OVERVIEW:
- Good mobility despite being a pocket passer with a impressive arm and the ability to run numerous offensive styles
- A big-bodied body player that can get the ball out quickly but also hurt teams with a his legs
- The first ASU five-star quarterback signing in the era of modern recruiting services
- Redshirt the 2015 season at Alabama and began the 2016 season as the team's starter
- A consensus five-star prospect out of high school who was the MVP of the 2014 Elite 11 Quarterback Competition and participated in Nike's "The Opening"
- Led his team to victory in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game
- The nation's No. 1-ranked quarterback as a pocket passer by ESPN.com and the top dual-threat signal-caller by Rivals.com; ranked as the No. 2 QB prospect nationally by 247Sports and third by Scout.com; ranked as the 14th overall prospect in the ESPN300; 21st in the Top247, 23rd in the 247Composite; 30th in the Scout.com 300 and ranked 41st in the Rivals100
- Listed as the No. 2 player in California and the West region by ESPN.com while ranking fourth in California by Rivals.com and fifth by 247Sports
- Member of the Prepstar Dream Team, ranking 41st nationally
- Threw for a career-high 3,404 yards in 11 games for head coach Jeff Steinberg at as a senior at Santiago High School in 2014, recording 23 touchdown passes while rushing for 479 yards and seven scores; passed for 2,332 yards in 10 games as a junior with 22 touchdown passes and 695 yards rushing (7.6 yards per carry) and 13 scores