Adrian Martinez
Adrian Martinez
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 329 pass yds, 52 rush yds against Texas — Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas State, 6,741 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 118 | 184 | 64.1% | 1,261 | 6.9 | 6 | 1 | 131.4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 189 | 306 | 61.8% | 2,863 | 9.4 | 14 | 10 | 148.9 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 224 | 347 | 64.6% | 2,617 | 7.5 | 17 | 8 | 139.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 531 | 837 | 63.4% | 6,741 | 8.1 | 37 | 19 | 141.1 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas State | 111 | 627 | 5.6 | 10 | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 133 | 525 | 3.9 | 13 | -- |
| 2018 | Nebraska | 140 | 629 | 4.5 | 8 | -- |
| Career | 384 | 1,781 | 4.6 | 31 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jeff Sims’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Byrum Brown's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
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Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2022
#16
Heisman top-25 (#16) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2018–2022-52%
Sharp dropoff (-52%) — career inflection point.