Let me tell you a story.
A not so long time ago, in a state far, far away, there was a high school quarterback. His senior year, he won MVP awards and offensive player of the year awards while setting school records left and right. Despite this, he was still a lightly regarded prospect by college recruiters. For the sake of identification, we shall refer to this player as “our hero.”
Our hero redshirted his first year of college, then, as a redshirt freshman took over the starting job in the final four games of the year.