Prior to UTSA
Attended SMU as a junior in 2017 ... played in six games… threw for one touchdown against North Texas… registered 75 yards on 18 carries and two rushing touchdowns ... spent sophomore season (2016) at Pearl River Community College ... played and started in the season opener at quarterback... entered the 2016 season as Pearl River's starting quarterback and completed 17 of 28 passes for 165 yards and rushed eight times for 55 yards against Northeast, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the game ... attended Wisconsin in 2014 and 2015 ... redshirted 2014 season ... played in six games at wide receiver and on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2015 ... a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.com out of Ribault High School ... ranked as No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the 2014 class by 247 Sports, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 17 by ESPN.com ... four-year starter at quarterback for Eagle's View Academy and Ribault, throwing for 7,271 yards and 76 touchdowns ... threw for 2,000 yards in three separate seasons ... also ran for 775 yards and 13 TDs ... three-time all-state selection ... transferred to Ribault for senior season, throwing for 2,371 yards and 22 touchdowns while running for 602 yards and eight rushing scores en route to all-state and All-Gateway Conference honors ... as a junior at Eagle's View, completed first pass of season for 55-yard touchdown before tearing ACL on second drive of season-opening game ... as a sophomore, threw for 2,667 yards and 31 touchdowns while rushing for another five TDs, earning all-state honors ... threw for 2,178 yards and 22 TDs as a freshman to earn all-state honorable mention ... named to All-Combine Team at 2012 Orlando Nike Sparq Combine ... four-year team MVP ... four-year team captain ... also competed in basketball and track and field ... high school coaches were Ryan Keith (Eagle's View Academy) and Anthony Flynn (Ribault).
Personal
Born July 22, 1995 … son of Teisha and Daniel Gillins.
Attended SMU as a junior in 2017 ... played in six games… threw for one touchdown against North Texas… registered 75 yards on 18 carries and two rushing touchdowns ... spent sophomore season (2016) at Pearl River Community College ... played and started in the season opener at quarterback... entered the 2016 season as Pearl River's starting quarterback and completed 17 of 28 passes for 165 yards and rushed eight times for 55 yards against Northeast, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the game ... attended Wisconsin in 2014 and 2015 ... redshirted 2014 season ... played in six games at wide receiver and on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2015 ... a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.com out of Ribault High School ... ranked as No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the 2014 class by 247 Sports, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 17 by ESPN.com ... four-year starter at quarterback for Eagle's View Academy and Ribault, throwing for 7,271 yards and 76 touchdowns ... threw for 2,000 yards in three separate seasons ... also ran for 775 yards and 13 TDs ... three-time all-state selection ... transferred to Ribault for senior season, throwing for 2,371 yards and 22 touchdowns while running for 602 yards and eight rushing scores en route to all-state and All-Gateway Conference honors ... as a junior at Eagle's View, completed first pass of season for 55-yard touchdown before tearing ACL on second drive of season-opening game ... as a sophomore, threw for 2,667 yards and 31 touchdowns while rushing for another five TDs, earning all-state honors ... threw for 2,178 yards and 22 TDs as a freshman to earn all-state honorable mention ... named to All-Combine Team at 2012 Orlando Nike Sparq Combine ... four-year team MVP ... four-year team captain ... also competed in basketball and track and field ... high school coaches were Ryan Keith (Eagle's View Academy) and Anthony Flynn (Ribault).
Personal
Born July 22, 1995 … son of Teisha and Daniel Gillins.