Fall 2021 Academic All-PFL Second Team

Fall 2021: Named to the Academic All-PFL Second Team... Saw action in all 11 games... Completed 106 passes for 1,299 yards and nine touchdowns while also rushing for one score... Had a season-high 19 completions in each of the season’s final two games – Nov. 13 at Butler and Nov. 20 vs. Morehead State... Passed for a season-high 241 yards and three touchdowns in the Nov. 13 game at Butler while also notching his first rushing score of the season.

Spring 2021: Appeared in three games including one start… Went 21-of-44 through the air for 304 passing yards and one touchdown… Made his season debut on March 20 vs. Drake and completed four of his nine pass attempts… Took over at quarterback midway through the April 10 game at Morehead State and nearly led the team to its biggest rally since 1995, going 7-of-14 through the air for 77 yards… Made his first career start on April 17 vs. San Diego and led Valpo to an upset victory over a team that was receiving votes nationally, the program’s first win over the Toreros since 2003 and just San Diego’s second league loss in a 42-game span… His first career TD pass was a memorable one as he found Braden Contreras for a 9-yard, go-ahead score that put Valpo ahead 20-19 with 21 seconds on the clock in the game against the Toreros… Finished that contest 10-of-21 for 193 yards including a 45-yard heave to Holden Hodge, the team’s longest pass of the season… Member of PFL Academic Honor Roll… Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors Award.

2019: Appeared in one game, making his collegiate debut on Sept. 21 at Truman State… Completed both of his pass attempts for 10 yards in the game against the Bulldogs… Member of PFL Honor Roll.

2018: Did not see action in his first season on campus… Retained four years of eligibility.

Prep: Played in 26 games as the starting quarterback during his junior and senior seasons… Saw his team post a 23-3 record over those 26 starts… Made 232 career completions with a 57.1 percent completion rate… Racked up 3,548 career passing yards and 40 career touchdowns while averaging 15 yards per completion… Led his team to an undefeated 2016 season that culminated with a state championship… Team also won the Classic 8 conference title – considered to be the toughest conference in the state of Wisconsin… Was named to the Classic 8 all-conference team as a junior and senior… Was a three-year letter winner in football while also earning two varsity letters in basketball and participating in track and field as a freshman and sophomore… Was on honor roll for one semester as a sophomore and two semesters as a junior… Down by 14 in Level 2 Playoff Game in 2016 against Wisconsin Lutheran with six minutes remaining, he threw three long touchdown passes (one was called back by a penalty) to tie the game. As the clock ran out, his team kicked a 51-yard field goal for the win on their way to a perfect season and a state championship.

Personal: Son of Dave and Jeri Nimz… Has one sister, Alyssa, and two pets – golden retriever Rylee and cat Lizzie… Majoring in business (finance and analytics)… Born on Nov. 12, 1999.