The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE recruiting services: four-star prospect, the No. 13 quarterback nationally and the No. 4 player in Michigan … No. 2 QB in the Midwest according to Scout … No. 23 player in the Midwest ac- cording to ESPN. STATISTICS Career Totals: Three-year varsity player and two-year full-time starter for a Brother Rice team that went 49-5 and captured three straight Division 2 state titles during his career, includ- ing an undefeated season during his junior campaign … Completed 428 of 641 passes (66.8 percent) for 6,254 yards (9.8 yards per attempt) with 69 touchdowns and just 14 interceptions … Compiled a pass efficiency rating of 179.88 … Rushed 142 times for 203 yards (1.4 yards per carry) and six touchdowns … Punted 12 times for 408 yards (34 yards per kick) … His 69 touchdown passes rank No. 9 in state history, while his 6,254 passing yards are No. 12, his 641 passing attempts are No. 27 and his 428 completions are No. 11. Senior Season: Led Brother Rice to an 11-1 record, with the state quar- terfinal loss to Warren De La Salle his first as a starter … Completed 211 of 325 passes (64.9 percent) for 2,998 yards (9.2 yards per attempt) with 38 touchdowns and five interceptions … Compiled a pass efficiency rating of 177.9 … Rushed 74 times for 52 yards (0.7 yards per attempt) with a long of 19 yards, and scored two touchdowns on the ground … Fumbled six times, losing two … Punted 11 times with an average of 35.5 yards per kick, landing five inside the opponents' 20-yard line … 2014 The Detroit News All-Divisions All-State Dream Team … Mr. Football 2014 … MLive Player of the Year … Body Armor Player of the Year … Ga- torade Michigan Player of the Year … First-team Divisions 1-2 all-state selec- tion by the Associated Press … The Detroit Free Press All-Metro … First- team All-Catholic … His 2,998 pass- ing yards are No. 17 in Michigan high school history's single-season record books, while his 211 completions and 38 passing touchdowns both rank No. 9. Junior Season: Led Brother Rice to a 14-0 season and the school's third straight state title in Division 2 … Completed 190 of 281 passes (67.6 percent) for 2,782 yards (14.6 yards per attempt) with 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions … Posted a pass efficiency rating of 173.7 … Rushed 50 times for 57 yards (1.1 yards per attempt) and three touchdowns … Fumbled three times, but recovered all three … Punted one time for 17 yards … Honorable mention Divisions 1-2 all-state pick by the Associated Press … The Detroit Free Press All-Metro North … First-team All-Catholic. S o p h o m o re S e a s o n : E m e rg e d late in the season to share time with senior Cheyne Lacanaria (Ohio Wes- leyan signee) and started the final two games of the year … Part of a 12-2, state title-winning squad in Division 2 … Completed 27 of 35 passes (77.1 percent) for 474 yards (17.6 yards per attempt) with six touchdowns and no