App State football is no stranger to having talented freshmen. John Settle, one of the Mountaineers’ retired numbers, No. 44, burst on to the scene in 1983 for 613 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Former Mountaineer defensive back Doug Middleton appeared in all 12 games as a freshman, nabbing two interceptions, one for a touchdown and earning a spot on the Southern Conference’s all-freshman team.
Perhaps most famously, legendary App State quarterback Armanti Edwards came out of nowhere in 2006, completing nearly 61 percent of his 274 pass attempts for 2,251 yards and 15 touchdowns, while also rushing for over 1,100 yards and another 15 touchdowns.