Brad Jackson

#8 · QB · Texas State6′0″ · 197 lb · San Antonio, TX · Reagan

ZPR6329th of 119 QBs Last gameL 45–46at Boise State · Oct 31

Nextat Oregon StateSat Nov 7 · 10:30 pm ET

Texas State is 4-4 in the eight games played. A dual-threat quarterback.

Strongest: a touchdown on 7.7% of throws, 16th best of 158 starters.

Plays most like Weigman, Houston.

Passing yards

1,933

156 of 232, 67%

TD–INT

18–5

8.3 per throw

NCAA rating

158.5

28th of 119

ZPR

29th of 119

How ZPR works

One rough passing grade, against Utah State.

0-2 against ranked teams, 238 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: North Texas. Lowest: Utah State, sacked 4 times. Biggest game: at Texas, No. 5. Best play: Completion for 72 yards, touchdown, at Boise State, Q4 3:46. Win chance 23% to 64%.

Tap a game for its plays

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at Texas

L 7–59·Ranked #5

Solid

150 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 3 for 27 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 1

Biggest swing: a Q2 incompletion cost the team 12 points of win chance. Win chance: 18% to 7%.

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UTSA

L 26–31·Unranked

Solid

192 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT · Rush 14 for 39, 1 TD · Interceptions cost about 17 points of win chance · Sacked 0

Biggest swing: a Q3 completion added 19 points of win chance. Win chance: 61% to 80%.

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North Texas

W 49–35·Unranked

Great

Strong start, faded late · 268 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT · Rush 9 for 30 · Sacked 0

Biggest swing: a Q2 completion added 20 points of win chance. Win chance: 62% to 82%.

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Incarnate Word

W 63–10·FCS

Great

244 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT · Rush 3 for 10 · Sacked 0

Biggest swing: a Q1 completion added 21 points of win chance. Win chance: 56% to 78%.

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at San Diego State

L 29–31·Unranked

Solid

Passing grade only · Strong start, faded late · 372 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT · Rush 22 for 80 · Interceptions cost about 12 points of win chance · Sacked 3

They better not give Brad Jackson mumps
Texas State fan

Biggest swing: a Q4 run cost the team 59 points of win chance. It flipped the game against the team: 78% to 19%.

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Colorado State

W 66–27·Unranked

Solid

Passing grade only · 213 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · Rush 13 for 181, 3 TD · Sacked 0

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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Utah State

W 20–17·Unranked

Rough

167 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 12 for 15, 1 TD · Sacked 4

Biggest swing: a Q3 run added 26 points of win chance. Win chance: 59% to 86%.

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at Boise State

L 45–46·Ranked #20

Solid

Passing grade only · 327 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT · Rush 9 for 54, 1 TD · Sacked 1

Biggest swing: a Q4 completion added 41 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 34% to 75%.

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Season

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How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game; on games with a lot of running it grades the passing only. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Dual-threat

Why this word

Runs8.6 a gameRarelyA lot

Throws9.0 yards past the lineShortDeep

Completes68% by play-by-playFewerMore

Takes sacks3% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs a lot. 8.6 carries a game. Closest matches: Weigman, Sorsby ’25, Brown ’25, Pavia ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line16%typical 17%

Short48%typical 47%

Middle22%typical 22%

Deep15%typical 14%

Runs 8.6 times a game; 90% of starters run less.

Closest in style

Nearer the middle means more alike.

Weigman Houston · Chain-mover
2,052 yards, 20 TD, 2 INT so far. Both are efficient and score a lot.
Sorsby ’25 Cincinnati 2025 · Chain-mover
2,786 yards, 26 TD, 5 INT. Both are efficient and hit big plays.
Brown ’25 South Florida 2025 · Dual-threat
3,158 yards, 28 TD, 7 INT. Both are efficient and rarely throw behind the line.
Pavia ’25 Vanderbilt 2025 · Dual-threat
3,539 yards, 29 TD, 8 INT. Both hit big plays and rarely throw behind the line.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

RecordTexas State is 4-4.
Last gameOct. 31 · a loss to Boise State, 327 passing yards.
Fans after Boise State
Brad Jackson is my lord and savior
Texas State fan
Next gameat Oregon State · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

8 stories in the last 30 days, from 7 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Texas State humiliates Colorado State! Brad Jackson exposes Rams Defense!

