Davis Webb

However, his 78 yards thrown pushed him over the previous record for the school single season freshman passing yards previously held by Zebbie Lethridge in 1994.

After Webb's poor performance against Kansas State, Mayfield returned to the starting role for the next two games against Baylor and Texas.

Davis Matthew Webb (born January 22, 1995) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).

The passing yardage also set a Big 12 Conference freshman passing record, beating the mark set by Baylor's Nick Florence in 2009.

The game against Oklahoma State saw Webb complete 45 passes on 71 attempts for 425 yards.

The number of completions and attempts ranked fourth overall, and second overall behind Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell.

Webb struggled in an outing against Kansas State, and did not play in the second half.

Webb alternated as a backup quarterback behind fellow freshman Baker Mayfield, and as a starter, during his freshman year in 2013.

Webb became only the second true freshman at the position to play for the school.

Webb had been afflicted by an undetermined illness.

Webb made his first game appearance in the contest against TCU, where he threw the game-winning touchdown to wide receiver Bradley Marquez.

Following an injury to Mayfield, Webb made his first career start in an appearance against Iowa State, which saw him pass for 415 yards and 3 touchdowns.

His performance marked the fourth most yards passing for first time starter in school history.

He followed up his Iowa State performance with a record-setting performance against West Virginia.

Webb passed for 462 yards, 36–50 attempts, and two touchdowns, making Webb the first quarterback in school history to pass for over 400 yards twice in his freshman season.

Additionally, the yardage broke the school freshman passing record previously held by Billy Joe Tolliver.

It was announced during the preparations for the 2013 Holiday Bowl, that Mayfield was going to be transferring from the school following a "miscommunication" and the open competition for the starting position.

The departure of Mayfield ensured that the only competition for the starting job for the Holiday Bowl was going to be Michael Brewer.

Webb was named the starter for the Holiday Bowl against a top 15 Arizona State team, after the month of bowl practice.

Webb provided one of the most impressive performances of the 2013–14 NCAA football bowl season.

He finished the game with 403 yards, 28–41 passing and four touchdowns in the 37–23 upset, tying a Holiday Bowl touchdown record and earning MVP honors.

Webb concluded his freshman season with several Big 12 Conference freshman records: single game total offense, single game offensive plays, most 400 yard passing performances, passing yards in a single game, passing attempts in a single game, passes completed in a single game.

His performance also marked school freshman records for completions, attempts, touchdowns, passing yards, and 400 yard games.

Webb was named honorable mention Freshman All-American by College Football News, Big 12 Broadcasters Conference Freshman of the Year, and he received several weekly honors.

Webb was named the starting quarterback at the start of the 2014 season, following the transfer of fellow quarterback Michael Brewer to Virginia Tech.

Both Webb and the team as a whole were named dark horse candidates for the Heisman Trophy and the national championship respectively by ESPN.

Webb was named to the Maxwell Award and Manning Award watchlists for the best quarterback in college football.

Webb started the first eight games of the season before suffering a season-ending ankle injury in a game against TCU on October 25, 2014.

He was replaced by true freshman Patrick Mahomes.

It was revealed later that Webb was going to undergo surgery on his shoulder, which he injured originally on September 25 in a game against Oklahoma State.

Webb was the backup quarterback in 2015, to Patrick Mahomes, who retained possession of the starting quarterback job.

On December 30, 2015, Webb announced his intention to transfer from Texas Tech.

Webb announced his intention to transfer to the University of Colorado Boulder, on January 27, 2016.

He played his first three seasons of college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and then the California Golden Bears, before being selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.

In his seven seasons in the NFL, he was a member of all three franchises representing cities in New York, spending the most time with the Buffalo Bills.

Webb attended for Keller High School before transferring to Prosper High School in Prosper, Texas.

While at Prosper High School, Webb guided the team to a district championship and a trip to the Texas 4A regional semifinals.

Webb earned several accolades and was named first-team All-District as a junior and honorable mention All-State.

Webb graduated from Prosper after passing for 2,658 yards, 589 yards rushing, and 36 touchdowns.

Webb was ranked a 4-star prospect coming out of high school by ESPN and signed with Texas Tech University to play for the Red Raiders.