2018: Returning starter at quarterback … Auburn career totals: 470-739 (63.6) for 5,952 yards passing, 11 interceptions, 36 TD … 5 300-yard passing games at Auburn, 17 200-yard passing games … Auburn record 162 pass attempts without an interception … Reese’s Senior Bowl … Auburn opener record hitting 72.2% of his passes vs. Washington (26-36, 273 yards, 10-yd TD to Cannella) … 15-22 for 134 yards vs. Arkansas with a 4-yard rushing TD … 19-33 for 245 yards, two TD vs. Southern Miss … team captain … 6-11 passing for 113 yards with a 57-yard TD to Schwartz vs. Alabama State … 19-38 for 214 yards at Mississippi State … 28-45 for 322 yards with 2 TD, 2 int vs. Tennessee … 13-22 for 215 yards, 1 TD at Ole Miss … quickest Auburn passer to 5,000 yards (23 games) vs. Texas A&M with 239 yards passing (18-29) and 2 TD … 24-36 for 163 yards passing at Georgia … 12-18 passing vs. Liberty with TDs to Cannella (22) and Seth Williams (45) … 52-yard TD pass to Slayton at Alabama … 15-21 for 373 yards, 5 TD passes vs. Purdue in Music City Bowl, winning MVP honors ... Davey O’Brien Great 8: Washington … preseason: Maxwell, Davey O’Brien, Walter Camp, Johnny Unitas, Earl Campbell Texas Rose, Manning Award watch lists; All-America 3rd team (Phil Steele); all-SEC 1st team (Phil Steele); 2nd (SEC media/coaches, Lindy’s); 3rd (Athlon)

2017: Starting quarterback … SEC newcomer of the year ... first team all-SEC (Phil Steele) ... second team all-SEC (coaches, AP) … Manning Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award finalist … led the SEC and ranked ninth nationally in completion percentage (66.5, 246-370) … fourth in SEC, 19th nationally in passing efficiency (151.0) … 125-186 (.672) in SEC regular season action with an efficiency rating of 169.56 … ranks second in passing yardage (3,158), first in completions (246) and sixth in touchdown passes (18) among Auburn single-season all-time leaders … 14-24 passing for 185 yards with 2 TD tosses in his debut against Georgia Southern; also rushed for a 14-yard score against the Eagles … 13-24 for 79 yards at Clemson; sacked 11 times … 32-37 for 364 passing yards against Mercer; that 86.5% completion percentage was second best all time by an SEC player with 30 attempts ... 32 attempts second most in Auburn history and set a school record with 18 consecutive completions … 13-17 passing at Missouri, with long completion of 58 to Kyle Davis and a long TD completion of 57 to Nate Craig-Myers … 13-16 for 264 yards and 2 TD vs. Mississippi State, with four completions of 47+ yards … 14-21 vs. Ole Miss for 235 yards with TD of 75 and 19 yards … 9-26 at LSU for 165 yards, 1 TD … 19-28 at Arkansas for 218 yards … 20-27 for 268 yards, 3 TD passing at Texas A&M … 16-23 vs. Georgia for 214 yards, 3 passing and one rushing TD … 18-24 for 235 yards, 2 TD passes vs. ULM … 21-28 vs. Alabama for 237 yards and a 16-yard rushing TD … opened SEC championship game with 8 consecutive completions, including a 6-yard TD pass to Craig-Myers … passed for 331 yards in Peach Bowl vs. UCF with a 26-yard TD pass to Hastings ... SEC Offensive Player of Week: Mississippi State, Alabama … Manning Award Star of Week: Mississippi State, Alabama … Manning Award mid-season watch list … Preseason: Maxwell Award watch list, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose watch list, 2nd team all-SEC (Athlon), 3rd team all-SEC (Phil Steele) ... A-Day spring game offensive MVP ... SEC Academic Honor Roll and Academic Top Tiger

Before Auburn: Five-star quarterback transfer who was the nation's top-rated dual-threat signalcaller coming out of the prep ranks ... ESPN No. 1 JUCO prospect ... student at McLennan Community College during autumn, 2016 ... played 2015 season at Baylor, where he was 75-109 passing for 1,265 yards and 12 TD as a true freshman ... three-time all-state selection for Coach Joseph Gillespie at Stephenville (Texas) High ... Under Armour All-American Game ... Elite 11 ... District 3-4A MVP as a junior ... career passing totals of 6,516 yards and 80 TD; career rushing of 1,790 yards and 29 scores ... all-district in basketball and also ran track

Personal: Birthday is August 8 ... son of Rochelle and Juder Stidham ... has two brothers, Juder and Dustin ... enjoys hunting ... received his bachelor's degree from the College of Liberal Arts and is now pursuing a second degree in interdepartmental studies