Captain Cam
... or as head coach Kyle Whittingham likes to call him, "the Alpha Dog" - is in his second year as Utah's starting quarterback.
The 2021 Pac-12 All-Conference first-team selection has played in 24 career games with 22 starts, including 10 games this season.
Through his 10 games in 2022, Rising is 202-of-311 passing for 2,395 yards (7 INT, 19 TDs), adding 59 carries for 378 yards (6.4 ypc) and six rushing touchdowns.
He ranks ninth nationally in ESPN's QBR Rating, and is third among Pac-12 QBs.
Rising ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in completion percentage (.650) this season. Through 24 career games, he has completed 64.2% of his passes (409-of-637), which ranks fourth all-time at Utah.
He also sits at No. 28 in the nation in points responsible for per game (15.4), ranking sixth in the Pac-12.
Rising's six rushing touchdowns in 2022 ranks third among Pac-12 quarterbacks and ranks as the fourth-most among FBS quarterbacks.
His breakout game of the season came in Utah's 43-42 win over No. 7 USC, going 30-of-44 passing for 415 yards and two touchdowns, adding three rushing touchdowns (11 carries, 60 yards).
It was a career-high for Rising in completions (30), passing yards (415) and rushing touchdowns (3), accounting for 475 of Utah's 562 yards of total offense in the game. His 415 passing yards was the most by a Utah quarterback since 2005 and the most rushing touchdowns by a Ute QB since 2014.
Rising also had a career-high four passing touchdowns in Utah's win over San Diego State (18-of-30 passing for 224 yards) and a career-best 91 rushing yards at Florida (7 carries, 13.0 ypc).
Through 10 games, he has completed 65% or higher of his passes in six games, including eclipsing the 70% mark three times (73.9% vs. Southern Utah, 17-of-23; 76% vs. Oregon State, 19-of-25; 71.9% at UCLA, 23-of-32).
