2022 (True Freshman): Made a huge splash as a true freshman, despite appearing in just three games and making two starts … Amassed 692 yards of total offense (565 passing, 127 rushing) and five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) in just three games … Completed 49-of-82 passes, good for a team-best .598 completion percentage … Came off the bench to make his collegiate debut at Florida State (Oct. 29), completing 18-of-28 passes for 198 yards without an interception and accounted for two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) … First-career touchdown pass was a 32-yard connection with E.J. Jenkins on Tech’s first possession of the second half … First-career touchdown run was a 9-yard scamper on the final play of the game … Made his first collegiate start the following Saturday at Virginia Tech (Nov. 5) … accounted for 319 yards of offense (253 passing, 66 rushing) and two fourth-quarter touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) to lead the Yellow Jackets back from a 27-16 fourth-quarter deficit in the 28-27 win at VT … Trailing 27-16 with less than 10 minutes to go at VT, engineered two-consecutive touchdown drives of 90 and 73 yards to give GT a 28-27 lead … Capped the fourth-quarter scoring drives with a 56-yard touchdown pass to Nate McCollum with 9:02 to go and what proved to be the game-winning 9-yard touchdown run with 3:30 left on the clock … Led Georgia Tech’s offense to a season-high 463 yards at VT … Was named ACC co-Rookie of the Week for his performance at Virginia Tech … Became Tech’s first ACC Rookie of the Week in nearly two years (Jeff Sims vs. Duke – Nov. 28, 2020) … Sustained a season-ending injury in the first half of his home debut vs. Miami (Fla.) (Nov. 12) … In three full halves of action, led Tech to three of its five-highest single-half yardage totals of the season against FBS competition — 240 in second half vs. Florida State, 234 in first half vs. Virginia Tech and 229 in second half vs. VT.

High School: Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports … Ranked as the No. 18-ranked quarterback in the nation and the No. 14-ranked player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports … Two-time all-state … Four-time all-region … Four-time all-county … 2019 state MVP … two-time region MVP … Won three state championships as a starting quarterback in four high school seasons … Helped lead Fyffe H.S. (Fyffe, Ala.) to Alabama 2A state titles as a freshman and sophomore (2018 and 2019) … … Led Pinson Valley to the 6A state championship as a junior in 2020 and to the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs as a senior in 2021 … Amassed 2,454 yards of total offense (2,148 passing, 306 rushing) and 24 touchdowns (21 passing, three rushing) as a junior in 2020 … Earned a spot in the finals of the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback competition in 2021, where Sports Illustrated ranked him No. 9 overall nationally … Was selected to play in the 2021 Alabama-Mississippi Classic All-Star Game and helped lead Alabama to a 20-0 win, which was Alabama’s first win in Mississippi in the 35-year history of the game … Coached at Pinson Valley by Sam Shade.

Personal: Majoring in business administration.

Zach Pyron