Kaidon Salter

HISTORY — From College Profile

2023 (So.):

• HERO Sports G5 National Player of the Year

• HERO Sports G5 All-America First Team QB

• Phil Steele Postseason All-American (Honorable Mention)

• Phil Steele Postseason All-CUSA First Team

• Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist

• Two-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week

• Maxwell Award semifinalist (National Player of the Year Award)

• Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2023 member

• Manning Award watch list selection

• CUSA Michael L. Slive Male Athlete of the Year

• CUSA Regular Season MVP

• CUSA First-Team All-Conference

• CUSA Football Championship MVP

• Four-time CUSA Offensive Player of the Week in 2023

• Led the Flames to Liberty’s first-ever perfect regular season record in school history

• Helped Liberty become the first FBS team in the Commonwealth of Virginia to post a perfect 13-0 heading into bowl season

• Seven games passing for 225 or more yards

• Posted a pair of 300-yard passing games against Buffalo and New Mexico State

• 11 games passing for two more touchdowns

• Four 100-yard rushing games

• Four games rushing for multiple touchdowns

• Most rushing yards in school history by a quarterback in a season (1,089)

• Led all quarterbacks in CUSA with 32 passing touchdowns

• Set a school record for passing touchdowns in a season (32)

• Ranks second in CUSA with 12 rushing touchdowns

• Ranks No. 1 in CUSA in passing efficiency

• Final National Rankings:

• No. 3 in rushing TDs by a quarterback (12)

• No. 3 in passing efficiency (176.6)

• No. 3 in passing yards per completion (16.25)

• No. 3 in points responsible for (264)

• No. 5 in passing TDs (32)

• No. 5 in points responsible for per game (18.9)

• No. 8 in rushing yards per carry (6.68)

• No. 22 in total offense (283.2 per game)

• No. 29 in rushing TDs (12)

• No. 36 in rushing yards (1,089)

• No. 38 in passing yards (2,876)

2022 (R-Fr.):

• Saw playing time in eight games, starting four contests

• Missed four games due to an injury

• Finished the season completing 87-of-149 pass attempts with five interceptions

• Threw for 1,088 yards and eight touchdowns

• Ranked third on Liberty’s roster with 69 carries for 285 rushing yards

• Also recorded two rushing touchdowns

• Led the Flames to a win during his first career start against UAB

• Finished the UAB game completing 13-of-25 passing attempts for 202 yards

• Also had 14 carries for 79 yards and a rushing touchdown against UAB

• Completed 19-of-34 attempts for 258 yards and two touchdowns at Wake Forest

• Also carried the ball 15 times for 72 yards and a touchdown at Wake Forest

• Started for the Flames during the Boca Raton Bowl against Toledo

• Finished the game completing 12-of-20 passing attempts for 84 yards and a touchdown

• Also ran the ball 10 times for 63 yards

2021 (Fr.):

• Redshirted after seeing playing time in two games

• Completed a 39-yard touchdown pass against UMass

• Also rushed three times for 47 yards against UMass

• Helped the Flames record their third-straight bowl game win with two carries for six yards during Liberty’s win over Eastern Michigan in the LendingTree Bowl

Previous School:

• Transferred to Liberty from Tennessee

• Took part in Tennessee’s 2021 spring workouts before transferring to Liberty

High School:

• Graduated from Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas in December 2020

• Four-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com

• Top 50 national prospect

• Ranked as the No. 6 quarterback nationally by 247Sports.com

• Ranked as the No. 5 prospect out of Texas by 247Sports.com

• Had offers from Tennessee, Liberty, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Michigan State, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Syracuse

• Finished his prep career with 5,564 passing yards and 52 touchdowns

• Also rushed for 1,621 yards and 26 touchdowns

• Finished his senior year at Cedar Hill completing 185-of-306 passing attempts for 2,571 yards and 31 touchdowns

• Also carried the ball 174 times for 1,075 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior

• Led Cedar Hill to the state title game as a senior

• 2020 Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year

• 2020 Sports Illustrated Texas High School Football Quarterback of the Year

Personal:

• Son of Mistee and Kenneth Salter

• Coaching major

• Birthday is April 4