Isaiah Stanback Isaiah Ramon Stanback ( born August 16 , 1984 ) is an American football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at The University of Washington . Stanback has also been a member of the New England Patriots , Seattle Seahawks , and New York Giants . Early years . Stanback attended Garfield High School in Seattle , Washington , where he played football , basketball , and baseball . Junior ( 2000 ) . As a junior , he tallied 1 , 653 passing yards and 13 touchdowns . He was selected as one of just three " blue chip " players by the " Seattle Times " . Senior ( 2001 ) . Stanback passed for 1 , 628 yards and 12 touchdowns , and added over 700 yards and nine rushing touchdowns in 2001 for 2 - 7 Garfield High School . His passing total ranked second among Washington state Class 4A quarterbacks . He had his best game of 2001 against Inglemoor High School , totaling 399 yards passing and three touchdowns . He was an all - KingCo Conference pick again , in 2001 . He is the first " blue chip " quarterback since 1998 . He was one of eight " Tacoma News - Tribune " " Northwest Nuggets " . He was a member of the " Tacoma News - Tribune ' s " " Western 100 " . He was an all - KingCo Conference pick . Stanback earned PrepStar and SuperPrep All - America n honors . He was a member of " PrepStar " ' s Top 125 Dream Team . He was also , the fifth - rated quarterback in the nation according to SuperPrep . Stanback was the ranked the # 23 player nationally in " SuperPrep ' s " " Elite 50 " . He was the # 1 player in " SuperPrep ' s " Washington 22 . He rated 14th among all quarterbacks nationally , fourth in the West Region , by " PrepStar " . Stanback was also listed by " PrepStar " as one of the top - three run - pass combination quarterbacks in the nation . He was one of the nation ' s Top 101 recruits according to " Student Sports Magazine " . He was also , considered the third - best " athlete " on the West Coast by " PacWest Football " . He was rated # 23 nationally among prep quarterbacks by Tom Lemming ' s " Prep Football Report " . He also starred on the baseball team . College career . Following high school , Stanback attended the University of Washington . Redshirt freshman ( 2002 ) . In 2002 , Stanback was redshirt ed for the season . During the 2003 spring game he went 4 - of - 9 for 82 yards and a touchdown . Freshman ( 2003 ) . In 2003 , Stanback played in 11 games , mostly as a wide receiver . He also returned kicks and practiced with the quarterbacks . He was 2 - for - 2 passing during the season . Stanback ' s quarterback duties were limited to late - game situations versus Indiana and Idaho . On the season Stanback caught ten passes for 143 yards , leading the team with a 14 . 3 average per reception . He had four catches for 82 yards vs . Arizona , including a career - long 41 - yarder . He also rushed for a total of 25 yards from the quarterback position . He also returned eight kickoffs , averaging 16 . 6 yards per return . He returned seven kickoffs against California , tying the school single - game record for returns in a game . Sophomore ( 2004 ) . In 2004 , Stanback played in five games at quarterback . He played against Fresno State , Oregon State , USC , Arizona and Washington State . He was second among quarterbacks with 389 passing yards . He was 11 - of - 29 for 219 yards , two touchdowns and one interception in just three quarters of action against Oregon State , also leading the team with 51 yards rushing . He averaged 19 . 9 yards per completion against Oregon State ranks fifth in school history . He scored his first career rushing touchdown in the season opener against Fresno State . He also started his first game at USC . Stanback finished the year on a high note , coming off the bench to complete five of eight passes for 100 yards against Washington State . He had a 42 - yard pass vs . Washington State and connected with Craig Chambers for a 39 - yard scoring play . He also ran for one touchdown in Apple Cup appearance . Stanback ran track during the winter 2004 , qualifying for the indoor conference championships in the 60 - meter dash . Junior ( 2005 ) . In 2005 , Stanback started all 11 games at quarterback . On the season his recorded 2 , 136 yards were the 15th most in school history . He averaged 194 . 2 passing yards per game , 11th - most ever in school history . He also ran for 353 yards on 100 carries , with five touchdown . He entered the schools all - time top - ten in total offense ( 2 , 489 yards , tenth ) , and total offense per game ( 226 . 