Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/24Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (8.3%).
Brandon Jones
Last confirmed: UTEP, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Bakersfield, CA
Brandon Jones: QB · UTEP · #8.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Jones
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. This is his second year in the same quarterback room at UTEP. One game to point at: 268 passing yards and 33 rushing yards against Houston Christian — Week 1, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
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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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 10/20 | 268 | 1 | 1 | 13.4 | 62.3 | Season-high 268 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 3-38@ Texas Tech | 4/12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 11.4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-37vs Nevada | 8/11 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 9.6 | 50.6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-31@ Southern Miss | 6/13 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 7.4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-26vs UTSA | 14/22 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 54.8 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-32@ Florida International | 5/9 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 | 21.8 | |
| Total | 47/87 | 628 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 | — |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2019
W 36-34
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 17 · Q2 · EPA −6.67Brandon Jones pass intercepted for a TD Caleb Johnson return for 26 yds for a TD, (Gino Garcia KICK)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.39Brandon Jones pass complete to Tre'Shon Wolf for 80 yds for a TD, (Gavin Baechle KICK)
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Brandon Jones pass complete to Devaughn Cooper for 35 yds to the HstnB 35 for a
- Week 4 · Nevada · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.25Brandon Jones pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 23 yds to the Nevad 37 for a
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Brandon Jones pass complete to Alan Busey for 32 yds to the HstnB 3 for a
- Week 4 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Brandon Jones pass complete to Jess Trussell for 37 yds to the Nevad 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · UTSA · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Brandon Jones pass complete to Tre'Shon Wolf for 11 yds to the TexSA 39 for a
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.83Brandon Jones pass complete to Jacob Cowing for 13 yds to the HstnB 49 for a
- Week 6 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Brandon Jones pass complete to Reynaldo Flores for 29 yds to the TexSA 46 for a
- Week 1 · Houston Christian · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Brandon Jones pass complete to Jess Trussell for 13 yds to the UTEP 41 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
87 of 87 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
4.82163 of 205 QBsSack rate
10.3%180 of 205 QBsSacked on 10.3% of dropbacks (180 of 205) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (163 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds49%of completions
23 comp4.7 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds30%of completions
14 comp12.5 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds21%of completions
10 comp34.5 yds avg1 TD
Overall 54.0% completion on 87 attempts · 10 deep completions averaging 34.5 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Dana Dimel, all run-leaning offenses — 2-22 over that span.
2018UTEP1-11HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
2019UTEP1-11HC: Dana Dimel · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 171 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 38.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 119 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 34.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.2%
329 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
87 pass attempts and 38 carries in 6 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at UTEP
- 2019 UTEP DimelYear 4 · 6 games
- 2018 UTEP DimelYear 3 · 6 games
- 2017 UTEP KuglerYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2016 UTEP KuglerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, 1,301 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.