University of Nevada Athletics

NEVADA CAREER
SIXTH YEAR (2025): Team Captain ...Appeared in all 12 games, making seven starts ... Starts came at both quarterback and in an all-purpose role ... Finished the season 44-for-86 passing for 577 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 527 yards and three touchdowns and catching nine passes for 59 yards and another touchdown ... Overall, led the Wolf Pack with 1,104 total yards, accumulated 586 all-purpose yards and accounted for seven touchdowns ... Passed for 97 yards and rushed for team-high 55 yards at No. 2/3 Penn State (Aug. 30) ... Ran for a career-high  yards while passing for 144 yards in win over Sacramento State (Sept. 6) ... Went 5-for-7 for 88 yards and a touchdown with an interception while rushing for 46 yards against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 13) ... Ran for 60 yards and a touchdown while passing for 165 yards at Western Kentucky (Sept. 20) ... Rushed four times for 16 yards at Fresno State (Oct. 4) ... Caught five passes for 42 yards over games against San Diego State, New Mexico, and Boise State (Oct. 11-24) ... Threw for 80 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 45 yards at Utah State (Nov. 8) ... Scored two touchdowns in win over San José State, running for 51 yards and a score and nabbing a seven-yard scoring pass among his three receptions for 18 yards (Nov. 15) ... Carried 12 times for 66 yards in win at Wyoming (Nov. 22) ... Ran for 73 yards on six carries with a season-long rush of 58 yards against UNLV (Nov. 29).

RS SENIOR (2024): Appeared in seven games, making one start (Oct. 26 at Hawai'i) ... Passed for 239 yards and a touchdown with one interception, completing 72.0 percent of his passes (18-for-25) ... Rushed for 60 yards and caught two passes for 10 yards ... Made season debut at San José State, completing his only pass attempt for 13 yards (Oct. 5) ... Completed one pass for 18 yards, rushed for 18 yards, and caught a pass for 11 yards against Oregon State (Oct. 12) ... Went 3-for-5 passing for 53 yards against Fresno State (Oct. 18) ... Made his only start of the season at Hawai'i, passing for 155 yards and a touchdown while going 13-for-18 with an interception, and rushing for 41 yards (Oct. 26).

PRIOR TO NEVADA
Dual-threat quarterback comes to Nevada from Nebraska, where he appeared in 12 games with four starts over the past two seasons (2022-23) … Threw for 382 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 180 yards and another score for the Huskers in 2023, highlighted by 169 yards passing with a 58-yard touchdown toss at Wisconsin … During his two seasons at Florida State (2020-21), he became just the fifth true freshman in FSU history to start at quarterback, passing for 181 yards and two scores in that start against N.C. State … Was rated a four-star recruit, and the nation’s No. 6 dual-threat quarterback by 247Sports … Produced 9,000 yards of total offense and 111 touchdowns over his career at Perry High School … Was named Arizona Offensive High School Player of the Year by the Arizona Cardinals as a senior … Parents are Shawn and Carrie Purdy.