Education
Petty attended Midlothian High School in Midlothian, Texas.
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He played college football at Baylor. Petty was drafted by the Jets in the 4th round, 103rd overall of the 2015 NFL Draft. He was named District 15-4A Offensive Sophomore of the Year after throwing for 979 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2006.
As a junior in 2007, Petty threw for 2,042 yards and 16 touchdowns while also rushing for 101 yards and five touchdowns, for which he was named first-team All-District 15-4A. As a senior in 2008, Petty earned second-team All-District 16-4A honors after throwing for 1,507 yards and 4 touchdowns and rushing for 166 yards and five more scores, even though he missed some action due to injury.
In the national position ranking among quarterbacks, Petty was listed 25th by Rivals.com, 35th by Scout.com and 54th by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.com. Petty also participated in track & field at Midlothian, competing in the throwing events and placing second at the 2008 District 16-4A Meet in the discus with a throw of 45.08 meters (147–9).
Petty played college football at Baylor University from 2010 to 2014. He spent his first three years as a backup.
After redshirting in 2010, Petty appeared in five games as a backup to Robert Griffin III as a redshirt freshman in 2011, passing for 43 yards.
As a sophomore in 2012 he backed up Nick Florence, throwing for 97 yards and a touchdown in six games. He took over as the starting quarterback in 2013, his junior year. In his first full season, he passed for 4,200 yards and 32 touchdowns with only three interceptions.
He also rushed for 14 touchdowns.
As a senior in 2014, Petty passed for 3,855 yards and 29 touchdowns along with six rushing touchdowns. He led the Bears to a share of their second straight Big 12 title as they appeared in the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic, losing to Michigan State.
He threw for a Cotton Bowl-record 550 yards and was named the game"s offensive Most Valuable Player.
New York Jets
Petty was selected by the New York Jets in the fourth round, 103rd overall of the 2015 NFL draft. He signed a four-year, $2.8 million contract on May 7, 2015.
Petty made his professional debut on August 13, 2015 during the first preseason game against the Detroit Lions where he completed 10 out of 18 passes for 50 yards.
In Preseason Game 2 against the Atlanta Falcons on August 21, 2015, Petty threw for 168 passing yards with a touchdown. Throughout the season, Petty served as a third string backup behind Ryan Fitzpatrick and Geno Smith.
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Bryce Petty is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.
