Byrd Ficklin
Jamarian "Byrd" Ficklin is an American college football quarterback for the Utah Utes.
Early life
Ficklin attended Muskogee High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As a junior, he threw for 3,249 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 947 yards and 20 touchdowns, leading Muskogee to a state championship. As a senior, Ficklin threw for 2,218 yards and 28 touchdowns. A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Utah.
Ficklin entered his true freshman season competing with Isaac Wilson for the Utes' second-string quarterback position. Against Cal Poly, he ran for 55 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Following an injury to starting quarterback Devon Dampier, Ficklin was named the team's starting quarterback against Colorado. In his first career start, he threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown in a 53–7 rout.