Bryce Young

Former quarterback at Alabama. 2022: 3,328 passing yards, 32 TD, 5 INT.

QB · Alabama · Jr. · #9

6′0″ · 194 lb · Pasadena, CA

CFB Index 78 · #14 of 140 QBsHigh confidencePOTY finalist (model)Carolina — drafted 2023, No. 1 overall

On production he ranks #14 of 140 QBs; on reputation he is a projected national-award finalist. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

5★

DUAL recruit

No. 2 nationally · Signed with Alabama

Statement game559 yds · 5 TDvs Arkansas (FBS) · W 42-35

Top 0.1% passing yards game since 2021.

I do a meme in my group chat where I go “____ is what they look like” whenever someone has a good game Bryce Young is what they look liker/CFB game thread · ▲ 3His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former quarterback at Alabama. 2022: 3,328 passing yards, 32 TD, 5 INT.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Alabama in 2020.
Drafted round 1 by the Carolina in 2023.
Named All-America (AP) in 2021.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at No. 1 overall.

How it ended

Three seasons at Alabama, 8,356 passing yards, an All-American season (2021) — drafted at No. 1 overall by Carolina.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20207 games

Signed with Alabama5-star out of Mater Dei

202113 games

All-Americafirst · 9 selectors
All-SECfirst
Davey O'Brienwinner
Heismanwinner
Manningwinner
Maxwellwinner

202212 games

All-SECsecond

2023

Drafted by Carolinaround 1, pick 1

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#2 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #1

Carolina · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

14 honors · 2 categories

🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2021)

7 first-team selectors

🎖

ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2022)

Badges

Top-10 Recruit

Featured in The Canon

The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CarolinaEntering 4th NFL season

#1Rd 1 · Pick 1

CarolinaEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Nick Saban — 37-4 over that span.

2020Alabama13-0HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Alabama13-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

78All-Conference level #14 of 140?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: pass tds (94th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (92nd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Pass TDs#10 / 177 · 94th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 169 · 92nd pct

Yards / att#16 / 177 · 90th pct

8.8

Pass yards#21 / 177 · 88th pct

3328

Completion %#49 / 177 · 73rd pct

64.5%

Rush TDs#53 / 177 · 67th pct

Interceptions#52 / 177 · 65th pct

Rush yards#64 / 177 · 64th pct

185

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

233/371 (62.8%) · 32 TD · 5 INT

371 of 380 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

9.1114 of 206 QBs

Sack rate

4.5%63 of 206 QBs

Rarely sacked (63 of 206 QBs) and still 14 of 206 in Adjusted ANY/A.

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

45%of completions

105 comp4.8 yds avg10 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

36%of completions

84 comp13.9 yds avg3 TD

Deep

20+ yds

19%of completions

44 comp33.3 yds avg8 TD

Overall 62.8% completion on 371 attempts · 44 deep completions averaging 33.3 yds.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home6g	272	3.2	9.8	0.5
Road6g	283	2.2	9.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	283	3.0	10.5	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	270	2.2	8.1	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

POTY finalist (model)

Our Heisman model has him in the top five; no finalist honor is on the books yet.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #14 of 140 QBs

Former five-star. Now #14 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Alabama	245	380	64.5%	3,328	8.8	32	5	163.2	75	--	--
2021	Alabama	366	547	66.9%	4,872	8.9	47	7	167.5	87	--	--
2020	Alabama	13	22	59.1%	156	7.1	1	0	133.7	--	--	--
Career		624	949	65.8%	8,356	8.8	80	12	165.0	82	--	--

Season	Team
2022	Alabama	49	185	3.8	4	--
2021	Alabama	81	--	0.0	3	--
2020	Alabama	9	-23	-2.6	0	--
Career		139	162	1.2	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022

W 20–19

at Texas

213 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.1 · 38 rush yds (7 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

With J. Burnip — 41 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 50 LONG · J. Gibbs — 22 rush yds (9 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Kansas State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +5.22Bryce Young pass complete to Kobe Prentice for 47 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 10 · LSU · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +5.16Bryce Young pass complete to Ja'Corey Brooks for 41 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Week 5 · Arkansas · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +4.77Bryce Young pass complete to Kobe Prentice for 47 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 10 · LSU · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA -4.67Bryce Young pass intercepted, touchback. Jarrick Bernard-Converse return for no gain
Week 10 · LSU · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA +4.65Bryce Young pass complete to Jase McClellan for 65 yds to the LSU 11 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Kansas State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +4.56Bryce Young pass complete to Jahmyr Gibbs for 60 yds to the KanSt 9 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Arkansas · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -4.40Bryce Young pass intercepted Dwight McGlothern return for a loss of 3 yards to the Ark 1
Week 7 · Tennessee · 2&24 · Q4 · EPA +4.36Bryce Young pass complete to JoJo Earle for 42 yds to the Tenn 5 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Auburn · 3&19 · Q2 · EPA +4.29Bryce Young pass complete to Kendrick Law for 39 yds to the Aub 36 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Mississippi State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +4.22Bryce Young pass complete to JoJo Earle for 31 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week