2006: Saw action in eight games, starting one at quarterback . . . completed 34-of-67 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns . . . completed 3-of-5 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky . . . completed 6-of-16 passes for 73 yards against Tennessee-Martin . . . 14-of-26 passing for a career-high 88 yards in first collegiate start against Tennessee Tech.

Previous College: Played in four games in 2005 at the University of Arkansas . . . completed six of 17 passes for 63 yards and one touchdown . . . redshirted the 2004 season at Arkansas.

High School: Named the 2003 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class-A Offensive Player of the Year at Landmark Christian School . . . as a senior, completed 159 of 269 passes for 2,565 yards and 29 touchdowns . . . named first-team All-State by the Associated Press and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . was a three-time All-State selection . . . the team posted a record of 29-7 over his last three seasons . . . was selected to the Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report All-America squad . . . Tom Lemming's also ranked him as the No. 25 overall quarterback in the country and the No. 1 quarterback in Georgia . . . was rated as the No. 29 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com . . . was listed as one of the nation's Super Prospects by CollegeSports.com . . . participated in the Elite 11 quarterback trials in the summer of 2004 . . . received the Headmaster's Award for student leadership in high school.

Personal: Born Nov. 24, 1985 . . . son of Chris and Micki Mortensen . . . father is an NFL analyst for ESPN . . . majoring in ­communication.