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Career: Concluded Iowa State career with 39-consecutive starts and 26 wins…Led seven game-winning drives at Iowa State…Ranks Top 10 all-time at Iowa State with in consecutive games with a passing touchdown (22; 1st), passing touchdowns (64; 2nd), 300+ yard passing games (6; 2nd), completions (714; 3rd), passing attempts (1,177; 3rd), passing yards (9,274; 3rd), passing efficiency (140.2; 3rd), completion percentage (60.6; 4th), rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (19; t-1st), touchdowns responsible for (83; 2nd) and total offense (9,773; 3rd)…Has 13 career games with both a passing and rushing touchdown…Ended 2025 season as one of nine FBS quarterbacks with 9,200+ career passing yards and 64+ career passing touchdowns and one of six FBS quarterbacks with 64+ career passing touchdowns and 19+ career rushing touchdowns.
Season: 2025: Rankings at Iowa State…300-yard passing games (2; 9th), rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (8; 5th) and touchdowns responsible for (24; 4th). 2024: Rankings at Iowa State…Passing yards (3,505; 2nd), passing touchdowns (25; 2nd), passing attempts (456; 3rd), completions (271; 4th), passing efficiency (138.14; 10th), total offense (3,823; 2nd), touchdowns responsible for (33; 2nd) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (8; 5th). 2023: Rankings at Iowa State…300-yard passing games (3; 2nd), passing touchdowns (23; 3rd), passing efficiency (150.68; 3rd), passing yards (3,120; 5th), completion percentage (62.9; 7th), touchdowns responsible for (26; 3rd) and total offense (3,183; 6th).
Game: Set Iowa State records for passing yards in a game (446 vs. Memphis; 2023) and completion percentage in a game, minimum 20 attempts (95.0 (19-of-20) vs. South Dakota, 2025)
IOWA STATE (2022-25)
Awards: 2025: Named to Manning Award, Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Wuerffel Trophy watch lists…Was an Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee…Named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (9/2). 2024: Selected All-Big 12 honorable mention…Tabbed Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25…Earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big 12 honors. 2023: Earned second-team Freshman All-American honors from The Athletic…Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year…Selected Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week…Named CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big 12 first team.
Season: 2025: Started all 12 games…Completed 205-of-339 passes for 2,584 yards and 16 touchdowns…Added 116 rushing yards and eight touchdowns…Posted seven 200-yard passing games and two 300-yard passing games…Had four games with multiple passing touchdowns and two games with multiple rushing touchdowns…Had 19 completions of 25+ yards. 2024: Started all 14 games…Completed 271-of-456 passes for 3,505 yards and 25 touchdowns…Rushed for 318 yards and eight touchdowns…Recorded 12 200-yard passing games and one 300-yard passing game…Had nine games with multiple passing touchdowns and one game with multiple rushing touchdowns…Had 35 completions of 25+ yards. 2023: Started all 13 games…Completed 231-of-367 passes for 3,120 yards and 23 touchdowns…Rushed for 63 yards and three touchdowns…Posted 10 200-yard passing games and three 300-yard passing games…Had eight games with multiple passing touchdowns…Had 31 completions of 25+ yards. 2022: Played in three games…Completed 7-of-15 passes for 65 yards.
Game-By-Game: 2025: vs. Kansas State (8/23): Completed 14 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns, while adding a rushing touchdown. South Dakota (8/30): Connected on 19-of-20 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns…Completed first 14 passes of the game…Had two completions of 44+ yards. Iowa (9/6): Completed 18-of-27 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown…Had a 35-yard completion. at Arkansas State (9/13): Threw for 265 yards and a touchdown, while completing 14 passes…Added a rushing touchdown…Had six completions of 25+ yards. vs. Arizona (9/27): Completed 14-of-20 passes for 243 yards…Scored on three rushing touchdowns…Had five completions of 25+ yards. at Cincinnati (10/4): Threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns while completing 30-of-48 passes…Scored twice on the ground…Had two completions of 25+ yards. at Colorado (10/11): Completed 18 passes for 205 yards…Had a 26-yard completion. BYU (10/25): Passed for 311 yards and a touchdown while completing 24-of-36 attempts…Had a 75-yard touchdown toss. Arizona State (11/1): Threw for 186 yards and a touchdown…Added a rushing touchdown…Had a 35-yard completion. at TCU (11/8): Tossed for 111 yards and a touchdown…Had a 25-yard rush. Kansas (11/22): Completed 18-of-23 passes for 241 yards and three scores…Had a 36-yard pass. at Oklahoma State (11/29): Threw for 113 yards and a touchdown.
