Todd Centeio

Todd Anthony Centeio (born September 7, 1998) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Temple Owls, Colorado State Rams, and James Madison Dukes.

Early life Centeio was born on September 7, 1998, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. During his freshman and sophomore year he attended and played high school football for Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, before moving to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to attend and play for William T. Dwyer High School. In two seasons with Royal Palm Beach he threw for over 2,000 yards and 27 touchdowns, including 1,126 yards and fourteen touchdowns in his sophomore season. During his senior season at William T. Dwyer he threw for 2,344 yards and 31 touchdowns while also earning First-Team All-Palm Beach Football 8A-6A honors.

In 2021, Centeio started all twelve games for the Rams. He finished with a career-high in pass attempts, pass completions, yards, touchdowns, rushing attempts, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns as the lead the team to a 3–9 record. Against Hawaii, he had a career-high 527 passing yards and five touchdown passes. Following the season, he announced he would transfer for a second time.

James Madison In 2022, Centeio transferred to James Madison as a graduate transfer. He started ten of eleven games for the Dukes. In his debut he tied the school record for passing touchdowns with six while also having a career-high 110 rushing yards against Middle Tennessee.

Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD 2017 Temple 1 0–0 2 2 100.0 20 10.0 0 0 184.0 4 -2 -0.5 0 2018 Temple 11 0–0 12 18 66.7 149 8.3 2 0 172.9 20 82 4.1 1 2019 Temple 10 0–0 34 51 66.7 444 9.8 5 1 168.2 47 155 3.3 0 2020 Colorado State 3 0–1 14 36 38.9 207 5.8 1 1 90.8 25 92 3.7 0 2021 Colorado State 12 3–9 229 380 60.3 2,958 7.8 15 10 133.4 131 439 3.4 2 2022 James Madison 10 8–2 181 284 63.7 2,697 9.5 25 5 169.0 95 366 3.9 7Career 47 11−12 472 771 61.2 6,475 8.4 48 17 147.9 322 1,132 3.5 10

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Centeio had his XFL playing rights claimed by the Orlando Guardians on June 28, 2023. He signed with the team on October 24, 2023. The Guardians folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).

Centeio was signed by the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League on January 25, 2024. He was released on May 17.

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