Ben Gulbranson
Ben Gulbranson
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, and Frank Reich. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stanford | 148 | 260 | 56.9% | 1,813 | 7.0 | 9 | 10 | 119.2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 78 | 128 | 60.9% | 943 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 | 126.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 17 | 28 | 60.7% | 186 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 121.2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 121 | 195 | 62.1% | 1,455 | 7.5 | 9 | 5 | 134.8 | -- | -- |
| Career | 364 | 611 | 59.6% | 4,397 | 7.2 | 23 | 20 | 125.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stanford | 33 | -201 | -6.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 14 | -7 | -0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 5 | -12 | -2.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 40 | 52 | 1.3 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 92 | -168 | -1.8 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 20–13
vs Florida State
90 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 57.2 · -12 rush yds (1 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Stanford
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #37
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kedon Slovis’s 2022 season.
Matches Kedon on
Differs from Kedon on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerry Bohannon’s path through South Florida.
Matches Gerry on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Hudson Card's graduate season at Purdue (2024).
Matches Hudson on
Differs from Hudson on
Player DNA
Players who play like Ben Gulbranson
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #483
Peaked at #483 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+25%
Modest growth (25%) across the multi-season window.