Western Carolina University

2024 (Junior): Saw action twice in reserve, both at Furman (Oct. 19) and in the home win over VMI (Nov. 16) … Made his WCU debut in the road victory over the Paladins, rushing once … Completed 2-of-5 passes for 24 yards against the Keydets … Rushed four times for seven total yards, scoring on a one-yard plunge early in the fourth quarter to cap a 12-play, 76-yard drive.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Stephen F. Austin after committing to SFA in February after beginning his collegiate career at North Carolina; High School: Selected to the first-team All-State by both NCPreps.com and MaxPreps as a senior … Led East Surry to a 15-0 record, regional title and the 1-AA state championship … Set the NCHSAA single-season record in 2019 with 82 touchdowns responsible for and a 74.2 completion percentage … Threw for 4,615 yards and 65 touchdowns, second all-time in NCHSSA, while rushing for 466 yards and 17 TDs … Passed for a state championship single-game record 478 yards and seven passing touchdowns in accounting for eight total TDs … Led East Surry to a berth in the state title game as a junior, passing for 1,611 yards and 20 TDs … Played basketball and baseball as a prep where he was three-time all-conference, averaging 25.3 points and 11.2 rebounds per game as a junior … Listed as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ranked as the No. 22 player in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.

Personal: Is the son of Merry Craig and Jay Boaz.