Bio

Football-2006

A transfer from Iowa State, quarterback Tyler Lorenzen came to Palomar College in 2006 and became the State Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team JC Grid-Wire All-American. He passed for 2,960 yards and his 3,796 yards of total offense rank second only to Tom Luginbill, who set the all-time Comet mark at 4,041 yards in 1993. HIs 37 completions against the nationally No.1-ranked Saddleback is also second in the school's all-time list. Lorenzen went on to the University of Connecticut, where he led the Huskies to a Big East Conference title and consecutive bowl berths. In his junior year at UConn, he passed for 2,367 yards and 13 touchdowns, rushed for 382 yards, was his team's MVP and an All-Big East selection. He went on to play in the National Football League for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints, with whom he earned a Super Bowl ring in 2010.