At Colorado: Was the starter for 11 games forNCAA FCS Colorado in 2006 ... Ran for 677 rushing yards in 2006,the third-most rushing yards by a quarterback in CU history ...Passed for 1,298 yards with seven touchdowns and seveninterceptions in 2006 ... Was the recipient of CU''s Hang ToughAward, presented to the player who overcame the most adversity; hehad to deal with being thrust into the starting quarterback rolewith little experience while also being faced with family memberswith serious health issues ... Saw action at kick returner,tailback, receiver and quarterback during his sophomore season in2005 and his freshman season in 2004.
High School: As a senior, he earned first-teamall-CIF, all-Riverside County and all-Mountain View League honors,while both PrepStar and Prep Football Reportnamed him to their all-West teams and SuperPrep selectedhim to its all-Far West team. PFR ranked him as theNo. 45 player in California and the No. 12 quarterback;SuperPrep ranked him No. 39 overall in California (the No.6 QB), while Rivals.com rated him the No. 10 quarterback in thenation (and No. 61 in all of California). As a captain, hewas his team’s most valuable player and offensive player ofthe year for a second straight time his senior year; as a junior,he garnered all-league first-team and all-county honorable mentionhonors. A true dual-threat quarterback, he rushed 160 timesfor 1,032 yards and 14 scores, with a long run of 65 yards, whilecompleting 82-of-162 passes (50.6 percent) for 1,314 yards and 15touchdowns, with just six interceptions. As a junior, herushed 70 times for 660 yards and four touchdowns, with a long of55. He completed 50 percent of his passes (65-of-130) for1,042 yards and 11 touchdowns, tossing just four interceptions tocompliment his rushing stats. He saw limited action as a widereceiver his sophomore season. Top career games included aplayoff win over San Bernardino his senior year, when he completed4-of-10 passes for 246 yards (a gaudy 61.5 yards per pass) andthree touchdowns. He also rushed eight times for 100 yardsand two scores, one for 65 yards. In a 35-14 win over PlaomaValley the same year, he was 6-of-12 passing for 200 yards and twoscores, and added 60 yards rushing on five attempts. Santiagowas 9-3 his senior season (losing in the CIF quarterfinals), 9-3his junior year (losing in the quarterfinals once again) and 4-6his sophomore year under coach Steve Mitchell. He also playedbaseball and basketball as a freshman.
Personal: Is the father of a son, Jayden... His hobbies include playing basketball and liftingweights.
