Nassib started the 2012 season strong against Northwestern completing 45-of-66 passes for 482 yards and four touchdown passes as the Orange lost by a score of 41 – 42 . His performance earned him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors as he set Big East records for pass completions , pass attempts , and passing yards . Against the undefeated Louisville Cardinals in his last game at the Carrier Dome , Nassib led the Orange to a 45 – 26 victory as he completed 15 of 23 passes for 246 yards and 3 touchdown passes . With wins against Missouri and Temple , the Orange had a 7 – 5 record and were bowl-eligible . Syracuse beat West Virginia 38 – 14 in the Pinstripe Bowl . In his final college game , Nassib completed 12 of 24 passing attempts for 134 yards , 1 interception , and 2 touchdown passes . Nassib was named the National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award winner presented by Fidelity Investments and he also made the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Team selection . The senior signal was named a to Pro Football Weekly 's 2012 All-America Team . Nassib finished his career with Syracuse breaking the school total passing yards record ( 9,060 ) , pass completions ( 780 ) , and passing yards per game ( 201.3 ) . Nassib became the fourth Big East quarterback to pass for more than 9,000 yards . Nassib was selected with the 110th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Giants . He was the primary backup to starting quarterback Eli Manning
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Ryan Nassib