#5

Braxton Burmeister

QB · San Diego State · Sr. · #5

San Diego State 2022 alumnus
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Braxton Burmeister

QB · San Diego State · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#299 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia Tech6-7HC: J.C. Price · Run-heavy
2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022San Diego State367250.0%2633.72381.5----
2021Virginia Tech14225555.7%1,9607.7144135.2----
Career17832754.4%2,2236.8167123.4----
SeasonTeam
2022San Diego State381804.71--
2021Virginia Tech1175214.52--
Career1557014.53--

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Scrambler

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

QB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Dequan Finn’s 2021 season.

Dequan Finn

61%match

Toledo · 2021

#2

Dorian Thompson-Robinson

UCLA · 2021

NFL Rd 5
56%
#3

Chevan Cordeiro

Hawai'i · 2021

56%
#4

Jordan Travis

Florida State · 2021

NFL Rd 5
56%
#5

Timmy McClain

South Florida · 2021

55%

Matches Dequan on

Completion %
Height

Differs from Dequan on

Yards / attempt (lower)
TD rate (lower)
INT rate (higher)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hunter Simmons’s path through Wisconsin.

Wisconsin · 2025

#2

Roman Gagliano

Middle Tennessee · 2025

85%
#3

Braedyn Locke

Wisconsin · 2024

81%
#4

Tyriq Starks

Howard · 2025

82%
#5

AJ Swann

App State · 2025

80%

Matches Hunter on

Yards per attempt
Completion %
202020212022

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dequan Finn's sophomore season at Toledo (2021).

Dequan Finn

62%match

Toledo · 2021

All-MAC
#2

Jase Bauer

Central Michigan · 2023

60%
#3

Diego Pavia

New Mexico State · 2023

Unitas Golden ArmAll-Conference USA
59%
#4

Chevan Cordeiro

Hawai'i · 2021

All-Mountain West
57%
#5

Kaidon Salter

Liberty · 2022

All-Conference USA
57%

Matches Dequan on

Completion %
Height

Differs from Dequan on

Yards / attempt (lower)
TD rate (lower)
INT rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Braxton Burmeister

#1

Hunter Simmons

Wisconsin · 2025

94%
#2

Roman Gagliano

Middle Tennessee · 2025

85%
#3

Braedyn Locke

Wisconsin · 2023

81%
#4

Isaac Wilson

Utah · 2024

78%
#5

Robby Ashford

Auburn · 2022

77%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2022
1,9602021
2632022

-87%

Sharp dropoff (-87%) — career inflection point.