Biography
CAREER
Games/Starts: 33/25
Bison debut: vs. Henderson St. (8/31/17)
First career start: at Texas A&M-Commerce (12/9/17)
Stats: 41 of 88, 1,071 yards, 10 TD; 298 rushes, 1,301 yards, 19 TD
Redshirt: 2016
Harding Rankings: t-8th in rushing TD (19), 22nd in passing TD (10), 24th in passing yards (1,071), 29th in rushing yards (1,301)
AWARDS
2020 Academic All-GAC
2019
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: QB
Stats: 11 of 23, 386 yards, 5 TD; 121 rushes, 624 yards, 7 TD
HU Leader: completions (11), passing yards (386), passing TD (5)
HU Single-Season Rankings: 19th in average yards/rush (5.16), t-27th in rushing TD (7)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 11th in GAC in passing TD (5), 15th in GAC in passing yards/game (32.2), 11th in GAC in rushing TD (7), 14th in GAC in rushing yards (624), 18th in GAC in rushing yards/game (52.0)
Best Games: 10 rushes, 135 yards, 1 TD vs. East Central (11/2) ... 14 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD; 2 of 2 passing, 56 yards at Okla. Baptist (10/12) ... 11 rushes, 44 yards; 2 of 3 passing, 108 yards, 2 TD at Arkansas Tech (11/16)
2018
Games/Starts: 12/12
Position: QB
Stats: 26 of 51, 614 yards, 5 TD; 139 rushes, 534 yards, 12 TD
HU Leader: Completions (26), passing yards (614), passing TD (5)
HU Single-Season Rankings: t-8th in rushing TD (12), t-11th in TD (12), t-23rd in points scored (72)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 3rd/25th in rushing TD (12), 10th in GAC in total offense (95.7), 11th in GAC in passing yards/game (51.2), 12th in GAC in passing TD (5), 14th in GAC in rushing yards (534)
Best Games: 5 of 7, 99 yards, 1 TD vs. Southern Ark. (9/9) ... 13 rushes, 100 yards, 2 TD; 1 of 6, 51 yards vs. Okla. Baptist (9/22) ... 13 rushes 55 yards, 1 TD; 2 of 4, 49 yards at Ark.-Monticello (9/29) ... 15 rushes, 64 yards; 2 of 5, 31 yards vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/6) ... 3 of 4, 92 yards, 2 TD at Southwestern Okla. (10/13) ... 18 rushes, 37 yards, 3 TD vs. Northwestern Okla. (10/20)
2017
Games/Starts: 9/1
Position: QB
Stats: 4-of-14, 71 yards; 38 rushes, 143 yards
Best Games: 18 rushes, 21 yards; 3-of-10, 60 yards at Texas A&M-Commerce (12/9) ... 7 rushes, 53 yards at Southeastern Okla. (10/28) ... 4 rushes, 39 yards at Northwestern Okla. (10/14)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Burleson (Texas) High School
Position: QB
Stats: 2,300 passing yards, 1,800 rushing yards, 49 total TD as a senior
Honors: Holds Burleson High School records in passing yards, rushing yards and touchdowns … 2015 All-State … 2015 Johnson County offensive MVP … 2015 District 8-5A MVP … 2014 Johnson County MVP … 2014 First Team All-District … 2013 First Team All-County … 2013 all-district utility player of the year
Coach: Gary McElroy
PERSONAL
Born: Oct. 6, 1997 in Fort Worth, Texas
Major: Education Studies
Parents: Joe and Wendy Paden ... has two sister (Hannah and Grace)
CAREER HIGHS
Points scored: 18 [t-13th], Northwestern Okla., Oct 20, 2018
Touchdowns: 3 [t-11th], Northwestern Okla., Oct 20, 2018
Rush attempts: 18, at Tex. A&M-Commerce, Dec 09, 2017 ; Northwestern Okla., Oct 20, 2018 ; Henderson State, Sep 28, 2019
Rush yards: 135 [45th], East Central, Nov 02, 2019 (10 carries)
Rush TDs: 3 [t-7th], Northwestern Okla., Oct 20, 2018
Long rush: 83 [t-7th], East Central, Nov 02, 2019
Pass attempts: 10, at Tex. A&M-Commerce, Dec 09, 2017
Pass completions: 5, Southern Arkansas, Sep 09, 2018
Pass yards: 108, at Arkansas Tech, Nov 16, 2019
Pass TDs: 2, at Arkansas Tech, Nov 16, 2019 ; at Southwestern Okla., Oct 13, 2018
Long pass: 85 [t-4th], at Ouachita Baptist, Sep 05, 2019
Total offense attempts: 28, at Tex. A&M-Commerce, Dec 09, 2017 (18 rush,10 pass)
Total offense yards: 175, at Okla. Baptist, Oct 12, 2019 (119 rush,56 pass)
All-purpose yards: 135, East Central, Nov 02, 2019
