Derek Carr Class: Freshman Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif. High School: Bakersfield Christian Height / Weight: 6-3 / 190 Position: QB

Fresno State: Graduated from high school early to enroll at Fresno State for the spring semester and participate in spring drills with the team ... enters the fall in a hotly contested battle for the starting quarterback spot ... had an impressive spring, completing 17-of-18 passes and two touchdowns in the final spring scrimmage ... had a strong arm and is very elusive ... has a great future in the program.

High School: Carr comes to Fresno State from Bakersfield Christian High School and was rated by one recruiting service as the 12th best quarterback in the nation ... named the Private School National Player of the Year ... played two seasons of high school football in the Houston area before moving back to his hometown of Bakersfield the summer before her senior year ... guided his team to a 12-1 record and threw for 4,067 yards and 46 touchdowns ... broke over 20 school offensive records ... led Bakersfield Christian to the Division V Central Section title ... ranked third in California and 11th in the nation for high school quarterbacks in passing yards ... completed 68 percent of his passes while throwing just nine interceptions in 413 pass attempts ... rushed for 281 yards, averaging 8 yards per carry, and five touchdowns ... he had a 62 yard touchdown run against Coast Union ... threw at least five touchdown passes in four of his 13 games, including two games of six touchdowns (vs. Parlier and Fowler) ... directed an offense that averaged 44 points per game ... threw for 541 yards and four touchdowns against Arvin and against Shafter he completed 13-of-17 passes for 269 yards with five touchdowns ... at Clements High Schools in Sugarland, Texas, he threw for 2,868 yards and 28 touchdowns in his sophomore and junior seasons combined ... was one of 10 finalists for the State of California Mr. Football Award as the state's top player ... recruited by LSU, Texas Tech, USC, Arizona, Utah, Alabama, Notre Dame and Cal.

Personal: Born March 28, 1991 ... one of three sons of Rodger and Sheryl Carr ... both brothers, Darren and David, played Division I football, David was a quarterback for Fresno State the 2001 Johnny Unitas Award winner and 2002 No. 1 NFL pick and Darren wasa defensive linemen at Houston ... lists his brother David has his favorite athlete because: "He is the kind of person I want to be." ... lists his biggest thrill as winning the Valley Championship ... most admires Brett Favre because he never quits ... wears jersey No. 4 in honor of Favre.