2025 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
2025 Team Captain
2024 Team Captain
2025 (Senior): Went 18-for-23 passing for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus Ohio (8/28) ... voted a team captain for the second time (8/25) ... a member of the
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch list (8/19) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/28).
2024 (Senior): Started all 13 games at quarterback ... completed 213-of-395 passes (53.9 percent) for 2,696 yards and 18 touchdowns ... had seven games with over 200 passing yards with a high of 313 ... became first Rutgers quarterback to reach 2,000 yards in a season since 2015 and accumulated the most passing yards since 2014 ... threw multiple touchdown passes five times with a high of three on three occasions ... became the fifth player in program history to record 200 or more completions in a season ... the only Big Ten player to attempt all its team's passes ... ranks fourth in the school season record book in total offense (2,947), fourth in passing attempts (395), fifth in passing completions (213), tied for fifth in passing touchdowns (18) and sixth in passing yards (2,696) ... ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 12.7 yards per completion, sixth with 18 passing touchdowns and seventh with 226.7 yards of total offense per game ... added 251 rushing yards and three scores on the ground ... recorded 2,947 yards of total offense, the most by a Rutgers player since 2008 ... accounted for 21 touchdowns (18 passing, three rushing), the most by a Scarlet Knight since 2014 ... offense averaged 28.9 points per game for the season, the best mark since 2008 ... unit converted on third down at a clip of 44 percent, the team's best mark in the Big Ten era, and picked up 293 first downs, the second-most in a season in program history ... the seven interceptions against tied for the fewest by Rutgers in a season since 1964 ... recorded 14 completions for 237 yards and a touchdown pass in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... passed for 157 yards and a touchdown in victory at Michigan State (11/30) ... accounted for four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing) with 174 passing yards and a season-high 84 rushing yards against No. 24 Illinois (11/23) ... went 20-for-30 passing for 238 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Maryland (11/16) ... passed for three touchdowns and 240 yards in win over Minnesota (11/9) ... compiled season highs with 27 completions and 313 passing yards at USC (10/25) ... passed for 287 yards on 18 completions versus UCLA (10/19) ... completed 15 passes with a touchdown at Nebraska (10/5) ... recorded a touchdown pass in the win over Washington (9/27) ... recorded 269 passing yards on 16 completions at Virginia Tech (9/21) ... threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns against Akron (9/7) ... went 15-for-24 passing for 147 yards and three touchdowns in Rutgers debut versus Howard (8/29) ... voted a team captain (8/20) ... picked to the Shrine Bowl 1000 (7/23).
2023 (Junior at Minnesota): Started 12 games at quarterback … completed 156-of-294 passes for 1,838 yards … threw 14 touchdown passes … scored two rushing touchdowns … ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 11.8 yards per completion and 10th with 161.0 yards of total offense per game … threw for 167 yards and one touchdown against Wisconsin (11/25) … completed 11 passes for 89 yards at No. 3 Ohio State (11/18) … recorded three touchdown passes on a season-high 292 passing yards at Purdue (11/11) … threw three touchdown passes versus Illinois (11/4) … completed 14 passes to six different receivers for 200 yards and one touchdown against Michigan State (10/28) … went 12-of-14 passing for 146 yards with two passing and one rushing touchdown against Louisiana (9/30) … added two passing scores at Northwestern (9/23) … completed 11 passes at No. 20 North Carolina (9/16) … led a comeback win against Nebraska (8/31) after going 24-for-44 for 196 yards and a tying touchdown pass on a fourth down with 2:32 remaining.
2022 (Sophomore at Minnesota): Played in 11 games with five starts at quarterback … completed 60-of-111 yards for 946 yards and three touchdowns … added a score on the ground … started the Pinstripe Bowl win against Syracuse (12/29) and went 7-of-9 passing for 80 yards … completed 19 passes for 319 yards and two touchdowns at Wisconsin (11/26) … added six completions for 137 yards in comeback win at Nebraska (11/5) … made first career start at No. 16 Penn State (10/22) and passed for 175 yards with a touchdown, adding 45 rushing yards … rushed for a touchdown and went 3-for-3 for 67 yards against Western Illinois (9/10) … made collegiate debut versus New Mexico State (9/1).
2021 (Freshman at Minnesota): Did not see game action.
Prior to College: Coached by Brian Glashagel at Antioch … senior season in 2020 was moved to spring 2021 … helped the Sequoits to a 6-0 record after passing for 1,158 yards and 15 touchdowns … added 245 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 40 carries … named Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois and the Northern Lake County Conference Player of the Year … captain of the
Daily Herald Lake County All-Area team … a four-star recruit according to
247Sports and
ESPN … ranked as the No. 16 quarterback in the nation according to
Rivals and the No. 2 prospect in Illinois according to
247Sports … listed 267th in ESPN 300.
Personal: Teammates with brother, Dino … father, Alex, wrestled in college at Seton Hall.
Major: Gifted Education (Grad)
