with eight rushes for 38 yards . Freeman served as the team ' s No . 2 quarterback behind Kyle Wright for much of the 2006 season . In a game against Virginia Tech , Freeman replaced an injured Wright in the second quarter and led the team to its first touchdown of the game . Freeman played in nine games as a redshirt freshman , gaining valuable experience . Going into his sophomore year he competed with Wright for the starting role during spring practice , ultimately becoming number two . With Wright suffering a season - ending thumb injury , Freeman started the final four games of the 2006 season and led the Hurricanes to a 17 - 14 victory over Boston College in the regular season finale . The win made Miami bowl - eligible . In the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl , Freeman completed 11 of 19 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns in Miami ' s 21 - 20 win over Nevada . Freeman also rushed for a touchdown en route to being named MVP of the game . On August 28 , 2007 , Head Coach Randy Shannon named Freeman the starting quarterback over Kyle Wright for the season - opening game against Marshall . Freeman , despite going 9 - for - 21 for 81 yards with one touchdown , one interception , and 20 yards rushing in his first start , drew praise from Shannon for " controlling " the game , a 31 - 3 Miami win . The following week , Freeman struggled to complete only 3 of 10 passes for 17 yards and was replaced by Kyle Wright for part of the third quarter in a 51 - 13 loss to Oklahoma . In Freeman ' s two starts , Miami ranked 118th out of 119 major college schools in passing offense both in average yards per game and yards per attempt . On September 11 , Shannon announced that Wright would reclaim his starting role for the September 15th game against FIU . On October 20 , Freeman threw the go - ahead touchdown pass against Florida State . Against NC State the following week , Freeman went 1 - for - 14 with one touchdown and three interceptions . Freeman finished his final season with Miami by passing for 256 yards and throwing for 3 touchdowns . Freeman transferred to Baylor after the season , citing differences with head coach Randy Shannon . Baylor . After winning the quarterbacking job at Baylor University in spring practice , Kirby Freeman started against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the first game and proceeded to go 4 - 11 for 31 yards and 2 costly interceptions . He was later replaced by true freshman ( and future Heisman Trophy winner ) Robert Griffin as the starting quarterback . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft , Freeman signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent on April 30 . The 49ers waived Freeman on May 12 .