Biography
WASHINGTON STATE
FRESHMAN (2021): Named 2021 Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and All-Pac-12 honorable mention…named finalist for 2021 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year…appeared in 12 games, 11 as a starter...went 227-for-359 for 2,798 yards and 23 touchdowns with nine interceptions…rushed for three touchdowns…came off bench late in first half against Utah State threw for 155 yards and one TD (12), also rushed for 42 yards on seven carries…started against Portland State, threw for 303 yards with career-high three TD (22, 19, 13) and rushed for 10-yard TD…received eighth-best QB grade in the country and best in the Pac-12 by PFF College in week two win over Portland State…threw two TD (12,7) against USC…did not play at Utah…started, matched career-high with three passing TD (22, 5, 8) in win at Cal…went 32-of-46 for 399 yards, all career highs, threw three TD (55, 14, 1) in win over Oregon State, named Rose Bowl Game Pac-12 Player of the Week…threw three TD passes (32, 31, 10) in win over Stanford, rated 3rd-best QB performance in the country by PFF College…threw for 257 yards against BYU…threw two TD (28, 45) and rushed for another in win at Arizona State…threw for 280 yards with two TD passes (14,2) and rushed for one-yard TD at No. 3 Oregon…had career-high four pass TD (8, 43, 31, 78) in win over Arizona…earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after completing 27-of-32 passes for an 84.3 completion percentage in the Apple Cup win, the best completion percentage by a Cougar quarterback in an Apple Cup, threw for 245 yards and also rushed for 31 yards against Washington…went 7-of-17 for 47 yards against Central Michigan in Sun Bowl…transferred.
FRESHMAN (2020): Started all four games, went 78-of-129 (60.5%) for 886 yards and five touchdowns…also rushed 28 times for 34 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 16…first true freshman to start at quarterback in a season-opener in WSU history, threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns (29, 28) and also rushed for 43 yards and 5-yard touchdown in win at Oregon State…named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following win at Oregon State…threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns (18, 4) against No. 11 Oregon, named among the FWAA Freshman All-American Fresh Four Performances…went 18-of-29 for 134 yards at No. 20 USC…went 17-of-28 for 204 yards with one touchdown pass (8) and a 3-yard rushing score at Utah.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Louis High School in Honolulu…two-time state champion…as a JUNIOR, led SLHS to an 11-0 record and a state title…named second-team All-Hawaii after throwing for over 2,300 yards and 19 touchdowns…SLHS averaged 46 points-per-game…as a SENIOR, led SLHS to its fourth-straight HHSAA Open Division title with a 12-0 record…named a High School All-American by MaxPreps...named Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year, the 12th Gatorade honor in SLHS history…named Scoring Live All-Hawaii Football Offensive Player of the Year...named a finalist for the 2019 Polynesian High School Football Player of the Year, named Hawaii Open Division Player of the Year and IHL Offensive MVP after completing 228-of-319 (71.4%) passes for 3,452 yards and 29 touchdowns…rushed for 345 yards and eight touchdowns…SLHS is scheduled to participate in the 2019 GEICO State Champions Bowl Series, which will take place from Dec. 20-21 in Las Vegas…committed to play in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu…rated four-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com…rated eighth-best pro style quarterback in the country by 247Sports.com and No. 3 prospect in Hawaii by Rivals.com.
PERSONAL
Parents, Jacob and Malinda…younger brothers, Jayson and Jayxen…uncle, Mel de Laura played wide receiver at Hawaii.