Former University of Hawaiii quarterback Colt Brennan is heading to the nation's capitol.

The Washington Redskins selected Brennan, who owns 31 NCAA records, in the sixth round of today's National Football League draft. Brennan was picked No. 186 overall.

"I was preparing for the worst, and then I got the phone call," Brennan said.

Last year, Brennan turned down an opportunity to leave UH early, opting to return for his senior season. He led the Warriors to a 12-0 regular season and a berth in the Sugar Bowl. He finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy voting.

But his stock dropped following the Warriors' blowout loss to Georgia in the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl. Later that month, he suffered flu-like symptoms, and reported to the Senior Bowl weighing 185 pounds. During the first Senior Bowl practice, he suffered a partially torn labrum in his right hip.

Despite the injury, he was named captain and starter for the Senior Bowl.

At the NFL Scouting Combine in February, he was the only quarterback to record a perfect score in passing drills. Three weeks ago, he underwent successful arthroscopic hip surgery.

Now pain free, Brennan said he will be fully healthy for the start of the NFL training camps.

"The way it kept being described to me, the closer you get to the draft, the more conservative everybody gets," Brennan said. "Unfortunately, I came with a lot of question marks because of the (offensive) system I played in and the conference I played in, to obviously my situation at Colorado (when spent seven days in jail), to obviously my hip injury. With all of those question marks, when you compare it to a guy like (USC's John David) Booty or (Michigan's Chad) Henne who don't have any of those question marks, it's just one of those things."

As quarterback after quarterback was selected, Brennan admitted to feeling "bummed."

"Then all of a sudden I got a strange area code (on caller ID) and picked it up," he said. "Sure enough, it was: 'Hold on, Colt, would you move to the Washington, D.C. area?' I was like, 'Yeah.' He said: 'Hold on, we're going to punch you through to coach (Jim) Zorn and the GM. It was an awesome feeling, a really good feeling."

Brennan and about 20 family members and friends had gathered at a Balboa Island beach house, which was rented by his sister. They raised a Hawaiian flag.

"When it got announced," Brennan said, "my whole family went nuts."

Bruce Tollner, Brennan's agent, said it is a good situation for both sides. The Redskins indicated they drafted Brennan with the intent of taking time to develop him.

Brennan said he leaves Thursday for Washington. He said he hopes to remain there to continue his rehabilitation.