Casey Burnell Bauman (born May 18, 2000) is an American professional

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who is a free agent. He played

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for the

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and the Augustana Vikings.

Early life

Bauman was born in 2000 in

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, and grew up in the north end of Sumas, right beside the Canadian border neighbouring Abbotsford; he qualified for Canadian citizenship through his mother who was born there. He attended Nooksack Valley High School where he was a standout

on the football team. He became a starter early in his

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year and ultimately set school records with 7,437 passing yards, 65 passing

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s and 26 rushing touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Northwest Conference in his last two years and totaled 2,914 passing yards with 27 touchdowns to three

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s as a

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. He committed to play

for the

College career

Bauman

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as a true

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at Montana State in 2018, completing his only pass in his only game. He won the starting quarterback job for the 2019 season. However, he was benched after only three games. He ended the season having completed 41-of-85 pass attempts for 450 yards and one touchdown. He battled injuries afterwards and only appeared in three games in the rest of his tenure at Montana State – each in 2021 when he completed all four of his pass attempts for 23 yards and one touchdown. He entered the

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in 2022. Bauman transferred to the Augustana Vikings in

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and won the battle for the starting quarterback role, although he remained limited by injuries throughout the season. He appeared in a total of eight games and completed 111 of 195 pass attempts for 1,282 yards and 14 touchdowns, along with rushing for an additional 250 yards. He remained starter in 2023 and appeared in 13 games, passing for 2,878 passing yards and 29 touchdowns to nine interceptions, along 322 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 99 carries.

Professional career

Bauman was eligible for both the

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and

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, being one of three quarterback invites to the

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. After going unselected in the NFL draft, he signed with the

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as an

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. Bauman was expected to be a late round CFL draft selection, however, he went unselected in CFL draft. He was waived by the Chargers on August 12, 2024.

References

External links

Montana State Bobcats bioAugustana (South Dakota) Vikings bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauman, Casey 2000 births Living people American football quarterbacks Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football players Los Angeles Chargers players Montana State Bobcats football players People from Sumas, Washington Players of American football from Washington (state) Sportspeople from Bellingham, Washington