Awards & Honors
Second-Team Freshman All-American - The Athletic (2023)
Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2023)
Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Week (Sept. 25, 2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S22, F22, S23, F23, S24)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2023)

2023
Had an outstanding redshirt freshman season, earning Second-Team Freshman All-American honors from The Athletic and being named Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year ... re-wrote the ISU record books, breaking the Cyclone freshman records for completions (231), passing yards (3,120) and passing touchdowns (23) ... in the Big 12 record book, finished fifth among freshmen for completions, third for passing yards and fifth for passing touchdowns ... played and started all 13 games, helping lead the Cyclones to a 7-6 record and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... threw a touchdown pass in his first eight career starts, tied for the second-best start among Cyclone QBs ... completed 231-of-367 pass attempts for a 62.9 completion percentage and a 150.68 passing efficiency ... completed 75 percent of his passes in five games ... also rushed for 63 yards and three touchdowns ... accounted for 26 total touchdowns (23 passing and three rushing), the second-most in a single season in school history ... his 23 passing touchdowns ranked second in ISU record book, while his 3,120 passing yards were the fourth most ... had third-most passing touchdowns and fourth-most passing yards among Big 12 quarterbacks ... owns two of the five games in school history with 300+ passing yards, 3+ touchdowns and zero interceptions in a game ... threw for a single-game school-record 446 yards in Liberty Bowl against Memphis ... tossed three touchdowns against the Tigers ... named to the Davey O'Brien Award's Great 8 List twice during the season in weeks four (Oklahoma State) and 13 (Memphis) ... against Oklahoma State, tallied then-career highs in touchdown passes (3), completions (27) and passing yards (348) ... had touchdown passes of 33, 79 and 82 yards in a snowstorm against Kansas State ... the 79-yard and 82-yard passes were the two longest completions of his career.

2022
Saw action in three games, maintaining his redshirt ... played 29 snaps in season finale against TCU, completing 7-of-13 passes for 65 yards ... also saw action against Southeast Missouri and Ohio ... had one rush attempt for two yards against Ohio.

High School
Four-star recruit by Rivals … three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3 … listed as the 59th-best quarterback nationally by 247Sports … picked as the 13^th-best pro-style quarterback nationally and 29^th-best player in Florida by Rivals … the 44^th-best quarterback by On3 … named the conference player of the year in final two prep seasons and is a three-time all-conference selection … named MVP of the 7v7 Battle Royale while leading Team Tampa to a championship in 2021 … named Rivals Camp First-Star Challenge MVP prior to senior season … three-year starter at quarterback … threw for 1,808 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior … as a junior, threw for 1,550 yards and 18 touchdowns in eight games … threw for 1,985 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore … concluded high school career with 5,343 yards passing and 65 total touchdowns … school’s all-time leader in completions (343), passing yards (5,343) and touchdown passes (62) … coached by Mark Kantor.

Personal
Majoring in communication studies … father, Anthony, played football at West Virginia and was a first-round NFL Draft pick in 2000 … Anthony played 12 years in the NFL at tight end (New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs).

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