Career
Games: 31
Maryville Debut: Sept. 3, 2022, vs. Berry
Stats Through End of 2024: 601-of-979 passing for 8,320 yards and 67 touchdowns; 24 interceptions; Long completion 84 yards; 61.4 completion percentage; 150.46 pass efficiency rating; 311 rushes for 830 yards and 23 touchdowns; 2.7-yard average; Long rush 46 yards; 6 punts for 31.2-yard average; Long punt 33 yards; 4 tackles, including 3 solo tackles; 140 points.
Awards
2024-25 Maryville College All-Scots Team
2024 All-Region Second Team (D3football.com)
2024 All-USA South Offensive Player of the Year
2024 All-USA South First Team
2024 USA South Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11)
2024 State Offensive Player of the Week (Tennessee Sports Writers Association, Nov. 12)
2024 Team Captain
2023 All-USA South First Team
2023 USA South Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, Oct. 23, Nov. 6 and Nov. 13)
2023 State Offensive Player of the Week (Tennessee Sports Writers Association, Oct. 25)
2023 Team Captain
2022 USA South Offensive Rookie of the Year
2022 All-USA South Second Team
2022 USA South Rookie of the Week (Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Sept. 26, Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and Nov. 14)
2024 (Junior)
Games: 11
Position: QB
Stats: 185-of-305 passing for USA South-leading 2,964 yards ... Second in USA South with 23 passing touchdowns ... 7 interceptions ... Long completion 82 yards ... 60.7 completion percentage third in league ... 162.58 pass efficiency rating second in league ... 71 rushing attempts for 209 yards ... 3 rushing touchdowns ... 2.9-yard average ... Long rush 46 yards ... USA South leader with 3,173 yards total offense ... 2 punts for 31.5-yard average ... 3 tackles, including 2 solo ... 20 points.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Team Captain ... Earned D3football.com All-Region Second Team, USA South's Offensive Player of the Year and All-USA South First Team at quarterback ... First Maryville Scot to win USA South's Offensive Player of the Year award ... Earned All-USA South honors for third time and second straight campaign as First Team quarterback ... Completed another brilliant campaign, finishing with career-highs of 2,964 passing yards and 162.58 pass efficiency rating ... Passing yardage total was program record ... 23 touchdowns against just seven interceptions ... Owns all major Maryville career passing marks, sporting 61.4 percent completion rate, 8,320 yards and 67 touchdowns against just 24 interceptions ... Five games with at least 300 passing yards ... Season-high 343 yards at DePauw in NCAA Second Round Playoff on 26-of-43 with two TDs and one interception ... Additional 300-yard games against LaGrange (324), Greensboro (317), Huntingdon (316) and Centre (310) ... Against USA South opponents, again led league with 1,799 passing yards, 257.0 per game and 186.2 passer efficiency rating ... At least one TD pass in all 11 games and ended season with streak of 17 straight games dating back to mid-portion of 2023 season ... Interception in opener against Sewanee snapped streak of 168 consecutive attempts without interception, dating to 2023 season ... Rushing touchdowns against Southern Virginia, Methodist and North Carolina Wesleyan ... 23 career rushing touchdowns tied for fourth in program history ... Rushed five times against Methodist for season-high 61 yards, including career long of 46 ... Helped Scots clinch USA South championship by completing 15 of his 24 passes for 314 yards and three touchdown passes to spark 47-7 victory at Greensboro ... Those TD passes went for 8, 82 and 40 yards all within a 9:28 span ... For that effort, earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association's State Football Offensive Player of the Week among state's four-year collegiate football programs.
2023 (Sophomore)
Games: 10
Position: QB
Stats: 234-of-366 passing for USA South-leading 2,801 yards ... Second in USA South with 20 passing touchdowns ... 11 interceptions ... Long completion 56 yards ... Led USA South with 63.9 completion percentage ... 140.24 pass efficiency rating third in league ... Team-leader with 121 rushing attempts and 355 yards ... Second in USA South with 13 rushing touchdowns ... 2.9-yard average ... Long rush 37 yards ... USA South leader with 3,156 yards total offense ... 1 punt for 32 yards ... 1 solo tackle ... 78 points.
