HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked among the nation’s top dual-threat quarterbacks (No. 29) by ESPN . . . four-year varsity player at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida . . . accounted for 4,752 yards total offense and 53 touchdowns in his prep career . . . completed 153-of-238 throws (.643) for 2,546 yards, 26 TDs and six interceptions as a senior for Coach Mike Smith while leading the Patriots to a 13-2 record in 2022 . . . also rushed 48 times for 307 yards (6.4 avg.) and five TDs as a senior . . . recorded four 200-yard passing games in 2022 . . . threw multiple TD passes in eight games as a senior . . . hit 18-of-32 passes for 229 yards and one score in a 38-31 loss to Miami Central in the 2022 Class 2M Championship Game . . . connected on 12-of-14 throws for 196 yards and a TD in a 21-14 semifinal win over Bolles . . . completed 14-of-18 passes for 208 yards vs. Naples . . . threw for 221 yards (12-of-19 passing) and two scores vs. Western . . . matched his career high with four TD passes vs. Glades Central . . . his 70-yard scramble out of the pocket for a TD in the third quarter vs. Los Alamitos (Calif.) made ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays; finished with three carries for 106 yards and added two TD passes in the nationally televised game on ESPNU . . . completed 17-of-23 passes for a career-best 398 yards and four TDs in the 2022 season opener vs. Lowndes (Ga.) . . . played his first three seasons at American Heritage under Coach Pat Surtain . . . started the first three games as a junior before being sidelined for the remainder of the 2021 season with an injury . . . connected on 33-of-49 throws (.673) for 458 yards, four TDs and one interception over the first three games as a junior; also ran 33 times for 125 yards (3.8 avg.) and two scores . . . accounted for 249 yards and two scores vs. Chaminade-Madonna; carried 18 times for 80 yards and a TD . . . went 18-of-25 (.720) for 248 yards and three TDs in the 2021 season opener vs. Treasure Coast . . . appeared in eight games – all wins – as a sophomore in 2022 (11-2 overall record); threw for 675 yards (54-of-102 passing), eight TDs and five interceptions and rushed 59 times for 323 yards (5.5 avg.) and two scores . . . hit 9-of-14 tosses for 216 yards and one TD and gained 93 yards on eight carries, including a career-long 80-yard run, in a playoff victory vs. Eau Gallie . . . produced 303 total yards and five total TDs as a freshman in 2021 . . . completed 248-of-417 career passes (.595) for 3,793 cards, 40 TDs and 12 INTs . . . his prep rushing totals include 959 yards on 160 attempts (6.0 avg.) and 13 TDs . . . born July 17, 2004 . . . undeclared major.

Blake Murphy