Enters his third full season as ULM’s starting quarterback (22 consecutive starts) . . . ranked among the nation’s Top 30 quarterbacks by Phil Steele (No. 30) . . . Preseason All-Sun Belt Second-Team selection by the league’s head coaches and media panel, Phil Steele, Lindy’s and Athlon Sports . . . rated as the Sun Belt’s “best scrambler” by Lindy’s . . . has completed 518-of-862 passes (.601) for 6,571 yards, 37 TDs and 24 interceptions in 31 career games . . . already ranks among ULM’s all-time Top 10 in completion percentage (second), passing efficiency rating (third at 132.7), total offense (third with 7,945 career yards), pass completions (fifth), passing yards (sixth), pass attempts (seventh) and TD passes (seventh) . . . 2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named All-Sun Belt Third Team as a junior . . . ranked as one of only three NCAA FBS quarterbacks to put together multiple games with at least 290 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in 2018 (vs. Georgia Southern and Troy), joining Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray (3 games) and Houston’s D’Eriq King (2 games) . . . ranked second the Sun Belt in passing yards (239.1 per game) and total offense (297.1 ypg.) . . . completed 231-of-374 throws (.618) for 2,869 yards, 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions . . . led the Warhawks in rushing TDs (10) and ranked second on the team in rushing with a career-high 632 rushing yards (140 carries) . . . recorded his ninth 200-yard passing game of the season and 16th of his career, completing 15-of-24 passes for 201 yards, two TDs and one interception in the regular-season finale against the Ragin’ Cajuns; completed TD tosses of 13 yards to Austin Vaughn in the second quarter and 30 yards to Marcus Green in the fourth quarter . . . hit 17-of-28 throws for 218 yards, one TD and three interceptions at Arkansas State; hooked up with tight end Josh Pederson for a 34-yard scoring play in the second quarter as ULM cut its deficit to 10-7; also scored his 10th rushing TD of the season on a 1-yard keeper in the third quarter . . . selected one of eight Manning Award “Stars for the Week” for the second week in a row after producing 421 yards total offense and four TDs as ULM recorded its fourth-straight win and became bowl eligible with a 38-10 victory at South Alabama . . . completed 27-of-32 throws (.844) for a season-high 367 yards and two scores at USA, including TD strikes of 29 yards to Jonathan Hodoh and 5 yards to D’Marius Gillespie; it marked his third 300-yard passing game of the season and eighth of his career . . . with his performance against the Jaguars, he became the sixth quarterback in ULM history to surpass the 6,000-yard passing milestone . . . completed passes to 11 different receivers at USA; also rushed 12 times for 54 yards, including TD runs of 4 and 15 yards . . . directed the Warhawks on six-straight scoring drives of 70 or more yards against the Jaguars, producing a field goal and five TDs . . . accounted for 439 yards total offense and four TDs to lead ULM to a 44-25 victory over Georgia Southern; named one of eight Manning Award “Stars of the Week” as well as Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week . . . became the first opposing quarterback to produce 400-plus yards total offense against the Georgia Southern defense since the 2014 campaign . . . led ULM to TDs on four of its first five possessions as the Warhawks jumped out to a 27-3 lead over the Eagles, who dropped their first league game of the season . . . completed 13-of-22 throws for 337 yards, two TDs and two interceptions against the Eagles; hooked up with Green for scoring plays of 80 and 69 yards in the first half . . . also posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season and third of his career, with 15 carries for 102 yards and two TDs vs. Georgia Southern . . . named to Pro Football Focus Sun Belt Offensive Team of the Week for his performance at Coastal Carolina . . . completed 16-of-22 passes for 224 yards in ULM’s 45-20 victory at Coastal Carolina, including a 37-yard TD strike to Green; accounted for 256 yards total offense and three scores at CCU, including TD runs of 1 and 20 yards in the second half . . . connected on 17-of-28 throws for 206 yards at Ole Miss . . . accounted for 317 yards total offense and two scores in the second half alone as ULM attempted to rally from a 28-point halftime deficit in ULM’s 35-27 loss to Troy in the Sun Belt opener for both teams . . . completed 18-of-29 throws for 216 yards in the second half against the Trojans, including touchdown tosses of 4 yards to Sloan Spiller and 23 yards to Pederson, and rushed nine times for 101 yards; finished 29-of-48 passing for 290 yards vs. Troy . . . hit 15-of-28 passes for 225 yards at Texas A&M, including a 2-yard TD toss to R.J. Turner, and one interception . . . connected on 15-of-28 passes for 195 yards in ULM’s 21-20 win at Southern Miss, including TD strikes of 49 and 4 yards to Green . . . accounted for 408 yards total offense and three TDs to lead ULM to a 34-31 season-opening victory over Southeastern Louisiana . . . capped off a seven-play, 63-yard drive with the game-winning 11-yard TD run with 37 seconds left and added a two-point run on the conversion to provide the final margin . . . set career highs for pass completions (35) and attempts (53) against Southeastern, including scoring tosses of 3 and 79 yards to Green; his 35 completions tied for the sixth-highest single-game total in school history (Pete Thomas completed 35-of-50 throws at New Mexico State in 2014) . . . completed throws to 10 different receivers vs. SLU and rushed 13 times for 62 yards and one score . . . 2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection in 2017 . . . accounted for 3,447 yards total offense and 30 touchdowns . . . completed 61 percent (211 of 344) of his throws for 2,868 yards, 17 touchdowns and six interceptions . . . ranked among the conference leaders in 300-yard passing games (third with 5), total offense (third at 287.2 yards per game), passing ef?ciency (fifth with a 144.2 rating) and passing yards (?fth at 239.0 ypg.) . . . also ranked second on the team in rushing with 137 carries for 579 yards (4.2 avg.) and a school single-season record 13 rushing TDs for a QB . . . his 13 rushing TDs led the Sun Belt and ranked No. 26 in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision . . . 