2019: Saw action in four contests, before being redshirted ... completed first career pass in a win over Morehead State ... made first career start at Youngstown State.

Lincoln-Way East HS: Three-year varsity letterwinner … took full advantage of his senior season, after serving as a backup on the 2017 IHSA Class 8A state title team ... set school single-season records for passing yards and passing touchdowns … finished senior season with 2,532 passing yards with 31 touchdowns through the air … added 594 yards and four touchdowns on the ground … recorded a five- touchdown effort against St. Charles East in the playoffs … earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors … finalist for the Chicagoland Player of the Year … earned player of the week honors during the season from USA Today, Chicago Sun Times and Chicago Tribune … also earned academic all-conference honors, while leading the team to the 2018 IHSA Class 8A semifinals … New Orleans Elite 11 finalist.

Personal: Born November 3, 2000, in Greenville, North Carolina … son of Gary and Sarah Baltz … one of four children ... member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll.