Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/32Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Brandon Wimbush
Last confirmed: UCF, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 222 lb · Hackensack, NJ · St. Peter's Prep
Brandon Wimbush: QB · UCF · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Wimbush
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Brandon Wimbush has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. On tape: 168 passing yards and 20 rushing yards against Florida A&M, 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.
UCF in the news
- BYU releases updated depth chart
Roundtable Oct 19 - OSU changes depth chart for UCF game
Sports Illustrated Oct 7
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UCF | 13 | 24 | 54.2% | 167 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 140.1 | -- |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 54 | 102 | 52.9% | 719 | 7.0 | 4 | 6 | 113.3 | 45 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 135 | 274 | 49.3% | 1,871 | 6.8 | 16 | 6 | 121.5 | 37 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 88.6 | -- |
| Career | 205 | 405 | 50.6% | 2,774 | 6.8 | 22 | 12 | 120.2 | 40 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UCF | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 68 | 256 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 140 | 804 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 1 |
| Career | 226 | 1,204 | 5.3 | 16 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Florida A&M | 12/23 | 168 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 81.3 | Season-high 168 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 45-27vs Stanford | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-35@ Pittsburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-21vs UConn | 1/1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | 22.5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-29vs Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 13/24 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | — |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2019
W 62-0
vs Florida A&M
168 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · 20 rush yds (8 car)
Dominant 62-point win at home against Florida A&M.
With O. Anderson — 3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD · 37 rush yds (4 car) · A. Osteen — 42 yards per punt · 4 punts · 56 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Gabriel Davis for 37 yds for a TD, (Dylan Barnas KICK)
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Wimbush to Davis: a 12-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Jacob Harris for 17 yds to the UCF 46 for a
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −2.31Brandon Wimbush run for a loss of 14 yards to the UCF 24 Brandon Wimbush fumbled, recovered by UCF
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Tre Nixon for 30 yds to the FlaAM 34 for a
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Brandon Wimbush run for 9 yds to the FlaAM 37 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.99Brandon Wimbush run for 32 yds to the Houst 28 for a
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.58Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Marlon Williams for 11 yds to the UCF 38 for a
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.33Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Otis Anderson for 11 yds to the FlaAM 2 for a
- Week 1 · Florida A&M · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +1.31Brandon Wimbush pass complete to Gabriel Davis for 19 yds to the FlaAM 13 for a
Teams and coaches
2015Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning
2017Notre Dame10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Run-heavy
2018Notre Dame12-1HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning
2019UCF10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 41.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 41.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
45.4%
457 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
77.4
13 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
24 pass attempts and 11 carries in 5 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2019 UCF HeupelYear 5 · 5 games
- 2018 Notre Dame KellyYear 4 · 6 games
- 2017 Notre Dame KellyYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 Notre Dame KellyYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2015 Notre Dame KellyYear 1 · 2 games
- Before collegeSigned with Notre Dame in 2015 as a 4-star recruit, No. 46 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Notre Dame in the 2015 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Notre Dame and UCF, 2,774 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 25 games over 4 seasons.
2015
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of St. Peter's Prep
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
2 coaches2015–2018
Notre Dame
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly and Josh Heupel.