3 , eighth ) . Stanback was named the Sports Radio 950 KJR Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the team ' s postseason banquet . Stanback led the Huskies to win at Arizona , completing 10 - of - 19 for 157 yards and one touchdown , along with a career - high 96 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns . He completed a career - long 69 - yard touchdown pass to Craig Chambers on a Hail Mary pass as the first half expired in Arizona , sparking the Washington win . He also , had a good day vs . # 1 USC , completing 14 - of - 18 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown , while also scoring on a run . He completed 19 - of - 27 passes for 242 yards against Air Force , with no interceptions and one touchdown . He surpassed the 300 - yard passing mark twice , vs . Cal ( 301 ) and Notre Dame ( with a career - high 353 ) . His passing total at Notre Dame was the 14th - most ever at Washington . He also set a career - high for attempts ( 40 ) vs . Notre Dame . Stanback then ran track for Washington in the spring . He placed fifth in the finals of the 100 - meter dash at the Pac - 10 Championships . He was sixth at the West Regional meet at Brigham Young University , missing an NCAA Championships berth by just . 02 seconds . He ranks among Washington ' s all - time top - ten in the 100 - meter dash ( 10 . 48 , eighth ) and 4x100 - meter relay ( 40 . 07 , seventh ) outdoors , and the 60 - meter dash ( 6 . 80 , eighth ) indoors . His 100 - meter best ranks third all - time among Washington football players who have competed in track ( Ja ' Warren Hooker , 10 . 18 ; Sterling Hinds , 10 . 27 ) . Senior ( 2006 ) . In 2006 , Stanback opened the season with solid game vs . San Jose State , passing 16 - for - 25 for 168 yards , one touchdown , one interception , while rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries . He set new career highs for carries and rushing yards vs . San Jose . In the game at Oklahoma Stanback was 9 - of - 22 , 139 yards passing . He led Huskies to a win over Fresno State going 15 - of - 26 , 151 yards , zero interceptions , two touchdowns passing and 12 carries , 91 yards , one touchdown rushing . He accounted for 248 of Washington ' s 249 yards of total offense vs . UCLA going 18 - for - 29 for 200 yards , one interception , three touchdowns passing along with 13 carries for 48 rushing . Stanback went 14 - of - 25 for 293 and two touchdowns in win at Arizona . He went 17 - of - 38 , zero interceptions , two touchdowns , and 212 yards at USC . Stanback injured foot in a loss to Oregon State ( 12 - of - 24 , 162 yards ; 11 carries , 11 yards , two touchdowns rushing ) . He had season - ending foot surgery October 17 on his badly sprained right foot . He ended up ranked in numerous school career and single - season statistical categories : second in career passing yards per completion with 14 . 38 ; third in career rushing yards by a quarterback with 794 ; fourth in career yards of total offense per game with 6 . 16 ; sixth in career passing yards per attempt with 7 . 40 ; sixth in career rushing attempts by a quarterback with 234 ; tenth in career total offense with 4 , 662 yards ; eleventh in career passing with 3 , 868 yards ; eleventh in career attempts with 523 ; 12th in career completions with 269 ; 14th in career touchdown passes with 22 . Baseball . In 2006 , Stanback was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2006 MLB June Draft despite not playing baseball in college . He turned down the offer so he could play football . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . Stanback was drafted in the fourth round ( 103rd overall ) by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2007 NFL Draft . Despite playing mostly as a quarterback in college , Stanback joined the Cowboys as a wide receiver and kick returner . He was active for two games in his rookie season in 2007 , but did not record any receptions . In 2008 , Stanback was active for eight games , catching two passes for 24 yards in the opener against the New York Giants . He was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on December 26 , 2008 . He was waived by the Cowboys on September 5 , 2009 , during final cuts . New England Patriots . Stanback was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots as a quarterback on September 6 , 2009 . He was promoted to the active roster on November 14 , 2009 , when the Patriots placed rookie wide receiver Brandon Tate on injured reserve . He caught his first pass as a Patriot from Tom Brady the next day , in the Patriots ' Week 10 game against the Indianapolis Colts . He was active for six of the Patriots ' final eight games of the season , finishing with three receptions for 22 yards . He also returned one kickoff for 22 yards . The Patriots waived Stanback on May 27 , 2010 . Seattle Seahawks . Stanback was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on June 1 , 2010 . On August 7 , 2010 , Stanback tore his left Achilles tendon during practice . He was waived / injured by the Seahawks on August 8 , and placed on injured reserve . On September 4 , 2011 , he was placed on injured reserve again , and released the following day with an injury settlement . New York Giants . Stanback was signed to the Giants practice squad on November 30 , 2011 . Jacksonville Jaguars . Stanback was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars ' practice squad on December 5 , 2012 . He was promoted to the active roster on December 18 .