Biography
Two-year letterman will compete for playing time at quarterback in 2021 . . . has completed 164-of-278 passes (.590) for 1,701 yards, nine touchdowns and nine interceptions in 13 career games (eight career starts) . . . already ranks among ULM’s all-time leaders in pass completion percentage (tied for sixth at .590), passing yards per game (15th at 130.8 ypg.), passing efficiency rating (15th at .114.6) and pass completions (18th at 164) . . . needs 196 more passing yards to crack ULM’s career Top 20 . . . 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . started the first eight games of the 2020 season at quarterback . . . completed 152-of-249 throws for 1,541 yards, eight TDs and seven interceptions . . . his .610 completion percentage ranks ninth on ULM’s single-season chart . . . led the Sun Belt Conference in 300-yard passing games (tied for first with 2) while ranking third in the league in completions per game (19.0), sixth in completion percentage (.610), sixth in passing yards per game (192.6 ypg.) and seventh in total offense (199.8 ypg.) . . . ranked as one of only two Sun Belt quarterbacks with at least 30 completions in multiple games in 2020, joining Troy’s Gunnar Watson (2) . . . recorded his third 200-yard passing game of the season at South Alabama, hitting 23-of-34 throws for 286 yards, one touchdown and one interception; completed passes to 10 different receivers against the Jaguars . . . accounted for a career-high 385 yards total offense in ULM’s 35-30 Homecoming loss to Georgia Southern; completed 31-of-54 throws for 334 yards, including a pair of 2-yard TD tosses to Malik Jackson and Josh Johnson; completed passes to 10 different receivers; went 18-of-33 for 184 yards in the second half . . . also led the team in rushing against the Eagles, with seven carries for 51 yards; his 17-yard run on a fourth-and-7 play late in the first half kept an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive alive; directed a 13-play, 72-yard drive in the closing minutes but was stopped inches short of a game-winning TD on his 8-yard scramble as time expired . . . connected on 35-of-53 throws for 377 yards and two scores in the Sun Belt opener against Texas State; completed throws to 11 different receivers, including TD tosses of 20 yards to Jevin Frett and 5 yards to Chandler Whitfield; his 35 completions also tied the sixth-highest single-game mark in ULM history . . . completed 14-of-19 passes for 148 yards in his first career start at Army, including a 6-yard TD toss to Malik Jackson late in the second quarter; went a perfect 4-for-4 for 40 yards on ULM’s seven-play, 64-yard scoring drive; hooked up with Bloomfield for a career-long 54-yard completion on the first play of the second quarter . . . became the first ULM quarterback not named Caleb Evans to start under center in 35 games; Evans started 37 of 43 career games, including 34 in a row from 2017-19 . . . 2019 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw limited action in four games in 2019 (vs. Grambling, at Iowa State, vs. Memphis and at Appalachian State) . . . hit 6-of-19 passes for 69 yards and two interceptions . . . rushed five times for 13 yards . . . went 3-of-8 for 39 yards and one interception at Iowa State . . . 2018 SEASON: Red-shirted . . . made his only appearance of the 2018 season in Week 6 at Ole Miss; played the entire fourth quarter and completed 6-of-10 throws for 91 yards, including an 8-yard TD strike to Zach Jackson to finish off a 12-play, 86-yard scoring drive; also scrambled for three first downs in the fourth quarter; hooked up with Perry Carter Jr. for a 38-yard gain on his first series . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year starter for Coach Randy Jackson at North Forney (Texas) High School . . . accounted for 4,298 yards total offense and 61 touchdowns as a senior while leading the Falcons to a 10-3 record in 2017 . . . completed 176-of-298 throws (.591) for 3,442 yards, 43 TDs and seven interceptions as a senior . . . recorded 11 200-yard passing games, including three 300-yard games . . . threw at least one TD pass in each of the 13 games . . . carried 170 times for 856 yards (5.0 avg.) and 18 rushing TDs in 2017 . . . posted three 100-yard rushing games . . . rushed 30 times for 109 yards and a score vs. Mansfield Legacy . . . hit 19-of-28 passes for 354 yards and a career-best six TDs vs. Lake Dallas . . . ran 14 times for 97 yards and three scores vs. Pine Tree . . . connected on 12-of-18 throws for 314 yards and four TDs vs. Forney . . . accounted for six total TDs vs. Forney, adding one rushing TD and a 14-yard TD reception . . . gained a career-high 126 yards on 25 carries (1 TD) vs. Lovejoy . . . scored three rushing TDs vs. Poteet . . . selected Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for a career-best 600 yards total offense and 10 total TDs in 1 70-65 win over Wylie East . . . completed 17-of-28 passes for 407 yards and four scores; carried 18 times for a career-high 193 yards and five rushing TDs and scored on a 16-yard reception vs. Wylie East . . . earned second-team all-district honors as a junior after accounting for 2,238 yards total offense and 27 TDs . . . hit 150-of-303 passes for 2,180 yards, 22 TDs and 11 interceptions in 2016 . . . posted eight 200-yard passing games . . . added 58 rushing yards and five TDs as a junior . . . went 14-of-22 passing for 235 yards and five TDs vs. Spruce . . . produced a season-high 346 total yards and five total TDs vs. Creekview . . . completed 16-of-32 throws for 296 yards, four TDs and two interceptions and ran twice for 50 yards and a score vs. Creekview . . . his career passing totals (23 games): 326-of-601 (.542) for 5,622 yards, 65 TDs and 18 INTs . . . completed one TD pass in each of his last 17 starts . . . his career rushing totals: 245 carries for 914 yards (3.7 avg.) and 23 TDs . . . born March 1, 2000 . . . majoring in kinesiology.
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