TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (171st overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, April 29, 2017...Waived by Bills, Nov. 14, 2018...Signed by Oakland Raiders to practice squad, Dec. 19, 2018...Signed by Raiders as a reserve/future free agent, Jan. 1, 2019.
CAREER: Third-year quarterback enters his first full season with the Raiders after joining the club’s practice squad in Dec. 2018...Career totals include eight games played with four starts, 548 passing yards on 68-of-130 attempts with three TDs and 12 INTs...Played in four games with two starts in 2018, completing 44-of-81 passes for 296 yards with one TD against seven INTs...As a rookie, appeared in four games with two starts, compiling 252 yards on 24-of-49 passing with two TDs and five INTs...Originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round selection of the Buffalo Bills in 2017.
2018 (with Buf. and Oak.): Played in four games with two starts, completing 44-of-81 attempts for 296 yards (54.3 percent) with one TD and seven INTs...Rushed 10 times for 50 yards with one TD, marking his first career rushing score...(9/9) at Bal.: Made his third career start...Completed 5-of-18 passes for 24 yards with two INTs...(10/14) at Hou.: Threw for 61 yards on 6-of-12 passing with one TD and two INTs...(10/29) vs. NE: Completed 2-of-2 attempts for 23 yards...(11/4) vs. Chi.: Set career highs in completions (31), passing attempts (49) and passing yards (188)...Rushed eight times for 47 yards, both career highs...Recorded his first career rushing TD.
2017 (with Buf.): Appeared in four games with two starts, completing 24-of-49 attempts for 252 yards with two TDs and five INTs...Rushed for 23 yards on seven carries (3.3 avg.)...(11/12) vs. NO: Entered the game in the fourth quarter and completed 7-of-10 passes for 79 yards with one TD in his first NFL action...Threw first career TD pass to TE Nick O’Leary for a 10-yard score...(11/19) at LAC: Made his first career NFL start...Finished with 66 yards on 6-of-14 passing (42.9 percent) and five INTs...(12/3) at NE: Completed 6-of-15 attempts for 50 yards...Rushed one time for nine yards...(12/10) vs. Ind.: Started his second career game and connected with WR Kelvin Benjamin on an 8-yard TD pass...Completed 2-of-10 attempts for 57 yards and added four carries for 10 yards... Postseason:(1/7/18) at Jac.: Made his first career postseason appearance...Completed one pass for 14 yards with one INT.
COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Pittsburgh (2015-16) after transferring from Tennessee...Career totals include 26 games played with 24 starts, 5,142 passing yards on 378-of-620 passing (61.0 percent) with 47 TDs...Added 518 rushing yards on 157 carries (3.3 avg.) with four TDs...As a redshirt senior in 2016, led the ACC in pass efficiency (163.4), yards per completion (15.43) and yards per pass attempt (9.33)...Set a school record by leading the highest scoring offense in Pitt history (40.92 points per game)...Selected to play in the Senior Bowl...Was named All-ACC Academic team...Named the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week after passing for a career-high 308 yards with five TDs against No. 2 Clemson...Threw for 2,855 yards with 27 TDs and seven INTs...His 27 TDs rank fourth on the school’s single-season TD passing list...Finished as the team’s third-leading rusher with 286 yards on 72 carries (4.0 avg.) with three TDs...Enrolled at Pitt as a graduate transfer in 2015...Finished second in the ACC in completion percentage, third in TD passes and fourth in passing efficiency...Played in 13 games with 11 starts, completing 193-of-314 passes for 2,287 yards with 20 TDs and eight INTs...From 2013-14, played in 11 games with two starts at Tennessee...Was a three-time Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll member...Completed 20-of-43 passes for 94 yards with two INTs...Redshirted in 2012...Earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Tennessee...Received his MBA from Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of business.
PERSONAL: Attended Bartram High School in St. Johns, Fla. ...Rated the No. 10 QB prospect by Rivals.com...Rated No. 43 player in Florida by Rivals.com and No. 50 by 247Sports.com...Selected first-team All-Florida Class 6A...Named St. Johns County Player of the Year and The Florida Times-Union All-First Coast Team...Led his team to a 12-2 record and the Florida 6A semifinals as a senior...As a senior, completed 199-of-315 passes for 2,932 yards with 36 TDs.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: PASSING: Attempts – 49, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Completions – 31, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Yards – 188, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Long – 26, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Touchdowns – 1, three times; last: 10/14/18 at Hou. Interceptions – 5, 11/19/17 at LAC. Rating – 126.7, 11/12/17 vs. NO. RUSHING: Attempts – 8, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Yards – 47, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Long – 24, 11/4/18 vs. Chi. Touchdowns – 1, 11/4/18 vs. Chi.
