CAREER: Lettered three (2017-18-19) seasons … played in 30 career games with 30 starts … completed 516-of-845 (.611) passes for 6,482 yards with 50 touchdowns and 18 interceptions … posted a career passing efficiency rating of 140.77 … rushed 156 times for 607 yards (3.89) and 12 TDs … caught two passes for 40 yards (20.00) and two touchdowns ... team captain in 2019 … third team All-Mid-American Conference honoree as a senior … 2019 Wuerffel Trophy winner and National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … 2019 National Football Foundation State of Michigan Chapter Michael R. Sadler D1 Scholar Athlete of the Year award winner … 2019 First Team Senior CLASS Award All-America recipient … two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, in 2017 and 2019 … three-time Academic All-MAC (2017-18-19) … three-time MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete (2017-18-19) … three-time WMU John Gill Scholar-Athlete Award recipient (2017-18-19) for having the highest cumulative grade-point average on the team … helped Western Michigan to 20 wins over three seasons and two bowl game appearances (2018 Famous Idaho Potato & 2019 SERVPRO First Responder) … ended career ranked fourth in Western Michigan history in passing completion percentage, fifth in passing touchdowns, tied for fifth in 300-yard passing games (6), sixth in passing yards, seventh in pass completions and 10th in pass attempts ... accumulated 13 games with 2+ touchdown passes … carded eight games with 3+ TD tosses … logged three games with 5 TD passes (Buffalo/2017; Miami/2018; Monmouth/2019), tied for the fourth most in a contest in program history … turned in a career 2.78 touchdown-to-interception ratio, 28.67 completion-to-interception ratio and 46.94 pass attempt-to-interception ratio ... compiled 7,089 total offensive yards (236.3 yards per game), the sixth-highest yardage total in program history ... finished seventh in Western Michigan history in total offensive plays (1,001) … played 2,085 career snaps ... threw for a career-high 439 yards at Miami in 2018, tied for the sixth most in a game in program history … career-long pass of 84 yards went to D’Wayne Eskridge against Syracuse in the 2018 season opener and tied for the fourth-longest completion in program history ... rushed for 20+ yards in 14 career games, including a career-high 131 against Ball State in 2019 ... accounted for 3+ touchdowns in 10 career games, including a career-high six at Miami in 2018 (5 pass & 1 rush) ... accounted for 477 yards of total offense (439 pass & 38 rush) at Miami in 2018, the third most in a game in program history … one of six quarterbacks in Western Michigan history to throw for 400 or more yards in a game.
2019: Team captain ... Wuerffel Trophy winner … National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … CoSIDA Academic All-District … third team All-MAC … Academic All-MAC … MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … WMU’s John Gill Scholar-Athlete Award recipient for having the highest cumulative grade-point average on the team … 2019 National Football Foundation State of Michigan Chapter Michael R. Sadler D1 Scholar Athlete of the Year award winner … 2019 First Team Senior CLASS Award All-America recipient … named MAC West Division Co-Offensive Player of the Week after victory over Monmouth in the opener … started all 13 games ... guided Western Michigan to a 7-6 record and bowl eligibility for a program-record sixth consecutive season ... completed 241-of-407 (.592) passes for 3,097 yards with 20 touchdowns and eight interceptions ... finished with a pass efficiency rating of 135.42 ... rushed 69 times for 319 yards (4.62) and three TDs ... totals ranked seventh in single-season Western Michigan history in pass attempts, 10th in completions and passing yards and tied for 10th in passing touchdowns … turned in a 2.50 touchdown-to-interception ratio, 30.13 completion-to-interception ratio and 50.88 pass attempt-to-interception ratio … string of 131 throws without an interception was snapped during the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl … accounted for 23 total touchdowns … finished the year with 3,416 yards of total offense, the eighth most in a year in program history … accounted for 476 total plays (407 passing/69 rushing), tied for the sixth most by a Bronco … in the MAC, ranked second in passing yards; third in completions per game (18.54), total offensive yards per game (262.77), passing yards per game (238.2), passing yards per completion (12.85) and passing TDs; fifth in completion percentage, passing efficiency, points responsible for (138) and points responsible for per game (10.62); and sixth in passing yards per attempt (7.61) … nationally, ranked 29th in passing yards, 35th in total offensive yards per game, 37th in passing yards per completion, 39th in passing yards per game, 45th in passing touchdowns and 46th in completions per game … began the season tying career high with five touchdown passes against Monmouth and third career 300-yard passing effort with 368 yards … turned in 300-yard passing games versus Syracuse (356), Toledo (303) and Ohio (322) … rushed for a TD apiece against Georgia State, Central Michigan and Ball State … carded a career-high 131 ground yards against the Cardinals … ground TD versus GSU helped the Broncos to a program single-game record seven rushing touchdowns in the contest … threw for the 322 yards as well as three touchdowns at Ohio, helping WMU to the overtime victory … against Western Kentucky in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, completed 19-of-36 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 26 yards on six carries … in Western Michigan bowl game history, ranked fifth in total offensive yards (219), tied for fifth in completions, tied for sixth in attempts and passing touchdowns, seventh in pass completion percentage (52.7) and eighth in passing yards … threw a season-long 61-yard pass to Skyy Moore at Ohio for a fourth-quarter touchdown that put the Broncos ahead 24-17 … engineered a Western Michigan offense that produced eight plays from scrimmage of 60 or more yards, doubling the team’s total from the 2018 season … conductor of the WMU offense that ranked third in the MAC in scoring offense (33.1 points per game) and second in total offense (445.7 yards per game) … helped the Broncos to top-30 national offensive rankings in third-down conversions (45.3; 23rd), total offense (25th) and scoring offense (30th) … on the field for 916 snaps.
