total touchdowns, which was good enough for second all-time in a season. He finished the season going 223 of 358 passing for 3,763 yards and 61 passing touchdowns to only four interceptions. He added 933 rushing yards and fourteen touchdowns on the ground as well. Out of thirteen games, he surpassed the 300-yard mark in six, including a season-high 464 against West Craven. After the season he was also named as the Pitt County Post Offensive Player of the Year and received an invite to the Shrine Bowl where he won most valuable player. Recruiting Ahlers was a consensus three-star recruit among the major recruiting databases. He was recruited by many colleges including: Colorado State, Minnesota, NC State, and West Virginia before on January 30, 2017 he committed to East Carolina. Statistics College career 2018 In 2018, Ahlers played in ten games and started five. He did not play against North Carolina A&T in the season opener, but made his college football debut in week two against North Carolina. He would attempt one pass which was incomplete but was a large contributor on the ground. He ran eight times for 36 yards and two touchdowns, the first of which coming in the second quarter to give the Pirates the lead of the Tar Heels. His second came early in the fourth as the game was already out of reach for North Carolina, East Carolina went on to win 41–19. The team's game against Virginia Tech was canceled and he played sparingly against South Florida, Old Dominion, and Temple. Against Houston, after starter Reid Herring and backup Kingsley Ifedi were benched due to poor play, Ahlers came in while down 35–6 early in the fourth. Despite being down big against D'Eriq King, Ahlers led East Carolina to two scoring drives, both of which touchdowns by him, as he finished the game eleven of eighteen for 137 yards and a touchdown alongside being the team's leading rusher with 45 yards on five attempts and a touchdown. He would earn his first career start against UCF the next week. Despite losing 10–37, he would play the entire game going 29 of 53 for 406 yards and a touchdown and interceptions. He started the following four weeks against Memphis, Tulane, UConn, and Cincinnati. Against Memphis, even though he lost 41–59, Ahlers had three touchdown passes and scored the most points of the season to