COLLEGE CAREER – With their eyes on competition and development, the New Orleans Saints selected Spencer Rattler out of South Carolina with the team's first selection in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft. In five seasons at Oklahoma (2019-21) and South Carolina (2022-23), Rattler completed 900-of-1,313 passes (68.5 pct.) for 10,807 yards with 77 touchdowns and only 32 interceptions. Despite playing only two seasons in Garnet & Black, the Phoenix, Ariz. native finished his Gamecock career first in school history in completion percentage (67.5), fifth in completions (523) and passing yards (6,212) and ninth in passing touchdowns (37).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 5/9/24; Selected in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
2023 – Selected as a team captain and a co-winner of the Team MVP Award in his final season at South Carolina. Started all 12 games. Completed 275-of-399 passes (68.9 pct.) for 3,186 yards with 19 touchdown passes and eight interceptions. Ranked fifth in the Southeastern Conference and 27th in the NCAA in passing yards with the third-highest single-season total in Gamecocks history...Averaged 265.5 yards passing per game, ranked third in the SEC and 22nd in the nation...Set school single-season record for completions (275) and completion percentage (68.9)...Logged five 300-yard passing games, one shy of the school record...Threw for over 300 yards against North Carolina (353), Furman (345), Florida (313), Jacksonville State (399) and Vanderbilt (351)…The 399-passing yard performance vs. Jacksonville State ranks eighth in school history…Threw two 70+ yard TDs vs. Mississippi State, including a career-long 76-yarder…Tossed a season-high four touchdowns vs. Florida…Rushed for 104 yards and four TDs…Longest rush was a 28-yarder against Mississippi State...Invited to the Senior Bowl where he was voted the best quarterback on the American Team by opposing defenders and capped the week by being selected as game's Most Valuable Player. 2022 – Redshirt junior who started all 13 games in his first season with the Gamecocks, helping them log an 8-5 record...Along with defensive tackle Zacch Pickens, named the Team MVP and was one of five Rex Enright Captain's Award winners, along with SEC Academic Honor Roll honors...Completed 264-of-399 passes (66.2 pct.) for 3,026 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions...Rushed for 46 yards with three scores. Also caught a 15-yard pass…Had school's fourth-highest passing yardage mark vs. Tennessee (438). Had one of the best performances by a signal-caller in school history in the upset win over the fifth-ranked Volunteers. Completed 30-of-37 passes for 438 yards and a school-record six touchdowns with zero picks. The 30 completions, 438 yards and six TDs were all career-highs. Also caught a 15-yard pass, the first of career. Selected as the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week, the CFPA National Performer of the Week and co-SEC Offensive Player of the Week...Led Carolina to another Top-10 win against No. 7 Clemson, finishing 25-of-39 for 360 yards and two TDs, while rushing for another score. Found wide receiver Antwane Wells for a career-long 72-yard TD...Finished the regular season as hot as any quarterback in the country...Engineered victories over both Tennessee and Clemson by completing 55-of-76 passes (72.4 pct.) for 798 yards and eight touchdowns with only two interceptions...Completed 29-of-46 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns in TaxSlayer Bowl against Notre Dame. The 46 attempts were a career-high. 2021 – Appeared in nine games at Oklahoma, starting each of the first six contests. Completed 140-of-187 passes (74.9 pct.) for 1,483 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. Ranked first in the Big 12 and second nationally in completion percentage and fourth in the Big 12 in passing efficiency rating (155.5)…Matched career-high with 30 completions against Tulane when he threw for 304 yards in season opener…Tied school record for TD passes in a half with five vs. Western Carolina...22-for-25 against Kansas State and completed 55 of his last 68 attempts (80.8 pct.). 2020 – Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist...Named National Freshman of the Year by CBS Sports...Became second OU quarterback to be named an FWAA Freshman All-American (Sam Bradford)...A first-team Associated Press All-Big 12 selection and the organization's co-Big 12 newcomer of the year...Academic All-Big 12 first-team honoree...Started all 11 games. Completed 214-of-317 passes for 3,031 yards and 28 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Rushed for 160 yards and six touchdowns. Passed for at least 200 yards in ten games and for at least two TDs in nine contests. Had 15 touchdown passes and just two interceptions in his final seven games. 92.5 passing grade by PFF ranked third nationally. Led the nation's freshmen in passing touchdowns, passing offense (275.5 ypg.) and total offense (290.1 ypg.)...Among all players who played at least six games, finished eighth in passing TDs, ninth in yards per pass attempt (9.6), tenth in pass efficiency rating (172.6), 14th in completion percentage (67.5), 15th in passing offense and 16th in yards per completion (14.2)...Completed 14-of-23 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed seven times for 40 yards and one score in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida...Named Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player after completing 22-of-34 passes for 272 yards with one touchdown pass and rushing for a nine-yard score in win over No. 8 Iowa State...Accounted for five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in victory over No. 14 Oklahoma State. Completed 17-of-24 passes (71 pct.) for 301 yards, four TDs and zero interceptions (good for his second-best passer rating of the season [231.2]) and rushed for a nine-yard score against Oklahoma State. Named Davey O'Brien QB of the Week, Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week...Registered 212 yards on 15-of-27 passing and a TD and rushed for a TD in just over one half vs. Kansas...Completed 21-of-30 passes for 288 yards and two TDs as Sooners mounted six straight scoring drives at Texas Tech...Threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns (including a 61-yarder) on 13-of-22 passing at TCU...Completed 23-of-35 passes for 209 yards and three TDs and rushed for a career-high 51 yards and a score on 14 carries in quadruple-overtime win over No. 22 Texas. 15-of-22 for 135 yards and two TDs after halftime...Completed 25-of-36 passes for 300 yards with two TDs and rushed for 20 yards and a TD at Iowa State...Posted career-high 30 completions, 41 attempts, 387 yards and four TDs vs. Kansas State...Completed 14-of-17 passes for 290 yards and four TDs vs. Missouri State in first career start. Became first Oklahoma freshman to throw four touchdowns in first start...Also set OU freshman records for passing efficiency rating (303.3), yards per completion (23.7) and yards per attempt (17.1) vs. MSU...Passing efficiency rating vs. Missouri State set a Big 12 freshman record and rated as the third-highest in school history regardless of class. 2019 – Appeared in three games and completed 7-of-11 passes for 81 yards with one touchdown...Ran three times for 23 yards...Was one-for-three passing for eight yards and ran once for eight yards vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Chick Fil A Peach Bowl...Was two-for-four for 23 yards vs. Texas Tech...Completed all four passes for 50 yards and his first career touchdown (nine yards) in collegiate debut vs. South Dakota. Also ran for 15 yards on two carries in the contest.
PERSONAL – Graduated from Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.) HS in 2019...Five-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals and a four-star prospect by ESPN...The consensus No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2019...An All-American Bowl selection...Led his team to the 7-on-7 title at Nike's "Opening" tournament...Elite 11 quarterback competition MVP...Rated ninth overall in the 2019 class by 247Sports, 13th by Rivals and 29th by ESPN...Touted as the No. 1 recruit in Arizona by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Threw for an Arizona state high school record 11,083 yards in his career with 116 TD passes...Ran for over 1,000 career yards with 14 touchdowns…Graduated in December, 2023 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies…Spencer Michael Rattler was born Sept. 28, 2000 in Phoenix, Ariz.
