Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/23Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (4.3%).
Brenden Motley
Last confirmed: Virginia Tech, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · Christiansburg, VA
Brenden Motley: QB · Virginia Tech · #9.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brenden Motley
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Brenden Motley has been at Virginia Tech through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 37 passing yards and 32 rushing yards against Virginia — Week 13, 2016.
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.
Virginia Tech in the news
- Clemson vs. Virginia Tech depth charts released
TigerNet Oct 20
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 81 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 95.5 | -- |
| 2015 | Virginia Tech | 92 | 164 | 56.1% | 1,155 | 7.0 | 11 | 7 | 128.9 | 41 |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 80.9 | -- |
| Career | 102 | 187 | 54.5% | 1,253 | 6.7 | 12 | 7 | 124.5 | 41 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia Tech | 20 | 124 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2015 | Virginia Tech | 88 | 224 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 2014 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Career | 122 | 420 | 3.4 | 5 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-13vs Liberty | 5/9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 21.9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45@ No. 17 Tennessee | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-0vs Boston College | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 99.9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-17vs East Carolina | 2/2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 55.4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 39-36@ Pittsburgh | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26.2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-10vs Virginia | 2/3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 12.3 | 77.9 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Total | 9/20 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | — |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2016
W 52-10
vs Virginia
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Boston College · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.92Brenden Motley 26 Yd Run
- Week 13 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.84Brenden Motley pass complete to Travon McMillian for 31 yds for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
- Week 13 · Virginia · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.31Brenden Motley run for 13 yds to the Virg 40 for a
- Week 1 · Liberty · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Brenden Motley pass complete to Devin Wilson for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 3 · Boston College · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.60Brenden Motley run for 11 yds to the BC 25 for a
- Week 4 · East Carolina · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.55Brenden Motley run for 9 yds to the ECaro 1 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · East Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.54Brenden Motley run for 8 yds to the VTech 42 for a
- Week 13 · Virginia · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −1.25Brenden Motley run for a loss of 2 yards to the VTech 45
- Week 4 · East Carolina · 1st and 1 · Q4 · EPA +0.94Brenden Motley run for 1 yd for a TD, (Joey Slye KICK)
- Week 1 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.68Brenden Motley pass complete to Henri Murphy for 12 yds to the Liber 36 for a
Teams and coaches
2014Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Balanced
2015Virginia Tech7-6HC: Frank Beamer · Run-leaning
2016Virginia Tech10-4HC: Justin Fuente · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 20.2 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 18.5 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
42.2%
446 pass / 610 run
Plays / game
75.4
14 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
20 pass attempts and 20 carries in 6 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Virginia Tech
- 2016 Virginia Tech FuenteYear 5 · 6 games
- 2015 Virginia Tech BeamerYear 4 · 10 games
- 2014 Virginia Tech BeamerYear 3 · 4 games
- 2013 Virginia Tech BeamerYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Virginia Tech BeamerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Virginia Tech in 2012 as a 3-star recruit, No. 721 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Virginia Tech in the 2012 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Virginia Tech, 1,253 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 3 seasons.
2012
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of Christiansburg
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coaches2012–2015
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Beamer → Justin Fuente. Worth noting in scheme + development context.