2024: North Dakota (8/31): Threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns on 20-of-26 passing…Scored on a rushing touchdown…Had two completions of 28+ yards. at Iowa (9/7): Completed 23-of-35 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns…Had two 30+ completions, including a 75-yard touchdown pass. Arkansas State (9/21): Posted 11 completions for 204 yards and two touchdowns…Added a rushing touchdown…Had three completions of 25+ yards. at Houston (9/28): Completed 17 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown. Baylor (10/5): Threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 16-of-25 passes…Had four completions of 25+ yards. at West Virginia (10/12): Passed for 265 yards and a touchdown on 18 completions…Had four completions of 25+ yards, including a 60-yard touchdown. UCF (10/19): Recorded 274 passing yards and a touchdown…Rushed for 97 yards and two scores…Had three completions of 25+ yards. Texas Tech (11/2): Threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns…Had two completions of 28+ yards, including a 44-yard touchdown. at Kansas (11/9): Posted 383 passing yards and three touchdowns on 24-of-37 attempts…Had three completions of 27+ yards. Cincinnati (11/16): Passed for 234 yards and a touchdown on 24 completions…Added a rushing touchdown and a 32-yard rush…Had two completions of 25+ yards. at Utah (11/23): Threw for 256 yards and a touchdown…Added a rushing touchdown. Kansas State (11/30): Completed 13 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns…Added a rushing touchdown. vs. Arizona State (12/7): Passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns…Had a pair of 25-yard completions, including one for a touchdown. vs. Miami (12/28): Threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns…Added a go-ahead rushing touchdown with 56 seconds remaining…Had three completions of 25+ yards..
2023: Northern Iowa (9/2): Completed 10-of-13 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns…Scored once on the ground…Had a 36-yard touchdown pass. Iowa (9/9): Threw for 203 yards and a touchdown on 23 completions. at Ohio (9/16): Tossed for 233 yards and a touchdown on 17 completions…Rushed for 31 yards…Had two 39+ yard completions. Oklahoma State (9/23): Completed 27-of-38 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns…Had five completions of 25+ yards, including all three touchdown passes. at Oklahoma (9/30): Threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns…Recorded touchdown passes of 51 and 67 yards. TCU (10/7): Threw for 138 yards and a touchdown on 16 completions. at Cincinnati (10/14): Completed 15-of-25 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns…Added a rushing touchdown. Had two 30+ yard completions. at Baylor (10/28): Threw for 238 yards and a touchdown on 19 completions…Had three completions of 25+ yards. Kansas (11/4): Completed 20-of-26 passes for 216 yards…Scored on a rushing touchdown…Had a 35-yard completion. at BYU (11/11): Passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns…Had a 66-yard touchdown pass. Texas (11/18): Completed 24-of-32 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns…Had two completions of 33+ yards, including a 66-yard touchdown toss. at Kansas State (11/25): Threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns on eight completions…Had touchdown passes of 82, 79 and 33 yards. vs. Memphis (12/29): Named Pop Tarts Bowl MVP after completing 22-of-38 passes for a career-high 446 yards and three touchdowns…Had seven completions of 25+ yards.
2022: Southeast Missouri (9/3): Made collegiate debut. Ohio (9/17): Had two pass attempts and a 2-yard rush. at Texas (10/15): Earned playing time. at TCU (11/26): Completed 7-of-15 passes for 65 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Wiregrass Ranch High School for head coach Mark Kantor…Was a three-year starter…Named Conference Player of the Year twice and was a three-time All-Conference selection…Earned MVP honors at the 7v7 Battle Royale, leading Team Tampa to a championship, in 2021…Named Rivals Camp First-Star Challenge MVP as a junior…Finished high school career with 5,343 passing yards and 65 total touchdowns, while setting school career records in completions (343), passing yards (5,343) and passing touchdowns (62)…As a senior, threw for 1,808 yards and 23 touchdowns…As a junior, collected 1,550 passing yards and 18 touchdowns in eight games…As a sophomore, threw for 1,985 yards and 21 touchdowns…Was a four-star recruit by Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3…Tabbed as the No. 13 pro-style quarterback and No. 29 prospect in Florida by Rivals.
PERSONAL
Father, Anthony, played football at West Virginia and was a first-round NFL Draft pick in 2000. He played 12 years in the NFL as a tight end (New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs)…Anthony is the current head coach of the UFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks…Majored in communication studies at Iowa State.