Gardner-Webb University Athletics

Returning starter under center … Will challenge for All-Conference honors ... Has a better grasp of the entire offensive system after two springs and one full season in his current role … Showed more polish during spring practice … Has a strong, accurate arm and excellent vision … Runs well and can be a threat outside the pocket … Will work with a young, but more athletic, receiving corps this season.

2018 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games at quarterback, as expected following a strong spring and preseason … Completed 132-of-268 passes for 1,588 yards and 10 touchdowns … Was intercepted 14 times, but only four times over the final four games … Twice named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week … Completed 11-of-20 passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns in the win at Campbell (10/27) … Also ran 12 times for 45 yards … Followed by completing 14-of-26 passes for 251 yards and three scores vs. Presbyterian (11/3) … Ran nine times for 46 yards and another touchdown in that win … Competed 14-of-25 passes for 165 yards and two scores vs. Wofford (9/29) … Passed for 192 yards at North Carolina A&T (9/8) … Had a rushing touchdown vs. Monmouth (11/17). 2017 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Bartram Trail (Fla.) High under Coach Darrell Sutherland … Earned honorable mention All-County honors at quarterback from the St. Augustine Record for the second season in a row … Led team to an 8-5 mark as a senior as part of a three-man rotation at quarterback … Split time with two signal callers ranked among the top-30 nationally in the 2018 class – FBS signees Joey Gatewood (Auburn) and Riley Smith (Boise State) ... Finished career with 3,249 passing yards and 30 touchdowns in three seasons … Rushed for 398 yards and six more scores in three seasons … Caught three passes for 40 yards in his career … Passed for 709 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior … Threw only one interception in 10 games … Ran for 119 yards and one score in 2016 … Named honorable mention All-First Coast by the Jacksonville Times-Union as a junior in 2015 … Also earned honorable mention All-County honors at quarterback as a junior from the St. Augustine Record … Passed for a career-high 1,715 yards and 18 touchdowns as a junior in 2015 … Led team to a 9-4 record and the regional finals … Chose Gardner-Webb over Florida A&M … Also recruited by South Alabama.