Collin Hurst

2024: Became Presbyterian's QB1 early in the campaign and announced himself as one of the best offensive talents in the Pioneer Football League, chosen as an FCS Freshman All-American by Phil Steele publications and named the PFL Offensive Freshman of the Year...Thrusted PC to their best overall record in 10 years thanks to 2,382 passing yards and a total of 22 touchdowns...Completed 187 passes while only committing four interceptions, good enough for a 66 percent completion rate and 154.9 pass efficiency rating which led all quarterbacks in the conference...Named a top-ten finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, an honor presented annually to the "most outstanding freshman player in the Football Championship Subdivision"...Averaged 198 passing yards per game and engineered the Blue Hose to their first perfect record in the month of November since 2002...Completed 43-of-54 attempts in consecutive blowouts wins over Dayton and Marist, recognized as the PFL Offensive Player of the Week by tossing three TD's on 269 yards as he picked apart the Red Foxes...Hurst never turned the ball over at any point in his last five games, ending the season without an interception in 135 straight attempts...Threw at least one touchdown pass in 10 out of 12 appearances, going for a season-best 358 yards in the PFL opener at Davidson (9/29)...After going 26-of-35 for 201 yards versus eventual league champion Drake in Clinton, he'd complete 73 percent of his passes during a season-closing four-game winning streak...He accounted for seven total touchdowns in the last two games of the semester (five passing, two rushing), including a 30-27 triumph over #23 Butler at Bailey Memorial Stadium which was the program's first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2014...As a rookie, he posted 13 more passing touchdowns than INT's...He forms one half of the longest passing play in school history, a 94-yard bomb to Dominic Kibby during a 28-point spanking of Stetson (10/26)...His 66% completion rate was the best in the PFL and ranked 15th in America, while his pass efficiency marker ranked 17th...Surpassed 250 yards through the air against three opponents, finishing his freshman year with the second-most passing yards of any PC quarterback since the turn to Division I nearly 20 years ago...Added 72 carries for an additional 175 yards, allowing him to tally above 2,500 offensive yards combined...Only Sacramento State's Carson Conklin recorded more passing TD's when looking at freshman quarterbacks from around the country, as Hurst averaged 13 yards per completion and at least one 40-yard pass in eight separate meetings...Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team. 2023: Did not see any game action on the season. Prior to PC: Was an All-County caliber player for all four years at Western High School, leveling up to All-State status as a senior…Named the 2021 Broward County Offensive Player of the Year, choosing PC because of the "different environment from home and rising athletic programs"…His biggest influence has been his father, who "taught me how to play the sport, which enabled me to fall in love with the game"…Intends to major in Journalism/Communication.