Will compete for a backup QB position in 2008...Played at USC under Pete Carroll, a former Vikings assistant coach from 1985-89...Was the 6th QB drafted in 2008...Part of 10-player USC draft class in 2008.
Started 23 total games at USC…Finished his career ranked 4th all-time with 55 career TDs, 5th with 518 completions and 5th with 6,125 passing yards...Also finished 6th all-time with 5,945 yards of total offense…Threw at least 1 TD pass in 22 of his 23 starts, at least 2 TDs in 16 games, at least 3 TDs in 11 games and at least 4 TDs in 3 games…Had 200-plus yard passing games 18 times in his career…Threw for 300+ yards 4 times…Went 20-3 as a starter and 9-0 against AP-ranked opponents… Played in 2 Rose Bowls and holds the Rose Bowl record for career TD passes (7)…Was only the 8th player at USC to be named a team captain twice…His 215 completions in 2007 ranks him 11th on USC’s season passing list and his 2,255 yards of total offense ranks 16th for a single season…Earned Rose Bowl Offensive MVP honors in 2007 when he completed 25-of-37 passes for 255 yards and 3 TDs and 1 INT against Illinois…Made the 2006 All- Pac-10 1st team…Tied for 4th on USC’s season passing list with 269 completions in 2006 and ranked 5th on the season list with 3,347 passing yards as he joined Carson Palmer, Rob Johnson and Matt Leinart as the only Trojans to eclipse 3,000 passing yards in a season… His 3,294 yards of total offense in 2006 ranks 5th on USC’s season ladder (15th on the Pac-10 list)…Ranked 4th all-time with 29 TD passes in a single season in 2006 (tied for 9th in Pac-10 ranks)…Threw for a career-high 406 yards and 3 TDs on 24-of-39 passing at Oregon State in 2006…Tied Rose Bowl record with 4 passing TDs in 2006 vs. Michigan…Redshirted as a sophomore in 2004 due to a bruised right elbow.
Graduated with a degree in sociology from USC...Avid golfer…Father, Johnny, played collegiate QB and coached at Evangel Christian…Brother, Abram, was a WR at LSU (1997-99) and Valdosta State (2001)...Brother, Josh, was a QB for the Cleveland Browns after 2 seasons at LSU (1999-2000)...Prior to attending LSU, Josh spent 5 years (1994-98) as an infielder in the Florida Marlins organization, including 13 games in the majors...Younger brother, Jack, was an All-State QB in 2007 as a senior at Calvary Baptist.