High School

Played his senior season at Gilmer High School and his first three years at Canton High School . . . led his high school teams to an overall 38-9 record . . . was a prep All-American quarterback at Gilmer (Texas) High School and a two-time Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . finished his prep career ranked third in Texas high school history in passing yards (11,695) and second in touchdown passes (130) . . . also rushed for 3,327 yards and 48 TDs in four seasons . . . played in the 2007 East Meets West All-American game after his senior season . . . was a four-year starter at quarterback and also started as a free safety his first three years . . . accounted for touchdowns in six different ways (pass, rush, receiving, KR, PR and INT return) in high school . . . threw for 3,216 yards and 47 TDs with only one interception, while rushing for 400 yards and 11 TDs as a senior . . . earned Class 3A Offensive Player of the Year honors from the Associated Press and the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior . . . was also named the district 15-3A MVP as he led Gilmer to a 10-1 record and a No. 11 ranking in the Texas Football Top-25 his senior season . . . finished his career by throwing 217 consecutive passes without an interception, while also completing at least four TD passes in eight of 11 games.