Five-star freshman Conner Weigman to make first start of career against Ole Miss

Former five-star prospect and true freshman quarterback Conner Weigman is starting for Texas A&M against Ole Miss tonight. It will be his first start in his career.

Weigman made his career debut last week on the road against South Carolina after an upper body injury to Haynes King. After replacing King in the fourth quarter, Weigman went 8-of-15, for 91 yards, and led the offense to a field goal on one of the final drives of the game. The Aggies list 30-24, but Weigman showed potential with some impressive throws.

Weigman was a headlining member of Texas A&M’s historic 2022 recruiting class, which was the highest ranked recruiting class of all time. Several members of the class have played significant snaps including five-star wide receiver Evan Stewart, the teams leading wide receiver. Stewart is expected to be Weigman’s top target.

Weigman was ranked as a consensus five-star prospect in the 2022 class. He was the No. 4 quarterback in the nation and the No. 29 overall prospect. He has been fluctuating as second and third string quarterback early in his career after multiple injuries and lack of production at the quarterback position. 

Fisher has flirted with the idea of Weigman playing for Texas A&M but up to this point, he had not seen any game action. He said during the week that he was unsure if King would get an opportunity against South Carolina, but another King injury brought Weigman into the game anyways.

In his highly successful high school career, Weigman amassed 8,891 passing yards and 98 passing touchdowns. He had a 63% completion rate and also rushed for over 2,000 yards and another 25 touchdowns. 

On3 Scouting Summary

Weigman is a creative, productive playmaker who stresses defenses as a passer and rusher. Delivers the football with zip in the short to intermediate areas. Shows the ability to hit small windows and get the ball to the boundary. Can deliver passes from multiple platforms and doesn’t need his feet set. Capable of making second-reaction plays when things break down. Has quick feet and is a dangerous rusher both on designed concepts and scrambles. A high usage quarterback at the high school level who is not immune to taking risks. Has helped turn a newer high school into a winning program. Weigman is also a top baseball prospect who was on MLB radars before opting to enroll early to play both sports.