Trinidad Chambliss

Class:
Senior
Position:
QB
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 200
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School:
Forest Hills Northern
Prev. College:
Ferris State
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 SEC Newcomer of the Year (Coaches)
• 2025 C Spire Conerly Trophy Winner
• 2025 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches, PFSN)
• 2025 All-SEC Fourth Team (Phil Steele)
• 2025 Manning Award Finalist
• 2025 Maxwell Award Semifinalist
• 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Semifinalist
• 2025 Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist
• 2025 Davey O'Brien QB Class of 2025

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Dean's Honor Roll (Fall 2025)

2025: SEC Newcomer of the Year ... C Spire Conerly Trophy winner ... All-SEC second team (Coaches, PFSN) ... All-SEC fourth team (Phil Steele) ... Manning Award finalist ... Maxwell Award semifinalist ... Walter Camp Player of the Year Award semifinalist ... Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist ... Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2025 ... Appeared in all 15 games on the season ... Earning the starting nod early in the season, starting the final 13 games of the year ... Completed 66.1 percent of his passes on the season for 3,937 yards and 22 touchdowns, to just three interceptions ... Also ran for 527 yards and eight touchdowns ... vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Went 4-of-6 passing for 59 yards and one touchdown, also ran four times for eight yards and ran in for a two-point conversion ... at Kentucky (09/06/25): Played eight snaps at quarterback, rushed three times for 13 yards ... vs. Arkansas (09/13/25): Made first Ole Miss start, threw for 353 yards and one TD on 21-of-29 passing, rushed 15 times for 62 yards and two TD ... Best total offense performance (415) by Rebel QB in first start since Jordan Ta’amu in 2017 (444), most passing yards (353) since Ta’amu in same game (368) ... Maxwell Award National Player of the Week ... Named one of Manning Award Stars of the Week ... vs. Tulane (09/20/25): Became one of four Rebel QBs all-time with 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in the same game, going 17-of-27 for 307 yards and two TDs passing while rushing 14 times for 112 yards (first Ole Miss QB to rush for 100 yards since 2023) ... Named one of Manning Award Stars of the Week and to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 of the week ... vs. #4 LSU (09/27/25): Accounted for 385 yards of total offense, going 23-of-39 passing for 314 yards and one TD, rushed 14 times for 71 yards ... First SEC QB in available records (since at least 1994) with 300 passing yards and 50 rushing yards in a three-game stretch, first Ole Miss QB with 300 passing yards through first three starts since Jordan Ta’amu in 2017, and 1,219 yards of total offense through three starts most since Ta’amu’s first three starts (1,265) ... Named AP National Player of the Week, SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O’Brien Great 8 and a Manning Award Star of the Week ... vs. Washington State (10/11/25): Went 20-of-29 passing for 253 yards and two TDs, rushed 11 times for 15 yards and one score ... at #7 Georgia (10/18/25): Went 19-of-36 passing for 263 yards and one TD, rushed nine times for 42 yards and two scores ... at #11 Oklahoma (10/25/25): Threw for 315 yards and one TD on a 24-of-44 line, also rushed 12 times for 53 yards ... First Ole Miss QB since Eli Manning in 2001 with 250 yards passing in each of first six career starts, tied for second-longest such streak in Ole Miss history ... vs. South Carolina (11/01/25): Threw for 159 yards, one TD and one INT on 12-of-21 passing, rushed 15 times for 59 yards and one score ... vs. The Citadel (11/08/25): Went 29-of-33 passing for 333 yards and three TD ... vs. Florida (11/15/25): Passed for 301 yards, one TD and one INT on a 26-of-35 line, rushed 11 times for 10 yards ... at Mississippi State (11/28/25): Ole Miss career-high 359 yards and four touchdowns passing on a 23-of-34 line, rushed eight times for 26 yards ... Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week ... vs. #11 Tulane (12/20/25; CFP First Round): Accounted for 318 total yards and three TD, went 23-of-29 passing for 282 yards and one TD, rushed six times for 36 yards and two TD ... vs. #3 Georgia (01/01/26; Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinals): Orchestrated one of the most consequential wins in Ole Miss history, going 30-of-46 passing for 363 yards and two TD alongside 14 rushing yards, named Sugar Bowl Offensive MVP ... vs. #10 Miami (01/08/26; Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinals): Completed 23-of-37 passes for 277 yards and one touchdown … Transfer who arrived on campus prior to the start of fall camp.

FERRIS STATE: Played in 23 games and made 16 starts during his three years at Division II Ferris State… Led the Bulldogs to their third national title in four years in 2024, defeating the previously unbeaten Valdosta State 49-14 for the championship ... Threw three touchdown passes, rushed for another and caught a deflected pass for a first down in the title game ... Tallied more than 3,000 yards of total offense and 51 touchdowns while making 15 starts for the Bulldogs in 2024, throwing for 2,901 yards and 26 touchdowns through the air while rushing for 1,019 and 25 touchdowns on the ground ... Finished third in voting for the 2024 Harlon Hill Trophy, which is awarded annually to the Division II College Football Player of the Year ... Named first team All-American in 2024 by the Associated Press and the AFCA ... Named 2024 GLIAC Player of the Year ... Played in eight games with one start as a sophomore in 2023 ... Appeared in no games as a redshirt freshman in 2022 ... Arrived to Ferris State in 2021 and was redshirted after seeing no game action.

HIGH SCHOOL: Threw for 1,610 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... Ranked on Prep Redzone’s Stock Risers as a senior ... 2020 MLive Grand Rapids Dream Team ... All-Ottawa Kent Conference honors ... 2020 AP all-state ... Coached by Eddie Ostipow ... Played multiple positions in high school and also played on the basketball team, where he was named to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan all-state team and the 2020 Detroit News all-state team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Trinidad Jay Chambliss ... Born Aug. 24, 2002 ... Son of Trent and Cheryl Chambliss ... Dean’s Honor Roll in fall 2025 ... Multi-Disciplinary Studies major.