Cameron Rising
{{short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Cameron Rising
|school=
|currentnumber=7
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class=File:Redshirt.svg Senior
| major = Psychology and Criminology
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1999|5|13}}
|birth_place=Ventura, California, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=2
|weight_lb=220
|bowlgames=
|highlights=
- First-team All-Pac-12 (2021)
- Pac-12 Championship MVP (2022)
|highschool=Newbury Park {{nowrap|(Newbury Park, California)}}
|pastschools=
|espn=4362075
}}
Cameron James Rising (born May 13, 1999) is an American college football quarterback.
Early life
Rising attended Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California.{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-quarterbacks-cameron-rising-20160816-snap-story.html | title=Top quarterback Rising: Newbury Park star stays cool when heat is on | website=Los Angeles Times | date=16 August 2016 }} He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/19220854/cameron-rising-no-202-espn-300-flips-verbal-commitment-oklahoma-texas | title=ESPN 300 QB Rising flips from OU to Texas | date=23 April 2017 }}
College career
Rising redshirted his only year at Texas in 2018. He transferred to the University of Utah in 2019.{{Cite web |date=17 January 2019 |title=Former Texas QB Cameron Rising transfers to Utah |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/longhorns/article/Former-Texas-QB-Cameron-Rising-transfers-to-Utah-13542869.php}}{{Cite web |title=Utes land Texas QB Cameron Rising to fill Jack Tuttle's vacancy |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2019/01/18/utes-land-texas-qb/}} After redshirting his first year at Utah, Rising competed with Jake Bentley for the starting job in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Cameron Rising came to Utah for a shot at the starting QB job; COVID-19 put that on hold |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2020/05/20/cameron-rising-came-utah/}} Although Bentley won the job, Rising was chosen to start against the USC Trojans. During the game, he completed three of six passes for 45 yards with an interception before suffering a shoulder injury which caused him to miss the rest of the season.{{Cite web |title=Utah quarterback Cam Rising out for the year, Jake Bentley to start; Utes to play at Washington after ASU cancellation |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2020/11/24/utes-quarterback-cam/}}{{Cite web |date=22 November 2020 |title=QB Cam Rising makes start, but Jake Bentley replaces him in 2nd quarter against No. 20 USC |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/11/21/21587745/utah-football-kyle-whittingham-starting-quarterback}} Rising returned from the injury to compete with Charlie Brewer for the starting job in 2021.{{Cite web |date=12 August 2021 |title=Brewer, Rising battling for Utah starting QB job |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32009069/transfer-charlie-brewer-sophomore-cameron-rising-battling-utah-utes-starting-quarterback-job}} Rising again lost the starting quarterback position, but replaced Brewer after two games and started the final 11 games of the season.{{Cite web |date=12 October 2021 |title=Utah football: How quarterback Cam Rising became the 'alpha dog' of the Utes' offense |url=https://www.deseret.com/2021/10/12/22720748/utah-utes-quarterback-cam-rising-is-the-alpha-dog-of-utah-offense-kyle-whittingham-britain-covey}}{{Cite web |title=Cam Rising named starting QB for Utes; Charlie Brewer leaves program |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50246257/cam-rising-named-starting-qb-for-utes-charlie-brewer-leaves-program}} Overall, he completed 204 of 320 passes for 2,493 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions.{{Cite web |date=4 June 2022 |title=Cam Rising: Is he a Heisman Trophy candidate? |url=https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/4/23147505/utah-football-cam-rising-scott-mitchell-heisman-trophy-college-football-playoff-florida-pac-12}} On November 19, 2023, Rising announced that he was returning to Utah in 2024. In 2024, Rising injured a finger after being pushed out of bounds during a game against Baylor. He returned on October 11 against Arizona State. Upon his return, Rising injured a leg on the first drive of the game against Arizona State. He played the rest of the game limping. Kyle Wittingham reported the following Monday that due to injury, Rising would be out for the remainder of the season.
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns}}"| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||
| 2018
| colspan="15"| Freshman File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Utes}}"| Utah Utes | |||||||||||||||
| 2019
| colspan="15"| Transfer File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 1 || 1 || 0−1 || 3 || 6 || 50.0 || 45 || 7.5 || 0 || 1 || 79.7 || 1 || -11 || -11.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 13 || 11 || 8−3 || 204 || 320 || 63.8 || 2,493 || 7.8 || 20 || 5 || 146.7 || 74 || 499 || 6.7 || 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 13 || 13 || 10−3 || 249 || 385 || 64.7 || 3,034 || 7.9 || 26 || 8 || 149.0 || 77 || 465 || 6.0 || 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| colspan="15"| Medical File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 3 || 3 || 2−1 || 34 || 66 || 51.5 || 555 || 8.4 || 7 || 3 || 148.1 || 8 || 33 || 4.1 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Career{{Cite web |title=Cameron Rising College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/cameron-rising-1.html |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=Sports-Reference.com}} | 30 | 28 | 20−8 | 490 | 778 | 63.0 | 6,127 | 7.9 | 53 | 17 | 147.2 | 160 | 986 | 6.2 | 12 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 5/8
| weight = 220
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022197&DraftYear=2025 |title=Cameron Rising College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=April 8, 2025}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://utahutes.com/sports/football/roster/cameron--rising/13235 Utah Utes bio]
{{Utah Utes quarterback navbox}}
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Category:Players of American football from Ventura, California
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Texas Longhorns football players