10 Tampa Bay +1 Oct 16

All 18 stories this season

Worth knowing

Brad Jackson had 181 rushing yards in the 66-27 win over Colorado State, 4th in FBS that week.
Brad Jackson was third-team All-Sun Belt in 2025.

His most important play this season

Q3, 10:10 · Texas State down 2, takes the leadBrad Jackson runs 3 yards for a touchdownUtah State at Texas State, week 8Q3, 10:10 · Texas State 14, Utah State 9Go-ahead score for Texas State in the third quarterGo-ahead score for Texas State in the third quarterB.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the USU00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

Brad Jackson

QB · Texas State · #8

Extends plays on the move until something opens up. Third year in the Texas State quarterback room. The first one came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 372 passing yards and 80 rushing yards against San Diego State, Week 5, 2026.

1,933 passing yards · 18 passing TD · 436 rushing yards

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Texas State	156	232	67.2%	1,933	8.3	18	5	158.5	63
2025	Texas State	251	352	71.3%	3,223	9.2	21	7	163.9	75
2024	Texas State	8	15	53.3%	118	7.9	1	0	141.4	--
Career		415	599	69.3%	5,274	8.8	40	12	161.3	70

Season	Team
2026	Texas State	85	436	5.1	6	63
2025	Texas State	174	744	4.3	17	63
2024	Texas State	23	171	7.4	4	18
Career		282	1,351	4.8	27	63

Last game (Wk 9): 327 passing yards, 4 passing TD.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas	Solid	15/23	150	0	1	6.5	—	1	27
Wk 2	L 26-31vs UTSA	Solid	17/30	192	1	2	6.4	29.3	0	39
Wk 3	W 49-35vs North Texas	Great	16/22	268	4	0	12.2	88.6	0	30	4 TD passes
Wk 4	W 63-10vs Incarnate Word	Great	17/20	244	5	0	12.2	97.9	0	10	5 TD passes
Wk 5	L 29-31@ San Diego State	Solid	27/43	372	3	2	8.7	68.9	3	80	Season-high 372 yds
Wk 7	W 66-27vs Colorado State	Solid	14/19	213	1	0	11.2	98.5	0	181
Wk 8	W 20-17vs Utah State	Rough	27/37	167	0	0	4.5	47.7	4	15
Wk 9	L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State	Solid	23/38	327	4	0	8.6	88.4	1	54	4 TD passes
Total			156/232	1933	18	5	8.3	—	9	436

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 45-46 at Boise State

23 of 38 for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns.

His season, game by game

The season, game by game

L 45-46 at Boise StateOct. 31327 yds23 of 38, 4 TDPlay by play just above

W 20-17 vs Utah StateOct. 24167 yds27 of 37Box score only

27 of 37 for 167 yards.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

6 more games, with the play by play

W 66-27 vs Colorado StateOct. 15213 yds14 of 19, 1 TD

Play by playOn the field

14 of 19 for 213 yards and a touchdown. Texas State scored touchdowns on 9 of the 12 drives he played.

10 of 12 of his drives scored
5 of 6 on 3rd and 4th down
13 runs for 181 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt1 of 1, 6 yds
TD2 of 2, 61 yds
TD1 of 1, 9 yds
TD0 of 1, 0 yds
Second quarterbegan up 21-0
TD1 of 1, 14 yds
TD5 of 6, 70 yds
TD2 of 3, 31 yds
FG0 of 1, 0 yds
Third quarterbegan up 45-21
TD1 of 1, 17 yds
TD—1
TD—
Fourth quarterbegan up 66-27
Missed FG1 of 2, 5 yds2
FinalW 66-27

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
63-yard run. Third quarter, up 52-27.
2
4-yard run on 4th and 3. Fourth quarter, up 66-27. Converted.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 29-31 at San Diego StateOct. 3372 yds27 of 43, 3 TD, 2 INTBox score only

27 of 43 for 372 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

W 63-10 vs Incarnate WordSept. 26244 yds17 of 20, 5 TDBig game

Play by playOn the field

A big game: 17 of 20 for 244 yards and 5 touchdowns. Texas State scored touchdowns on 6 of the 8 drives he played.