Best Games: In just 20 games, set program career records for passing completions (416), yards (5,356) and touchdowns (44) ... First Scot QB to eclipse 5,000 career passing yards ... All-USA South First Team after setting Maryville records with 234 completions for 2,801 yards and a 63.9 percent completion rate ... Passing yards and completion percentage led USA South ... Also team's leading rusher with 355 yards ... 13 rushing TDs second in USA South ... Earned USA South Offensive Player of the Week four times ... In 34-23 win over Centre, accounted for all five Maryville touchdowns ... 16-of-24 passing for 309 yards and three touchdowns ... Carried 10 times for 26 yards and two touchdowns ... Accounted for all four MC touchdowns in 26-6 Homecoming victory against LaGrange ... 19-of-32 passing with 237 yards and one touchdown ... Rushed 13 times for 38 yards and career-high three scores ... That effort earned Tennessee Sports Writers Association Offensive Player of the Week for entire state in all divisions ... In 49-14 win at North Carolina Wesleyan, finished 25-of-40 passing for 294 yards and three TDs against zero interceptions ... Also team's leading rusher with 11 carries for 46 yards and two touchdowns ... Rushing TDs were for career-long 37 yards to open scoring and 3 yards early in third quarter for 21-7 Scots lead ... Passing touchdowns went for 34, 12 and 13 yards ... Made it three player of the week awards in the final four weeks of season to spark 48-10 triumph over Southern Virginia ... 29-of-43 passing for 312 yards and career-tying four touchdowns ... Also rushed four times for eight yards and another score, accounting for five total TDs for second straight week and third time this season ... Broke Maryville's season and career passing yardage records ... Finished season without throwing interception over last 158 pass attempts ... Accounted for league-leading 33 total touchdowns – 13 rushing and 20 passing ... Career highs with 32 completions and 402 passing yards at Brevard ... Four games with multiple rushing touchdowns and four with three or more passing TDs.
2022 (First Year)
Games: 10
Position: QB
Stats: 182-of-308 passing for 2,555 yards and USA South-leading 24 touchdowns ... Passing yardage total third in conference ... 6 interceptions tied for fewest in league among regular QBs ... Long completion 84 yards was longest in USA South ... 59.1 completion percentage third in USA South ... 150.59 pass efficiency rating second in league ... Second on team with 119 rushes, and second with 266 rushing yards ... Tied for team lead with 7 rushing touchdowns ... 2.2-yard average ... Long rush 22 yards ... 2,821 yards total offense second in USA South ... 3 punts for 30.7-yard average ... Long punt 33 yards ... 42 points.
Best Games: USA South Offensive Rookie of the Year and All-USA South Second Team performer led conference with 24 touchdown passes ... The 24 TD passes and 2,555 passing yards rank as second-most for season in Maryville program history ... Added seven rushing touchdowns, and his points responsible for per game total of 18.6 led all Division III first-year players ... Next closest player was at 15.7 ... Topped all DIII first-year quarterbacks in passing yards per game at 255.5 ... Next closest was at 216.1 ... Collected USA South Offensive Rookie of the Week honors six times ... Third Scot to earn USA South Football Offensive Rookie of the Year, joining Melvin Burston in 2011 and Elijah Hairston in 2017 ... Second in conference with 2,555 passing yards and third in completions (182), attempts (308), and completion percentage (59.1) ... Already 10th on Maryville career pass completions chart with 182 ... 84-yard pass completion to Kevon Samuels longest of season in USA South and third-longest in Scots program history ... Completed five passes of at least 60 yards ... Saved best for last with 27-of-41 passing for season-high 373 yards and three touchdowns in 25-22 closing upset win at Belhaven ... Passing yardage total was fifth-best game in program history ... Twice completed 27 passes in game, against Shenandoah and Belhaven, to tie for fourth-best in program history ... Went 27-for-40 for 340 yards and three TDs against Shenandoah ... Accounted for season-high five touchdowns in 45-7 triumph at Southern Virginia, throwing for four and running in another ... Added four more TD passes one week later in 61-7 Homecoming triumph over North Carolina Wesleyan ... 18-of-24 that day for 305, including the 84-yarder to Samuels ... Finished with four 300-yard games ... 22-of-36 for 301 yards and three TDs with another one rushing in 37-17 triumph at Greensboro ... Passed for at least 200 yards in eight of 10 games ... Scored single rushing touchdowns in seven different games, including five consecutive midseason ... Longest rush was 22 yards on two occasions.
Before Maryville
Attended Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton ... Played four seasons under head coach Shawn Witten.
Position: QB
Stats: As senior in 14 games, went 125-of-209 passing (72.3 percent) for 1,784 yards and 23 touchdowns against just seven interceptions … Also carried 247 times for 1,552 yards (6.3-yard average) and 22 rushing TDs, with eight 100-yard games … Compiled 3,336 total yards and scored 132 points for second straight season … Accounted for 45 touchdowns for second-most in state season history … For career in 55 games, went 382-of-575 passing (66.4 percent) for 6,281 yards and 84 touchdowns against 14 interceptions … Rushed for 3,941 yards (5.6-yard average) and 67 TDs, with 16 100-yard games … Compiled 10,222 total yards and scored 408 points … Five receptions for 7.4-yard average and one touchdown … Also punted 29 times for 35.9-yard average.
Honors: Three-time All-State … 2021 WJHL-TV Player of the Year … Two-time Region 1-4A Co-Player of the Year … 2020 Region 1-4A Co-Offensive Player of the Year … Helped Cyclones to Class 4A state championships in 2019 and 2020, followed by state runner-up finish in 2021.
Get to Know: Also played basketball and baseball.
Personal
Born: Bryson Xavier Rollins in Johnson City.
Family: Parents are Lamar Rollins and Amber Maxwell … One sibling, Kylah.
