COLLEGIATE HONORS

FWAA Freshman All-American Team (2024)
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl MVP (2024)
ESPN Freshman All-American (2024)
247Sports True Freshman All-American (2024)
On3 True Freshman All-American (2024)
PFF True Freshman All-American (2024)
CFN Freshman Quarterback of the Year (2024)
CFN Freshman All-American (2024)
SEC Freshman of the Week (Week 12, 2024)

ACADEMIC HONORS

SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2024)

2024 SEASON: Played in 12 games highlighted by seven starts at quarterback (6-1 record), totaling 1,915 yards on 115-of-192 passing (59.9%), 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions while rushing 51 times for 101 yards… … Tied Chris Leak for most wins as a UF true freshman quarterback… Tallied 12 completions of 40-plus yards… Paced all FBS true freshmen with a 154.9 passer rating (min. 150 attempts) and ranked third among all FBS passers with a 95.8 passing grade on deep balls

vs. No. 19 Miami: Came off the bench in the fourth quarter for his collegiate debut, completing 3-of-6 passes for 31 yards and rushing four times for 20 yards highlighted by a 16-yard scamper
vs. Samford: Became Florida’s seventh true freshman starter at quarterback and threw for a nation-high 456 yards (UF true freshman record, ninth all-time at UF) and three touchdowns on 18-for-25 passing (72.0%) for a 264.8 passer rating
vs. Texas A&M: Completed 6-of-13 passes (46.2%) for 54 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while splitting drives at the QB position
at Mississippi State: Finished a perfect 7-of-7 passing for 76 yards highlighted by a long strike of 27 while rushing three times for 22 yards
vs. UCF: Handled the third and sixth drives of each half for the second-straight game and again did not throw a single incompletion, going 4-for-4 for 50 yards while adding 11 yards on the ground across three carries
at No. 8 Tennessee: Served as UF’s backup QB (started second half) and completed 9-of-17 passes (52.9%) for 98 yards, one touchdown and one interception
vs. Kentucky: Made his second collegiate start, completing 7-of-14 passes for 259 yards and one interception while rushing for 46 yards on nine carries with a long of 25 yards
vs. No. 2 Georgia: Made second-consecutive start, going 2-for-6 for 47 yards and one touchdown to go along with 18 ground yards on four carries before leaving the game with an injury
at No. 5 Texas: Held out due to injury after being a game-time decision
vs. No. 21 LSU: Returned from a one-game absence and passed for 226 yards and one touchdown on 13-for-26 passing to finish with a 13.7 passer rating in the victory… Became first UF true freshman quarterback to defeat a ranked opponent at home… Named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance
vs. No. 9 Ole Miss: Made his fifth-career start and completed 10-of-17 passes for 180 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for his highest passer rating (174.8) in SEC play while leading UF to back-to-back top-25 wins as an unranked team for the first time since 2003
at Florida State: Started and finished 14-of-22 for 133 yards through the air with two touchdowns and one interception for his second-straight multi-touchdown performance
Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane: Became the Gasparilla Bowl’s first 300-yard passer en route to game MVP honors, going 22-of-35 for 305 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions

High School

Rated as a consensus five-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals... Named the 2023 National Gatorade Player of the Year, 2023 Bobby Dodd National Back (High School Heisman) of the Year, 2023 MaxPreps Player of the Year, 2023 Elite 11 National High School Quarterback of the Year, 2023 National Quarterback Club High School Quarterback of the Year... Graded as the No. 1 recruit in his position group by Rivals and No. 2 by 247Sports, ESPN and On3... Ranked 4th nationally by 247Sports, No. 15 by Rivals, and as the No. 16 overall recruit by On3... Appeared in 42 games with Willis, completing 569-of-874 passes (.651) for 8,392 yards and 100 touchdowns, while rushing for 2,196 yards in 293 carries with 29 scores... Completed 290 passes (.721) for 4,604 yards and 58 touchdowns his senior year... Selected Florida over Miami, Georgia, Clemson, Alabama, and LSU among others.

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