6 of 8 of his drives scored
8 of 9 on 3rd and 4th down
3 runs for 10 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
TD3 of 3, 78 yds1
TD1 of 1, 10 yds2
TD2 of 4, 25 yds3
TD4 of 4, 38 yds
Second quarterbegan up 28-7
TD3 of 3, 18 yds
Punt1 of 2, 0 yds
TD2 of 2, 72 yds4
Third quarterbegan up 42-10
Downs1 of 1, 3 yds
FinalW 63-10

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
12-yard completion to Tucker Cusano on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
2
10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Martin on 3rd and 7. First quarter, made it 14-7.
3
19-yard completion to Chris Dawn Jr. on 3rd and 7. First quarter, up 14-7. Converted.
4
69-yard touchdown pass to Zechariah Sample. Second quarter, made it 42-7.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 49-35 vs North TexasSept. 19268 yds16 of 22, 4 TDBox score only

16 of 22 for 268 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 26-31 vs UTSASept. 12192 yds17 of 30, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score only

17 of 30 for 192 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 7-59 at TexasSept. 5150 yds15 of 23, 1 INTBox score only

15 of 23 for 150 yards and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

Highs and lows

Only games with 20 or more plays count for best and lowest.
Best by our grade	North Texas	W 49-35 · Graded great · Strong start, faded late · 268 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT · Rush 9 for 30 · Sacked 0
Lowest by our grade	Utah State	W 20-17 · Graded rough · 167 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 12 for 15, 1 TD · Sacked 4
Biggest game	at Texas	No. 5 at kickoff · L 7-59 · Graded solid · 150 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 3 for 27 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 1
Best play	at Boise State	Completion for 72 yards, touchdown, Q4 3:46 · Win chance 23% to 64%

Where he ranks

Leads Pac-12 quarterbacks in passing yards. Leads Pac-12 quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns.

Stat	His	Nation	Pac-12
Passing yards	1,933	27th of 370	1st of 21
Yards an attempt	8.3	T-36th of 152	2nd of 9
Touchdown passes	18	T-13th of 370	1st of 21
Passer rating	158.5	29th of 152	2nd of 9
Completion percentage	67.2	T-32nd of 152	T-1st of 9
Rushing yards	436	15th of 370	1st of 21
Rushing touchdowns	6	T-16th of 370	1st of 21

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.

All Pac-12 quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Brad Jackson	1,933	18	5	232	8.3
2	Maddux Madsen	1,681	15	1	222	7.6
3	Jayden Mandal	1,595	10	2	212	7.5
4	Hauss Hejny	1,138	14	2	134	8.5
5	Grady Brosterhous	1,120	7	6	178	6.3
6	Caden Pinnick	952	3	5	178	5.3
7	Ksaan Farrar	943	5	2	143	6.6
8	Jayden Denegal	896	7	5	150	6.0
9	Owen Eshelman	779	2	3	131	5.9
10	Stone Saunders	552	2	3	69	8.0
11	McCae Hillstead	398	3	4	59	6.7
12	Max Cutforth	131	3	0	13	10.1
13	Gavin Parkhurst	114	1	0	9	12.7
14	Maalik Murphy	81	1	0	12	6.8
15	Khristian Martin	71	1	0	4	17.8
16	Darius Curry	70	1	0	8	8.8
17	Draiden Trudeau	66	1	1	14	4.7
18	Anthony Garcia	50	1	0	2	25.0
19	Bert Emanuel Jr.	9	2	0	2	4.5
20	Brady Jones	5	0	0	3	1.7
21	Julian Dugger	2	0	0	1	2.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Passing yards1,9332nd in the Pac-12 this season; 48th among current FBS players over the whole career (5,274).

Touchdown passes182nd in the Pac-12 this season; tied for 39th among current FBS players over the whole career (40).

