San Diego Athletics

2009 Walter Payton Watch List Candidate

2008 All-PFL First Team

2008 USD Most Valuable Offensive Player

USD: Second year player back as team[apos]s starting quarterback... One of 20 preseason Payton Award Watch List Candidates... Last season was named All-PFL 1st Team and the team[apos]s Most Valuable Player on offense... Ranked 1st in the PFL in passing average (256.5 yards per game) and passing efficiency (160.2 rating), completing 239 out of 358 attempts for 2,822 yards and 35 touchdowns... Ranked 2nd in the PFL in total offense (259.5 yards per game)... Completed 20 or more passes in 9 contests with season-best 27 against Dayton... Tossed 4 touchdowns in four games, and at least 3 TDs in nine contests... Named PFL Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1) following win over Marist... Personal-best 364 yards passing in win over Azusa Pacific. Junior College: Played two years at Saddleback Junior College... Last season he helped guide the Gauchos to a 7-3 mark... He completed 79-of-142 passes for 1,023 yards and 8 touchdowns. High School: Attended Durango HS in Durango, CO... Senior year named team Offensive MVP after passing for 40 touchdowns and 2,000 yards... A three-year varsity performer in both football and basketball. Personal: Born on May 5, 1986 in England... His mother, Felicia, and step-father Ron Trujillo reside in Durango, CO... His father Steve Garrison, and step-mother Robbin, live in Phoenix, AZ... Chose USD for academics and football... Also recruited by North Dakota State, Central Connecticut State, Texas A&M and Southern Illinois... Notes his dad played quarterback at Fort Lewis College... Besides football, enjoys watching movies, playing video games and golf. Major: Business. Minor: Real Estate.