Emerged from spring practice as the starting quarterback ... Took the majority of snaps as the starter during the spring ... Completed four of five passes for 38 yards and added 21 yards rushing in the spring game ... Led the club in rushing with 48 yards in the first spring scrimmage.
2009 (Sophomore):
Moved to wide receiver on Aug. 18 when Terence Davis suffered a torn ACL ... Did not catch a pass ... Saw action against Elon ... Earned his first varsity letter.
2008 (Redshirt Freshman):
Redshirt freshman who did not see any game action in 2008.
2007 (True Freshman):
Redshirted the season.
Background:
Ranked by Scout.com as the 30th-best quarterback nationally and the best in Ohio ... Listed as the 59th-best quarterback nationally by ESPN ... Ranked as a top-50 athlete by Scout ... 2006 Butler County Player of the Year ... Selected to the Ohio North vs. South All-Star game ... Holds every Middletown and GMC passing record ... Led Middletown to a 6-4 record as a senior ... Completed 59 percent of his passes as a senior ... Threw for 2,046 yards, 22 touchdowns and five interceptions ... Rushed for 447 yards and six scores ... Threw for 1,974 yards as a junior on 48 percent passing with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions ... Carried for 630 yards and eight touchdowns that season ... Ran a 4.33 40-yard dash at the Nike Combine, the fastest time among 585 student-athletes at that event in summer 2006 ... Has a 35-inch vertical leap ... Won the Ohio State High School 300-yard hurdles in a time of 36.94 seconds ... A member of Middletown's third-place 4x200-yard relay team ... Through the years, 49 players from his high school have gone on to play at Ohio State ... Coached by Ron Johnson.
Personal:
Majoring in communication with a minor in entrepreneurship and social enterprise ... Mother is Sheila Jones ... Born Feb. 3, 1989 ... Chose Wake Forest over Kansas State, Marshall, Maryland, Purdue, Tennessee and West Virginia.
