Nick Fitzgerald

A four-year letterwinner for head coach Lyman Guy who guided the Wildcats to a 10-2 overall record and the second round of the Georgia High School Association Class 5A State Football Championship as a senior

Earned Honorable Mention Georgia Sports Writers Association and Atlanta Journal Constitution Class 5A All-State selections following senior year

Named the Region 3-5A Player of the Year after final campaign

A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com and 247Sports and a two-star by Rivals.com

A triple-option quarterback who went 33-for-76 in the air, throwing for 778 yards and 12 touchdowns while tossing just three interceptions during final campaign

Carried the ball 182 times for 1,429 yards and 25 scores in 2013

Lifted the Wildcats to opening-round playoff win over Thomas County Central with 150 rushing yards and both of the team's TDs

Tabbed the WSAV Memorial Health/Chatham Orthopaedic Associates Blitz Performer of the Week and Enmark Player of the Week for the fourth week of the season after accounting for seven touchdowns against Glynn Academy

Rushed for 162 yards and five scores and tossed two TD passes in the contest

Named to the Greater Savannah Area Football Team as both a junior and senior

Started as a wide receiver in 2012, catching 18 passes for 321 yards and four touchdowns

Played wide receiver and was backup QB during junior campaign, tallying 334 yards rushing and six scores as part of the triple-option offense

Helped the Wildcats go 8-3 and reach the state playoffs for the first time since 1996 as a junior, when he was a First-Team All-Region 3-5A selection

Also named First Team All-County during after 2012 season

Played three years of basketball for Richmond Hill, averaging 7.9 points per game and 5.8 rebounds a contest as a junior.

Born Nicholas Dylan Fitzgerald on Jan. 14, 1996 in Germany

Parents are Derrick and Annetta Fitzgerald

Father served in the Air Force

Also lived in Illinois and Florida before moving to Georgia when he was in second grade

Has two siblings, Justin and Kristjan

Uncle Charles Pledger played cornerback at the University of Georgia from 1990-93

Grew up attending Georgia football games

Lists David Greene as favorite athlete and Marshmello as favorite musical artist

Is a huge Pittsburgh Penguins hockey fan

Three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll who earned his degree in finance in December 2017

Twitter handle is @NickFitz07.

2018

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
281.0	6.3	0.516	1772.0	9.0	16.0	145.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.1	13.0	1121.0	221.0	76.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

2017

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
286.0	6.2	0.556	1782.0	11.0	15.0	159.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
6.1	14.0	984.0	162.0	45.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	0.0	2.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
0.0	14.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	14.0

2016

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
361.0	6.7	0.543	2423.0	10.0	21.0	196.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
7.1	16.0	1375.0	195.0	74.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
1.0	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	3.0	6.0

2015

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
14.0	16.8	0.786	235.0	0.0	3.0	11.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.5	3.0	127.0	23.0	21.0