2014… started all 12 games at quarterback… threw for 2,609 yards on 214-of-389 passing… completed 58.0 percent of his passes… tossed 19 touchdowns… averaged 217.4 yard passing per game… had a long completion of 79 yards on the year… also rushed for 299 yards on the year with five touchdowns… had a long run of 27 yards… had a season-best 330 yards passing against Ouachita Baptist… topped the 300-yard passing mark twice on the season… twice threw for three touchdowns in a game…
Prior to SE… An NJCAA All-American at Trinity Valley CC… was named the SWJCFC MVP in 2013… named first team All-SWJCFC… earned All-Region 14 honors and was named the Region Player of the Year… Led his conference and was second in the nation in passing yards… led the conference and was third in the nation in passing touchdowns, setting a conference record in the process… led the conference and the nation in completions…
High School... played at DeSoto HS in DeSoto, Texas… became just the ninth player in Texas prep history to surpass 10,000 passing yards … finished four-year career with the fourth-most completions (735/63.0 completion percentage), fifth-most yards (10,636) and eighth-most touchdown passes (94) in UIL annals … earned second-team Class 5A all-state honors, named ESPN Dallas’ 5A Offensive Player of the Year and tabbed the District 11-5A Most Valuable Player after leading team to its deepest playoff run since 2006 … connected on 284-of-416 passes (68.3 percent) for 4,095 yards and 37 scores as a senior … added 275 rushing yards and 13 TDs that season … was 250-for-387 (64.6 percent) for 4,051 yards and 39 scores as a junior … also racked up 319 yards and reached paydirt three times on the ground … completed 158-of-283 passes (55.8 percent) for 1,853 yards and 15 TDs as a sophomore … totaled 419 rushing yards and a half dozen scores that year … saw limited action as a freshman, including a pair of starts (43-of-81/684 yards/3 TDs)…
Personal... a management major… the son of Tracy and Brett Polite… born Oct. 25, 1992.