Career
He is also rostered for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (American Federation of Labor-Congress). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Southeastern Louisiana University after transferring from the University of Mississippi.
College career statistics
Stanley initially joined the San Jose SaberCats as a backup quarterback.
Stanley became the starter, however, when original starter Russian Michna was declared out with concussion-like symptoms. On October 13, 2014, Stanley was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
He was released by the Stampeders on November 6, 2014. Stanley returned to the San Jose SaberCats in 2015, where he again served as backup (this time to Erik Meyer).
An injury to Meyer forced Stanley to once again become the team"s starter.
He returned to the role of backup following Meyer"s return. In his second season, Stanley threw a total of twenty touchdown passes (and no interceptions) while winning every game in which he started. Stanley"s SaberCats ultimately advanced to ArenaBowl XXVIII, where they defeated the Jacksonville Sharks by the score of 68 to 47.
In the fourth quarter, Stanley was briefly inserted as quarterback for the SaberCats.
His lone pass attempt was caught for a touchdown. Stanley became the fourth SaberCats quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in an ArenaBowl (following John Dutton, Mark Grieb, and 2015 teammate Erik Meyer).
On November 9, 2015, Stanley was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.