Eligibility Remaining: 2023, 2024, 2025
2022 (Sophomore): Saw action in three games this season ... entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on Dec. 5, 2022, committing to Alcorn State.
2021 (Freshman): Saw action in three games in his true freshman season … went 9-for-17 on the season totaling 143 yards and a passing touchdown … rushed 13 times on the season for 50 yards and a rushing touchdown … made his first career appearance against SEMO (9/18) and went 3-for-4 with 69 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown strike to JJ Hester … rushed twice for eight yards at Vanderbilt (10/30) and punched in a two-yard score … received the starting nod at Georgia (11/6) finishing 6-for-13 with 74 yards in addition to 11 carries for 42 yards … received a redshirt. Selected for 2021-22 SEC Academic Honor Roll.Â
High School: A four-star prospect who is the nation’s No. 13-ranked dual-threat quarterback by both Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Rated as the No. 5 prospect in the state of Illinois at any position by Rivals … Participated in the prestigious Elite 11 Quarterback Camp where he finished among the top 11 and fifth overall in the week’s final pro day session … Rivals Illinois Player of the Year … Player of the Year in Illinois by three additional sites … Max Preps All-American … Rated No. 4 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Super 30 Countdown, which attempts to rank the top players in the St. Louis metro area … As a junior, he posted 4,241 yards and 39 touchdowns passing while pitching in another 827 yards with 17 scores on the ground, guiding ESL to an Illinois Class 6A Championships and a 14-0 record … The team averaged 51 points per game during his junior season quarterbacking the offense, with four games of 60+ points … In the state 6A championship game he went 14-for-19 for 304 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 10 times for 104 yards … Had at least three TD passes in nine of 14 games as a junior, including a season-high five against Alton on Sept. 27 … Threw just seven interceptions on 314 pass attempts (one every 45 attempts) … Completed nearly 70 percent of his passes, checking in at 219-of-314 as a junior, good for a 69.8 percent mark … Averaged 13.5 yards per attempt as a junior … As a sophomore, he went 138-for-233 (59.2 percent) with 28 TDs and just four interceptions, amassing 2,930 passing yards … Added 1,190 rushing yards on 131 attempts with 18 scores on the ground as a sophomore … Helped ESL to a 9-3 record as a sophomore … Plans to enroll at Mizzou in January … Did not get a chance to play for ESL during his senior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Birthday: Feb. 21, 2003 … High school coach: Darren Sunkett … Primary recruiters: Bush Hamdan, Curtis Luper … Chose Mizzou over offers from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, UCLA and Vanderbilt, among others.
Personal: Majoring in sport management … birthday is February 21.
