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USC Quarterback Kedon Slovis Named FWAA Freshman All-American First Teamer
January 13, 2020 | Football, Features
He is the first Trojan true freshman quarterback ever to win Freshman All-American first team honors.
Slovis, who began the 2019 season as the backup but entered the starting lineup when starter JT Daniels suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener, was the 2019 Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
Year 1 of @CoachHarrellUSC + @Kedonslovis set a new standard for passing at USC. 📈 #FightOn pic.twitter.com/7HQSnWPVoJ
— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) January 14, 2020
He ranked in the national Top10 in 6 statistical categories: third in completion percentage (.719), eighth in passing efficiency (167.6), ninth in passing yards (291.8), ninth in completions (23.5), 14th in passing TDs (30) and 19th in total offense (287.1).
His 71.9% completion percentage is a Pac-12 season record (minimum of 300 attempts), breaking the 71.3% mark set by Stanford's Andrew Luck in 2011, and a Pac-12 freshman season record (minimum 100 attempts), breaking the 68.5% mark set by Oregon's Marcus Mariota in 2012, as well as a USC season record, breaking Cody Kessler's mark of 69.7% in 2014. His 167.6 passing efficiency rating broke Kessler's USC record of 167.1 set in 2014. His completions (282) and yardage (3,502) are USC freshman season records, while his TDs (30) trail only Sam Darnold's frosh mark of 31 in 2016.
He had 4 games in 2019 with 400 passing yards (a USC season record and tied with Matt Barkley for the most ever in a Trojan career) and 4 TD throws, all in the final 6 contests, including a school-record 515 yards with 4 scores against UCLA.
