NoteCARDS:
- Arizona’s second selection of the sixth round (185th overall), becoming the fourth Aztec player ever drafted by the Cardinals and second in two years. In 2011, Arizona selected his former number one target in WR DeMarco Sampson in the seventh round.
- A four-year starter at San Diego State, established a school record with 49 consecutive starts.
- Established Mountain West career records for pass completions (961), pass attempts (1,732), passing yards (12,690), starts (49), total plays (1,822) and total offensive yards (12,415).
- Threw for over 3,000 yards and 20 TDs in each of his final three seasons with the Aztecs.
College Career:
Started all 49 games he appeared in, establishing school and Mountain West Conference all-time records for pass completions (961), pass attempts (1,732), passing yards (12,690), starts (49), total plays (1,822) and total offensive yards (12,415) … his 90 TD passes also represent an Aztec school record and rank second in Mountain West Conference history … threw for over 3,000 yards and 20 TDs in each of his final three seasons … 14 300-yard passing performances, four 400-yard efforts and one 500-yard contest.
2011: A team captain, was named Offensive MVP after starting all 13 games … ranked third in the MWC in total offense (238.6 ypg) and fourth with a pass efficiency rating of 125.6 … 447 pass attempts rank fourth on the school season-record list, his 3,153 passing yards rank 10th, and his 23 TD passes rank tied for eighth … threw just eight INTs and produced 10 games with at least 200 yards passing, including two for over 300 yards and one for over 400 … recorded a TD pass in 11 of 13 contests.
2010: Second-team All-Mountain West selection and team co-Offensive Player of the Year, started all 13 games for the Aztecs … connected on 243-of-421 passes (57.7%) for a career-high 3,830 yards that ranked third on the school season-record list and fourth in MWC annals … registered 28 TD passes, the third-best annual total in school history … set the Aztec season record with 3,799 yards in total offense and led the MWC and ranked 14th nationally with a total offense average of 292.2 yards per game … placed second in the league and 21st in the country with a 149.4 pass efficiency rating.
2009: Team’s co-Offensive Player of the Year started all 12 games and ranked second in the conference and 19th in the nation in passing yards per game (254.5) … his 3,054 passing yards were the most ever by an Aztec sophomore and ranked 11th in school season history ... 437 passing attempts are seventh in the season record book, while his 23 passing TDs tied for eighth.
2008: As a freshman, was named the team’s Offensive MVP after starting 11 contests … completed 242 of 427 pass attempts for 2,653 yards, 16 TDs and nine INTs … both his pass attempts and completions rank ninth on the school’s season-record list … posted four games with 300-plus yards passing … also ran for one TD.
2007: Redshirted as a freshman.
Personal:
Attended El Capitan (Lakeside, CA) High School where he lettered twice despite not suiting up until his junior campaign … a two-time squad captain, threw for 5,741 yards and 49 TDs during his career, including 2,220 yards and 14 TDs during his prep debut in 2005 … as a senior, completed 235 of 385 passes (61%) for 3,521 yards and 35 TDs, earning 2006 CalHiSports second-team All-State and first-team All-CIF, All-Grossmont Valley League and All-Division III honors … named Offensive Player of the Year by the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Breitbard Hall of Champions … recipient of the Russ Saunders Award, given to the county’s top senior student-athlete in football by the Hall of Champions … helped lead the Vaqueros to the league title and an 11-1 record in 2006, the best performance in school history … an Honor Roll student, he ranked in the top six percent of his class and garnered first-team All-Academic honors from the San Diego Union-Tribune during his junior and senior years at high school … majored in Social Science Teaching at SDSU.
