2015 Freshman

• Redshirted the 2015 season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN.com, Rivals and Scout
• Ranked the No. 13 player in the state of Illinois by ESPN.com, No. 20 by 247Sports and No. 21 by Scout
• Ranked the No. 27 QB in the nation by ESPN.com and No. 35 by 247Sports
• Played in just two games in 2014 before suffering a torn ACL
• In those two games, he completed 26-of-33 passes for 433 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 153 yards and five touchdowns
• In 2013, threw for 2,008 yards, 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions in nine games
• Four-year letter winner

Personal

• Born March 18, 1997
• Son of Pat and Susan Fitzgerald
• Has one brother and one sister
• Plays the ukulele
• Lists Juice Williams as his Fighting Illini hero growing up because "he took us to the Rose Bowl"
• Enrolled in general studies