37 of his 120 carries (31 percent) resulted in either a first down or a score, including three gains of 20 or more yards . . . accounted for a 515 yards total offense and six TDs against Arkansas State in the home ?nale . . . his 515 yards total offense were the 10th-best single-game total in the NCAA FBS in 2017 and the third-highest single-game total in school history . . . his six TDs also tied the ULM single-game record (Kolton Browning was responsible for 6 TDs each vs. Troy and Western Kentucky in 2012) . . . set career highs for passing yards (454) and TD passes (4) against A-State while recording his ?fth 300-yard passing game of the season . . . his 454 passing yards ranked as the 28th-best single-game ?gure in the NCAA FBS last season and the eighth-best single-game total in ULM history . . . connected on 21-of-37 passes against A-State, including TD tosses of 32 yards to Green, 29 yards to Brian Williams, 27 yards to Turner and 35 yards to Gillespie; also led the team in rushing with 17 attempts for 61 yards, including TD runs of 2 and 6 yards . . . named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for 403 yards total offense and ?ve TDs in leading ULM to a 52-45 victory over Appalachian State . . . completed 24-of-32 throws for 356 yards and three scores against App State, including scoring passes of 21 and 50 yards to Turner and 39 yards to Green . . . his 50-yard TD strike to Turner with 23 seconds left proved to be the game winner . . . also rushed nine times for 47 yards vs. App State, including TD runs of 7 and 2 yards . . . . led the Warhawks to scores on each of their last four drives against the Mountaineers (3 TDs and a ?eld goal) . . . hit 24-of-37 throws for 405 yards and three scores at Idaho; completed TD strikes of 54 yards to Gillespie, 26 yards to Williams and 13 yards to Derrick Gore . . . accounted for 456 total yards and four TDs in ULM’s 45-27 win at Texas State; completed 24-of-37 throws for 433 yards and three scores against the Bobcats . . . completed passes to 10 different receivers at Texas State, including TD strikes of 20 yards to Williams, 34 yards to Turner and 67 yards to Green . . . added a 10-yard scoring run in the third quarter against the Bobcats . . . selected College Football Performance Awards National Performer of Week 4 and Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for 472 total yards and six TDs to lead ULM to a 56-50 double-overtime win at ULL in the Sun Belt opener for both teams . . . connected on 28-of-34 passes for 343 yards and a TD against ULL, including a 15-yard TD toss to Turner in the ?rst overtime . . . set career highs for carries (16), rushing yards (129), rushing TDs (tied school single-game record with 5) and TDs responsible for (6; tied ULM’s single-game record) . . . scored on TD runs of 7, 38, 7, 5 and 6 yards as ULM snapped a three-game losing streak against the Ragin’ Cajuns . . . named Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” performer, one of eight Manning Award “Stars of the Week” as well as Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at ULL . . . his ?ve rushing TDs against the Ragin’ Cajuns tied for the best NCAA FBS single-game performance in 2017 (Navy’s Zach Abey vs. Virginia, Dec. 28; Toledo’s Shakif Seymour vs. Bowling Green, Nov. 15; Air Force’s Arion Worthman vs. UNLV, Oct. 14; New Mexico’s Richard McQuarley vs. Air Force, Sept. 30; Auburn’s Kerryon Johnson vs. Missouri, Sept. 23; and Georgia Tech’s Taquon Marshall vs. Tennessee, Sept. 4) . . . 2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in seven games as a true freshman in 2016, earning starts in the final four games . . . accounted for 997 yards total offense and five TDs . . . completed 76-of-144 passes (.528) for 834 yards, four TDs and six interceptions . . . rushed 51 times for 163 yards and one score . . . rushed 12 times for a season-high 55 yards at Appalachian State and scored his first career touchdown on a 4-yard run in the second quarter . . . produced 237 total yards (17-of-31 passing for 193 yards; 13 carries for 44 yards) at Georgia State . . . accounted for a season-high 315 yards total offense in his first career start while leading ULM to a 42-35 overtime win over South Alabama; set season highs for completions (26), pass attempts (38), passing yards (279) and TD passes (3) against the Jaguars . . . his 7-yard TD toss to Green on a third-and-goal play on the opening drive in overtime proved to be the game winner against USA . . . came off the bench to connect on 12-of-15 throws for 120 yards at New Mexico, including a 30-yard TD strike to Xavier Brown in the fourth quarter . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-year letterman for Coach Michael Johnson at Bishop Dunne Catholic School in Dallas, Texas, where he helped the Falcons to back-to-back Texas Association of Private & Parochial Schools Division I District Championships (2014-15) . . . accounted for 4,457 yards total offense and a school single-season record 64 touchdowns as a senior while being named TAPPS Division I Offensive Player of the Year and second-team all-district . . . threw for a school-record 3,256 yards and 47 TDs in 2015 . . . rushed for 1,201 yards and 17 TDs as a senior . . . member of Bishop Dunne’s 2014 TAPPS Division I state championship team . . . also participated in track and field at Bishop Dunne . . . started at quarterback as a sophomore at Mansfield (Texas) High School before transferring to Bishop Dunne for his final two seasons . . . father Efrem played football at Eastern New Mexico . . . has eight siblings; brothers Jerod (quarterback at Virginia Tech, 2016) and Lance (wide receiver at Texas A&M – Commerce, 2013-16) also played college football . . . born July 16, 1998 . . . majoring in kinesiology/sport management.
