Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/29Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (17.2%).
Brandon Connette
Last confirmed: Fresno State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Corona, CA · Santiago
Brandon Connette: QB · Fresno State · #18.
Brandon Connette
A game that shows it: 177 passing yards and 40 rushing yards against Utah — Week 2, 2014.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fresno State | 29 | 54 | 53.7% | 299 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 101.3 | 36 |
| Career | 29 | 54 | 53.7% | 299 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 101.3 | 36 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fresno State | 38 | 121 | 3.2 | 2 |
| Career | 38 | 121 | 3.2 | 2 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-52@ No. 15 USC | 7/17 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 2 | L 27-59@ Utah | 16/24 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 43.0 | Season-high 177 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 56-16vs Southern Utah | 5/11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 29.8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24@ New Mexico | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 33.6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs San Diego State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-37@ Boise State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs San José State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-20@ Nevada | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-30@ Rice | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 29/54 | 299 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | — |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2014
L 27-59
at Utah
177 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 43.0 · 40 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
With G. Swanson — 39.9 yards per punt · 8 punts · 1 inside the 20 · D. Root — 2 rec · 25 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Utah · 1st and 25 · Q3 · EPA +5.14Brandon Connette pass complete to Aaron Peck for 53 yds to the Utah 1 for a
- Week 6 · San Diego State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.34Brandon Connette run for 34 yds to the SDSt 46 for a
- Week 2 · Utah · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.00Brandon Connette pass complete to Josh Harper for 40 yds to the Utah 22 for a
- Week 6 · San Diego State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Brandon Connette run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kody Kroening KICK)
- Week 4 · Southern Utah · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Brandon Connette pass complete to Aaron Peck for 18 yds to the FrsSt 44 for a
- Week 4 · Southern Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Brandon Connette pass complete to Josh Harper for 10 yds for a TD, (Kody Kroening KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · USC · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.23Brandon Connette run for 15 yds to the USC 23 for a
- Week 2 · Utah · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.22Brandon Connette pass complete to Josh Harper for 11 yds to the Utah 47 for a
- Week 1 · USC · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.95Brandon Connette pass intercepted Leonard Williams return for 10 yds to the FrsSt 25
- Week 2 · Utah · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Brandon Connette run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kody Kroening KICK)
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
54 of 54 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
3.12167 of 181 QBsSack rate
6.9%132 of 181 QBsSacked on 6.9% of dropbacks (132 of 181) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (167 of 181).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds59%of completions
17 comp4.8 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds34%of completions
10 comp12.4 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds7%of completions
2 comp46.5 yds avg
Overall 53.7% completion on 54 attempts · 59% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2014Fresno State6-8HC: Tim DeRuyter · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 17.0 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 49.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 49.8 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim DeRuyter
Pass share
48.6%
528 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
77.6
14 games
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2014
54 pass attempts, 38 carries and 1 catch in 9 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2014 Fresno State DeRuyterYear 5 · 9 games
- 2013 Duke CutcliffeYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Duke CutcliffeYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Duke CutcliffeYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2010 Duke CutcliffeYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Duke in 2010 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,123 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Duke in the 2010 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Fresno State, 299 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2010
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Santiago
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
2 coaches2010–2013
Duke
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe and Tim DeRuyter.