Biography
Career Highs
Rushing Attempts: 39, at Jacksonville State (10/01/2022)
Rushing Yards: 206, at Wofford (11/30/19)
Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Wofford (11/30/19), at Jacksonville State (10/01/22), at Eastern Kentucky (11/19/22)
Longest Rush: 61, at Wofford (11/30/19)
Passing Attempts: 31, vs. Furman (09/16/23)
Completions: 17, vs. Furman (09/16/23)
Passing Yards: 308, vs. Furman (09/16/23)
Touchdown Passes: 2, 5 times, last vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/11/2023)
Longest Pass: 61, vs. Furman (09/16/23)
» First player in KSU history to pass for 300+ yards in a single game
» Kennesaw State record holder for single game passing yards (309), completions (17) and pass attempts (31) (Sept. 16, 2023)
» Hold program record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception with 140
» Became seventh player in KSU history to surpass 1,000 career rushing yards (Sept. 24, 2022)
» Became the fifth 1,000-yard passer in Kennesaw State history (Aug. 31, 2023)
As a Graduate (2023)
Started eight games at quarterback for the Owls ... finished with 1,190 passing yards and was second on the team with 401 rushing yards ... added eight passing touchdowns and seven rushing touchdowns ... became the fifth 1,000-yard passer in KSU history during the season opening win versus Tusculum (Aug. 31) ... finished with 219 passing yards, two touchdown passes while going 12-of-18 through the air ... also led the team in rushing as he collected 90 yards on 13 attempts with a 55-yard rushing touchdown ... was named an E.A.T. Player of the Week ... was 12-for-16 with 181 passing yards and one touchdown at Chattanooga (Sept. 9) ... also added 32 rushing yards with one touchdown run ... became the first player in school history to pass for 300+ yards in a single game with 308 against Furman (Sept. 16) ... also set school record for single-game completions (17) and pass attempts (31) while throwing two touchdown passes ... also added 63 rushing yards on 15 attempts ... ran for a team high of 76 yards at Charleston Southern (Sept. 30) with one touchdown ... was 8-of-16 through the air with 85 passing yards ... passed for 144 yards against Tennessee State (Oct. 7) while running for two touchdowns ... rushed for 100 yards on 16 attempts at Sam Houston (Nov. 4) ... had one rush go for a 57-yard touchdown ... was 8-of-14 passing with 44 yards ... threw two touchdown passes and finished 8-of-10 with 133 passing yards in the season finale with Virginia-Lynchburg (Nov. 11) ... also added 39 rushing yards on three attempts with one touchdown. Â
As a Senior (2022)
Went 3-of-4 through the air with 51 passing yards at Cincinnati (Sept. 10) ... also added 28 rushing yards on 13 attempts... posted 11 completions for 107 yards in the home opener against Wofford (Sept. 24)... also added 138 rushing yards on 28 attempts and two rushing touchdowns... tied his career-high with three rushing touchdowns on a school-record 39 attempts at Jacksonville State (Oct. 1) ... added 134 rushing yards in the contest to mark his second -straight game with 100+ rush yards ... also went 4-of-13 passing with 44 yards ... went 5-of-10 passing for 61 yards against Austin Peay (Nov. 12) ... also added 19 rushing yards on eight attempts with one touchdown ...ran for 66 yards and three touchdowns at Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 19) ... also went 5-of-13 passing for 112 yards and threw one touchdown in the season finale. Â
As a Junior (Fall 2021)
Rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener against Reinhardt (Sept. 2) ... had one rush that went for 36 yards ... also, went 3-of-7 passing with 40 yards ... threw one pass for a 48-yard touchdown during a win versus Monmouth (Nov. 20) in the Big South Championship ... also added five rushes for 31 yards ... ran for 57 yards on eight carries in round one of the FCS Playoffs versus Davidson (Nov. 27) ... had one rush go for 30 yards and averaged 7.1 yards per carry in the contest ... went 6-for-14 passing with 125 yards and two passing touchdowns at ETSU (Dec. 4) in the second round of the FCS Playoffs ... also added a team high 164 rushing yards with two rushing touchdowns.  Â
As a Sophomore (Spring 2021)
» Big South Offensive Player of the Week (Mar. 15)
Played in three games and made two starts ... ran 54 times for 174 yards with two touchdowns ... had a long of 26 yards ... threw for 275 yards and three scores ... was 13-of-24 passing with a long of 51 yards ... named Big South Offensive Player of the Week following a 24-19 victory over CSU where he had two passing touchdowns and went 4-of-5 with 108 yards ... rushed 27 times for 113 yards with one score in the game.
As a Freshman (2019)
Played in four games and received a redshirt … had one of the most remarkable stories of any college football player in 2019, coming off the bench and leading the Owls to a victory at No. 11 Wofford (Nov. 30) in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs with a record-breaking performance … registered 206 rushing yards and three touchdowns in two and a half quarters of action … set the Big South Conference playoff record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with three, rushing yards with 206, and longest rush from scrimmage at 61 yards … also set the KSU program record for rushing yards by a quarterback against Wofford … led the Owls to the near upset of No. 3 national seed Weber State (Dec. 7) in the second round of the FCS Playoffs, recording 116 rushing yards and one TD on the ground and adding 23 passing yards and one score through the air … ended the year with 420 rushing yards on 67 carries and five rushing touchdowns … averaged 110.8 yards of total offense per game.
Long Beach CC
Transfer from Long Beach City College where he played for head coach Brett Peabody … started the second half of the season and completed 62 attempts for 694 yards in 2018 … threw for a touchdown against Ventura on Nov. 10, 2018.
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High School
Played for Westchester High School in Los Angeles, Calif. … in 2017 he threw for 1,388 yards and 13 touchdowns … averaged 138.8 yards per game… completed 120-of-199 attempts … totaled 6,000 passing yards and 52 in his career at Westchester … named Western League Offensive Player of the Year … tabbed D2 First-Team quarterback and Daily Breeze Boys Athlete of the Week.
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Personal
Played a year at Long Beach City College with teammate Jeremiah Paulo … son of Diedre and Jon Murphy … has two brothers, Patrick and Malon … plans on majoring in Kinesiology.