2016: Appeared in nine games behind Taylor Lamb … was a perfect six-for-six through the air with 46 passing yards and a 219.40 pass efficiency rating … ran for 46 yards on the ground off 12 carries … had a 1-yard touchdown rush against Old Dominion … tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass versus Idaho.

2015: Played in five games behind Taylor Lamb in his first season as a quarterback for the Mountaineers … showed off his talents when he did play, completing an efficient 8-for-12 for 109 yards and two touchdowns … his pass-efficiency was through the roof at 197.97 …  also ran for 141 yards on the ground off 19 carries … best performance came in the season-opener against Howard where he went 5-for-7 for 78 yards and a touchdown pass through the air and 61 yards on six carries …  longest run of the season went for 34 yards while his longest toss went for 37 yards versus Howard … tossed a touchdown and passed for 20 yards at Idaho.

2014: Redshirted.

High School: Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by Rivals.com ... threw for 2,169 yards and 21 touchdowns over his final two seasons at Palm Beach Gardens H.S. ... amassed 1,123 passing yards, eight touchdown passes, 78 rushing yards and a touchdown run as a senior in 2013, leading his squad to a district championship and the Florida 8A state semifinals ... was named first-team all-conference after his 82 completions, 1,123 passing yards and eight touchdown passes all nearly doubled his closest counterpart ... passed for 1,046 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior to lift his team to a regional-quarterfinal appearance ... broke every passing record at Palm Beach Gardens, which were previously held by former Florida and Marshall star and Cincinnati Bengal Eric Kresser (who has also worked with Caruso as a personal quarterback coach) ... rated as football-rich Palm Beach County’s top pocket passer by Palm Beach Post ... coached by Rob Freeman.

Personal: Full name is John Paul Caruso ... born Jan. 1, 1995 (20 years old) ... son of Beverly Caruso ... fifth of seven children in his family ... majoring in business education.