Biography
Senior (2020): Started all 10 games... Ranked eighth nationally in completions per game (24.20), ninth in passing yards (3,095) and passing yards per game (309.5), 10th in total offense (320.0) and 13th in passing touchdowns (23)... Threw for a career-high 474 yards and had a career-high 501 yards of total offense against No. 25/24 Memphis... Posted seven 300-yard games and seven multi-touchdown performances, including a pair of four-TD outings (at UNT, at Temple)... Finished his career ranked first on career active lists for competitions (952) and passing yards (11,660), second in total offense (12,128), fourth in passing TDs (87) and fifth in total TDs (95)... AWARDS: Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist... Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2020... Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 15... Maxwell Award Watch List... Manning Award Watch List... Wuerffel Trophy Watch List... CFPA Watch List... Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week (Oct. 7)... AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 5)... CFPA National Performer of the Week (Sept. 20)... Manning Award Star of the Week (Nov. 9, Oct. 5, Sept. 21, Sept. 8)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention (Nov. 10, Nov. 3, Oct. 6, Sept. 22)... Davey O’Brien Great 8 (Oct. 5, Sept. 21)... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 9, Nov. 2, Oct. 19, Sept. 21, Sept. 14)... Shrine Bowl Invite... Hula Bowl Invite... NFF Hampshire Honor Society... Preseason: Dave Campbell's Best Quarterback in Texas, All-Texas College Team, Most Important Players in Texas #3... College Football News All-AAC, Top-30 AAC Players #3... Phil Steele First-Team All-AAC... Athlon Sports First-Team All-AAC... CBS Sports AAC Top-10 Players #1.... Reese's Senior Bowl Top 250.
Junior (2019): Started all 13 games... Completed 307-of-490 passes for 3,929 yards and 34 touchdowns (1st AAC)... His 302.2 passing yards per game and points responsible for (222) led the conference... Added 64 carries for 105 yards and two TDs... Was three-for-three on two-point conversions... Posted three games of 400+ yards (Temple, at Memphis, ECU)... Registered 4,034 yards of total offense (2nd at SMU)... Punted seven times for 272 yards with a long of 44 yards, two touchbacks and four inside the 20... SCHOOL RECORDS: Set SMU marks for season passing yards, single-season passing TDs, single-game passing TDs (6 vs. Temple), consecutive games with 2+ TD passes (11) and most passing yards in their first start by a Mustang (360).... AWARDS: Maxwell Award Semifinalist... Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Semifinalist... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist... All-AAC First Team... Manning Award Watch List... CFPA Watch List... Dave Campbell’s All-Texas College Team: Offense... Davey O’Brien Great 8 (Nov. 11)... Manning Award Stars of the Week (Nov. 11)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 11)... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 11)... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 4)... Walter Camp Award National POTW (Oct. 20)... College Sports Madness National POTW (Oct. 20)... AAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30)... Manning Award Stars of the Week (Sept. 30)... Davey O’Brien Great 8 (Sept. 30)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National POTW (Sept. 24)... AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 23)... Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 10)... Athlon Sports Preseason AAC: fourth-team offense... Phil Steele Preseason AAC: third-team offense... College Football News Preseason Top 30 Players: 30... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2018 (Junior at Texas): Played in two games… Completed 30-of-44 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns.
2017 (Sophomore at Texas): Played in nine games, making seven starts… Went 137-of-213 for 1,405 yards and seven touchdowns… Reached 1,000 passing yards on the season in five games, which tied for the eighth-fastest in Texas history… AWARDS: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
2016 (Freshman at Texas): Started all 12 games… Completed 236-of-391 passes for 2,958 yards (UT freshman record) and 21 touchdowns (second most as a UT freshman)… Was the first Texas quarterback since 2009 to have at least 2,500 passing yards and 20 touchdowns in a season… Became the first UT player since 1944 to start his first career game as a true freshman at quarterback and is the only player in school history to start each of his first two games... Tied for the second-fastest to reach 2,000 passing yards in a season at UT… Finished season ranked seventh at UT in single-season passing yards… AWARDS: Honorable mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year… ESPN.com All-Big 12 Underclassmen Team… Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 12, Sept. 6).
Prep: Played for Laban DeLay at Arlington Lamar… Two-time All-State and three-time all-district selection… Passed for 6,379 yards and 73 touchdowns while rushing for 1,805 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career… Named second-team 6A All-State by the Associated Press in 2015… Chosen second-team 6A Academic All-State… Selected MVP of District 4-6A… Selected honorable mention 6A All-State by the Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association in 2014… Tabbed Offensive Player of the Year of District 4-6A… Chosen first-team All-District 3-5A in 2013… Also played baseball.
Personal: Father, Steve, played baseball at Stanford and spent 11 seasons in Major League Baseball… Currently works for the Texas Rangers… Brother, Garrett, played baseball at Oklahoma and in the minor leagues.
