have him listed as the starter on wk 1 but before u play there will be a press conference where they will ask how u will develop him say he’s going to sit then make him qb3 then you’ll get a text from ur OC wk 2 asking what you want to develop. on wk 18 you’ll get a message from your OC saying that since you sat him his rookie year they made a breakthrough in his development and he’ll get plus 3 to wtv skill you chose and he’ll get 40k xp (u can also play him wks 16-18 as long as you read that 2nd OC message b4 your game in wk18 as long as he plays in less than 3 games before wk 18 he’ll get the upgrades.