▁opportunity ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁spot , ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁start ▁versus ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁when ▁st arter ▁Bry ant ▁Mon iz ▁was ▁out ▁with ▁an ▁injury . ▁Austin ▁threw ▁for ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 2 9 9 - y ards ▁against ▁the ▁Spart ans , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 0 - yard ▁pass ▁to ▁Ke al oh a ▁P ilar es ▁on ▁third ▁down ▁in ▁over time . ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁Austin ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁backing ▁up ▁Mon iz . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Austin ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁backup ▁to ▁Mon iz ▁again . ▁He ▁was ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁op ener ▁again ▁US C ▁as ▁Mon iz ▁left ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁an ▁injury . ▁Austin ▁completed ▁ 6 - of - 9 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 1 4 1 ▁yards ▁and ▁two ▁touch down s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Austin ▁received ▁another ▁chance ▁to ▁start , ▁this ▁time ▁against ▁F res no ▁State . ▁Austin ▁strugg led , ▁and ▁was ▁pulled ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁David ▁Gra ves . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NFL ▁D raft , ▁Austin ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁und raft ed ▁by ▁N F LD raft Sc out . com . ▁He ▁was ▁r ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 6 th ▁best ▁quarter back ▁in ▁the ▁draft . ▁ ▁Ever ett ▁R apt ors ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Ever