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Dawn and Sparks saw 109 of the 233 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Chris Dawn Jr.	68	41	467	11.2	5.1
Beau Sparks	41	30	402	10.0	4.8
Zechariah Sample	22	13	250	12.0	12.4
Torrance Burgess Jr.	20	17	123	-2.9	10.9
Kylen Evans	17	11	208	11.5	5.9
11 others	56	44	509	6.5	5.7
No receiver charted	9	All four interceptions are among these

Play by play: 233 passes, 156 caught, 1,959 yards; the box score counts 232 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

156/232 (67.2%) · 18 TD · 5 INT

All 232 box-score attempts covered (play-by-play lists 233 passing plays)

230 of 233 attempts charted for true throw depth

Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 233 passing plays (156 completions) against the box score's 232 attempts (156 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.

Adjusted ANY/A

8.3732 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

3.7%45 of 185 QBs

Rarely sacked (45 of 185 QBs) and still 32 of 185 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

16% of attempts (37)

92%comp

Air -4.1 · YAC 8.8 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

48% of attempts (110)

68%comp3 INT

Air 3.8 · YAC 4.7 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

22% of attempts (50)

70%comp1 INT

Air 13.8 · YAC 8.9 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of attempts (33)

30%comp

Air 32.5 · YAC 3.9 avg

Overall 67.2% completion on 232 attempts · 30% completion on 33 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Situational

Is he a different quarterback when it matters

Each situation vs his own 2026 baseline

No situation moves him more than 43 percentile points from his baseline.

BaselineThis situation

Down 1

-43 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 3/91 (3.3%) · league sack rate 4.5%

Down 2

+27 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 2/74 (2.7%) · league sack rate 5.0%

Down 3+

+27 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 4/69 (5.8%) · league sack rate 8.3%

Deltas are vs. this player’s own season baseline, never a league average. League sack rate by down is shown as context because sack attribution isn’t incompletion-denominated.

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 19-15 over that span.

2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy

2026Texas State4-4HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 77 (#13 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

77All-Conference level #13 of 145?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: success rate (89th percentile). Strength: epa / dropback (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#17 / 157 · 89th pct

50.0%

EPA / dropback#26 / 157 · 84th pct

0.36

Sack rate#32 / 157 · 80th pct

3.7%

Explosive rate#50 / 157 · 68th pct

11.6%

Interception rate#57 / 157 · 64th pct

1.7%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#13 / 159 · 92nd pct

436

Rush TDs#12 / 159 · 91st pct

Pass TDs#14 / 159 · 90th pct

Pass yards#28 / 159 · 83rd pct

1933

Completion %#33 / 159 · 79th pct

67.2%

Yards / att#38 / 159 · 75th pct

8.3

Fumbles lost#23 / 142 · 64th pct

Interceptions#87 / 159 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

77th → 84th percentile

Success rate

84th → 89th percentile

Explosive rate

82nd → 68th percentile

Sack rate

32nd → 80th percentile

Interception rate

48th → 64th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

After 234 dropbacks

63Zeitgeist Passer Rating29th of 119 FBS QBs

NCAA passer rating 158.5 28th of 119 FBS QBs

Positive-play rate weight 24%

49.1%67th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -2.6% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

8.2272nd pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.5 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

4.7%68th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +0.8% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (6 of 240 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home5g	217	2.2	9.3	0.4
Road3g	283	2.3	7.9	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	240	2.3	9.5	0.8
Weeks 8+2g	247	2.0	6.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

Pass share

40.9%

242 pass / 350 run

Plays / game

74.0

8 games

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Texas State’s two quarterbacks

Brad Jackson	Threw in all 8 games · 156 of 232, 1,933 yds, 18 TD, 5 INT · 8.3 yards an attempt on 232 attempts · ran for 436 yds, 6 TD
Gavin Parkhurst	Threw in 2 of 8 games · 8 of 9, 114 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 12.7 yards an attempt on 9 attempts · ran for -3 yds, 0 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Brad Jackson. Gray: Gavin Parkhurst. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4@ TexasUTSANorth TexasIncarnate Word@ San Diego StateColorado StateUtah State@ Boise State

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Pac-12

Based on 2025: #2 of 15 Sun Belt QBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026

How the All-Pac-12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.

Starter

The No. 2,563 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Pac-12.

Brad Jackson

Style of play

This week

What’s being said

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

In the news in the last 30 days

What they’re talking about

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

In the news across his career

What fans said

In the game threads

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Highs and lows

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Texas State’s two quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

All-Conference

Starter

Three seasons at Texas State

2024 3 games

2025 13 games