2018: Academic All-MAC … MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … WMU’s John Gill Scholar-Athlete Award recipient for having the highest cumulative grade-point average on the team … started nine games ... missed the final four games after suffering a foot injury in week nine at Toledo ... guided Western Michigan to a 6-3 record in games as the starting QB ... completed 151-of-245 (.616) passes for 1,994 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions while rushing 46 times for 162 yards (3.52) and six scores ... carded a pass efficiency rating of 146.65 ... in the MAC, ranked sixth in passing touchdowns, eighth in passing yards and tied for 14th in rushing TDs ... on Western Michigan’s single-season chart, tied for seventh in 400-yard passing games with one … threw for 439 yards against Miami, tied for the sixth most in a game in program history … tallied first career 300-yard passing game with 379 and three touchdowns in the season opener against Syracuse … versus the Orange, completed a year-long 84-yard pass to D’Wayne Eskridge, tied for the fourth-longest pass play in program history … completed 20-of-25 passes (.800 percent) at Georgia State for 234 yards and three touchdowns … accounted for a career-high six touchdowns (5 pass & 1 rush) against Miami and finished with 477 yards of total offense in the contest, the third most in a game in program history … scored a personal-best three rushing touchdowns at Central Michigan … rushed for 20 or more yards in three weeks including a season-best 40 yards on seven attempts at Bowling Green ... tallied one ground TD apiece versus Syracuse, Miami and Eastern Michigan ... guided the WMU offense that ranked among the MAC leaders in time of possession (33:36; 1st), passing yards per game (237.4; 3rd), total offensive yards per game (436.8; 3rd), fewest turnovers lost (19; 4th), fewest passes intercepted (9; 4th), points per game (32.0; 4th) and total first downs (296; 4th) … nationally, helped the Broncos to top-50 national rankings for time of possession (6th), total first downs (31st), total offensive yards per game (35th), rushing yards per game (38th), points per game (38th) and fewest passes intercepted (43rd) … on the field for 608 snaps.
2017: CoSIDA Academic All-District … Academic All-MAC … MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete … two-time MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week … WMU’s John Gill Scholar-Athlete Award recipient for having the highest cumulative grade-point average on the team … a Davey O’Brien National “Great 8” Weekly Performer after accounting for six touchdowns (5 passing & 1 receiving) and 295 total yards (256 passing, 26 rushing, 13 receiving) in a 71-68 seven-overtime win at Buffalo … started eight games before suffering a season-ending collarbone injury at Eastern Michigan ... completed 124-of-193 (.642) pass attempts for 1,391 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions while rushing 41 times for 126 yards (3.07) and three scores ... carded a pass efficiency rating of 145.45 ... in the MAC, ranked seventh in TD passes and ninth in passing yards … on WMU’s single-season chart, tied for eighth in completion percentage ... against Wagner, completed 11-of-12 passes for 165 yards and three scores … five TD passes at Buffalo are tied for the fourth most in a game in program history … season-long pass of 52 yards went to Keishawn Watson against Ball State ... rushed for 20 or more yards in four weeks including a season-best 32 yards on seven attempts against No. 4 Southern California in the season opener ... tallied two rushing TDs against Idaho and one versus USC ... threw first career touchdown pass versus Idaho … helped engineer a Western Michigan offense that was that ranked among the MAC leaders in rushing yards per game (224.8; 2nd), points per game (33.9; 3rd), fewest turnovers lost (18; 3rd), third down conversion percentage (.395; 3rd) and fourth down conversion percentage (.600; 3rd) ... helped direct the Broncos to top-50 national offensive rankings for rushing yards per game (21st), points per game (25th), fewest passes intercepted (29th), fourth down conversion percentage (34th), fewest sacks allowed per game (1.83; 47th) and fewest turnovers lost (48th) ... on the field for 561 snaps.
2016: Did not see game action.
2015: Did not see game action.
PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: A multisport athlete who excelled in basketball and football … rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com … ranked No. 33 in Detroit News Blue Chip Recruits list … racked up 34 total touchdowns with 2,178 yards passing and 900 yards rushing during senior season … passed for 24 touchdowns and 2,781 yards and rushed for 22 TDs and 1,074 yards during junior season … a 2014 Michigan High School Player of the Year finalist and two-time Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 State Champion.
PERSONAL: Born February 4, 1997 … son of Heidi and Mark Wassink … graduated from Western Michigan in December, 2018, with a degree in accountancy … uncle, Todd Schrotenboer, played basketball at Central Michigan.
