REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011):
-C-USA All-Freshman Team quarterback
-Appeared in 10 games and finished with a passer efficiency rating of 153.9 after going 75-of-110 passing (68.2 percent) for 958 yards and six touchdowns through the air
-Charleston Southern 9/3: In his first collegiate game, completed 8-of-10 passes for 144 yards
-At BYU 9/23: Completed 4-of-5 passes for 46 yards
-At SMU 10/15: Went 9-of-12 for 118 yards and one touchdown
-At UAB 10/20: Completed 6-of-10 passes for 102 yards
-Memphis 10/29: Completed 6-of-10 passes for 44 yards
-At Southern Miss 11/12: Had his best day of the season, going 24-for-34 for 248 yards and two touchdowns
-At East Carolina 11/19: Added 98 yards and two touchdowns on a 9-for-17 day
-UTEP 11/25: Completed the night 9-for-12 with 158 yards and a touchdown
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2010):
-Earned a redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL:
-Played for coach Wes Allen at Oviedo High School
-Set Seminole County records with 5,576 career passing yards and 53 touchdowns
-Ranked number eight in the Orlando Sentinel Central Florida Top 100 as a senior
-A third-team all-state pick in 2008, and twice named all-county
-Helped team to a 9-2 record senior year, completing 151-of-233 passes for 2,211 yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions
-The MVP of the Central Florida All-Star Game
-As a junior, threw for 2,400 yards and 24 touchdowns with nine interceptions while also running for 250 yards
-Team was district champions in 2007 and 2009
-Also recruited by Purdue, Colorado State, Kentucky, Tulane and Western Kentucky
PERSONAL:
-Son of Rob and Suzy Bortles
-Majoring in sports and fitness