Very tough quarterback who has shown tremendous improvement ... team leader who is competing for starting position ... elected as one of Tigers' captains in 2011 ... has good size and arm strength ... has improved his footwork and release ... freshman "red shirt" in 2008 ... completed 9 of 15 passes for 102 yards in 2010 Spring Game ... passed for 157 yards on 11-for-21 passing ... intellegent quarterback ... won Tigers' Academic Award last year ... good student who could be a candidate for Academic All-America honors.
2010 SEASON: Played in five games with one start ... completed 11 of 24 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown ... rushed for 26 yards on eight carries and scored a touchdown ... threw for 136 yards and a touchdown in season finale at New Hampshire ... tossed a 64-yard TD pass to Hakeem Moore at UNH ... scored first career touchdown on two-yard run at UNH ... had 12-yard run against Maine.
2009 SEASON: Appeared in five games ... made first career start in season finale at James Madison ... led Tiger quarterbacks with a .570 completion percentage ... completed 45 of 79 passes for 391 yards ... also ran for 41 yards on 21 carries ... made debut against Delaware and completed 4 of 11 passes for 46 yards ... completed a 37-yard pass to Hakeem Moore ... played well in Tigers' loss to #3 Villanova ... completed 21 of 31 passes for 177 yards against the Wildcats ... completed 20 of 34 passes for 168 yards at JMU ... also ran for 22 yards on eight carries ... completed a 38-yard pass to Erron Banks to set up Tigers' first touchdown against JMU.
AT CARAVEL ACADEMY: Three-year starter at quarterback ... named as the 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year in Delaware ... posted a 33-4 career record as the Buccaneers' quarterback ... passed for 23 touchdowns with no interceptions, leading Caravel to a 10-0 record as a senior ... completed 57 of 97 passes for 1,381 yards ... threw 45 career TD passes with 11 interceptions for Coach Mike Aruanno ... first team All-State as a senior ... led Buccaneers to three consecutive championship game appearances and state title in 2005 ... member of Buccaneers' golf and swimming teams.
PERSONAL: Has two older brothers who played college football ... oldest brother, Mike, is a William & Mary grad who played quarterback for Tribe ... older brother, Danny, was a receiver at Delaware for two years ... lists parents as people he admires most ... has done community service work with Habitat for Humanity ... avid fan of Pittsburgh Steelers ... favorite NFL player is Hines Ward ... lists Will Ferrell as his favorite actor ... enjoys listening to music by Jack Johnson ... most memorable experience was winning 2005 state title ... father is a graduate of Indiana (Pa.) who works as a safety manager at Boeing ... mother is a University of Pittsburgh graduate who works in medical sales ... son of Christopher and Deborah Potts ... born on February 24, 1990 in Merritt Island, Fla.
