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AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Played in six games forUNCP, primarily on special teams (extra point/field goal) …Threw for 29 yards on 2-of-5 (40 pct) passing with no interceptions… Registered a quarterback efficiency rating of 88.7… Also rushed one time for three yards … Saw firstaction at quarterback against Chowan and attempted just one pass(0-for-1) … Completed 2-of-3 passes for 29 yards atCharleston (W.Va.), while also rushing one time for three yards… Completed a season-long 18-yard pass to Michael Isbell infourth quarter … Made one tackle against the Golden Eaglesas well.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT WESTERN CAROLINA(2009): Played in one game for the Catamounts …Threw an interception on his only pass attempt againstVanderbilt.

AS A FRESHMAN AT WESTERN CAROLINA (2008):Redshirted ... Completed 3-of-6 passes for 18 yards in WCU's annualSpring Game.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time All-South PiedmontConference selection in his final two seasons at A.L. Brown HighSchool, earning All-County, second team All-Piedmont and ahonorable mention all-state as a senior ... Threw for 4,793 yardsand 47 touchdowns as a prep ... Helped A.L. Brown and head coachRon Massey compile a 47-10 record with three conferencechampionships over four seasons ... Set school records for passingyards in a single-game as a junior ... Completed 5-of-11 passes for32 yards in the run-oriented East-West All-Star game to end hisprep career ... Also played basketball where he was the leadingrebounder as a junior, earning all-conference plaudits, and leadingscorer as a senior.

PERSONAL: The son of Lisa and Don Efird wasborn on July 28, 1990 … Has a younger sister, Andrea ... Aphysical education major at UNCP.