Baylor

• Maxwell Award Watch List
• Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 
• Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 (Phil Steele)
• Preseason Second-Team All-Texas (DCTF)
• Preseason Third-Team All-Big 12 (Athlon) 

2024 (Redshirt Junior): Starred at QB after taking over the job for the third game of the year … Threw for 3,071 yards on 229-of-368 passing with 28 TDs and eight interceptions, completing 62.2 percent of passes … Rushed 63 times for 230 yards and four TDs, despite playing the second half of the season through a lower half injury … Had a 153.1 passing efficiency rating in 2024, ranking seventh-best in program history … Ranked seventh in single-season passing yards, 11^th in completions, 10^th in passing attempts and eighth in completion percentage … Threw the sixth-most TDs in single-season history … Had the eighth-best TD-interception ratio in program history in a season … Ended year ranked seventh in 200+ yard games in career and with four 300+ yard passing games on the year ranked seventh in Baylor career history … Through just 14 career starts, ranks 16th in Baylor history in passing yards (3,935), fifth in passing efficiency (144.4), sixth in yards per pass attempt (8.113), eighth in completion percentage (.608), sixth in TD-interception ratio (2.5000) and seventh in interception percentage (0.247) … Ranked 21^st in single-season history among QBs in rushing yards and 17^th in rushing TDs … Two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Week 8, Week 14) … Twice named to Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 List (Week 8, Week 14) … Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (Week 8), honorable mention by the award (Week 9, Week 12, Week 14), and as a semifinalist for the yearly award … Named by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football as the All-Texas Player of the Week (Week 9) … In relief of Finn in the season lid-lifter, threw for 67 yards and a TD on 3-of-5 passing … After not seeing action in the Utah game, took over for Finn in week three vs. Air Force, throwing for 248 yards on 18-of-24 passing with three rushes for five yards, including a TD … Threw for 148 yards and two TDs on 11-of-21 passing at Colorado, rushing nine times for 82 yards and a 45-yard TD on a fourth down conversion … Threw for 324 yards and three TDs, also rushing 12 times for 29 yards with a 20-yard TD vs. BYU … Threw for 258 yards and three TDs, rushing three times for 24 yards at Iowa State … Totaled 274 passing yards and five TDs, rushing for 16 yards on four carries in a rout of hometown Texas Tech, sparking a six-game winning streak … Threw for 222 yards and three TDs on 11-of-19 passing with 73 rushing yards on eight carries, including a 41-yard scamper … Was 19-for-34 for 242 yards and rushed for 28 yards in a win over TCU but suffered a lower-body injury that significantly limited mobility the remained of the year, forcing the wearing of a boot for the majority of the time spent off the field for the final two months of the year … Threw for 329 yards and three TDs on 26-for-36 passing at WVU … Threw for 204 yards and two TDs on 15-of-23 attempts at Houston … Tossed four TDs and threw for 310 yards on 23-of-31 vs. Kansas … Tossed a career-high 445 yards on 30-of-51 passing with two TDs vs. LSU in the Texas Bowl. 

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in six of 12 games and made four starts at QB … Was 66-for-117 with two TDs and four interceptions, also rushing 35 times for 69 yards and a score … Came off the bench vs. Texas State in place of an injured starter and was 6-for-12 for 113 yards, rushing three times for 14 yards … Started the next three games in place of the injured starter … Was 12-for-28 for 218 yards and two interceptions, rushing five times for 19 yards and a TD vs. No. 12/12 Utah … Went 10-for-22 for 113 yards and a TD and a 14-yard rush vs. Long Island … Was 20-for-35 for 2023 yards and an interception vs. No. 3/6 Texas … Saw action in the fourth quarter following another injury to the starting QB, completing a two-yard pass and rushing for three yards … Started the following game, the season finale vs. West Virginia and excelled, completing 17-of-19 passes for 215 yards and a TD, also rushing 15 times for 33 yards. 

Previous School: Spent two seasons at Mississippi State (2021-22) ... Played in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2022, going 6-for-11 for 23 yards and an interception, while rushing twice ... Made his collegiate debut in a season-opening win over Memphis ... Completed his first career pass at Arizona, a seven-yard gain ... Was 3-of-4 for 18 yards in a win over Bowling Green ... Was 2 of 6 for five yards in a win over East Tennessee State, rushing for a gain of seven yards ... Redshirted the 2021 season. 
 
High School: A consensus four-star prospect out of Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas ... Ranked as a top-200 overall recruit by ESPN (No. 54) and 247Sports (No. 133) ... Judged as a top-35 recruit in the state by ESPN (No. 7), Rivals (No. 31) and 247Sports (No. 22) ... Rated as one of the top-10 pocket passers nationally by ESPN (No. 10), Rivals (No. 9) and 247Sports (No. 10) ... The Gatorade Texas Player of the Year as a senior ... Finished a decorated career - where he was coached by Seth Parr - at Coronado ranked in the top-15 all-time in Texas high school football history in career completions (No. 8; 813), career TD passes (No. 10; 135) and career passing yards (13th; 11,302) ... Threw for 11,302 yards and 135 TDs in his career on 813-of-1,265 passing ... Totaled 147 career TDs, adding 12 rushing scores ... As a senior, helped lead the Mustangs to the Class 5A regional semifinals ... Threw for 4,509 yards and 58 TDs while leading Coronado to a 12-1 record, also rushing for 233 yards and five scores ... Was named the Lone Star Varsity Player of the Year as the Class 5A Built Ford Tough Player of the Year ... As a junior, completed 257-of-405 passes for 3,914 yards and 44 touchdowns ... Piled up 161 yards rushing on 38 carries with three touchdowns ... As a sophomore, passed for 3,564 yards and 43 touchdowns ... Completed 313-of-483 passes ... Ran 27 times for 168 yards and five scores ... As a freshman, connected on 10-of-14 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown ... Also lettered in baseball ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and was named academic all-state.

Personal: Father, Stan, was a first-round pick of the Expos in the 1990 MLB Draft and cousin Jarrett Stidham played QB at Baylor and Auburn.