Camden Coleman

Camden Coleman packed up and started over at James Madison — the fit is the whole question.

QB · James Madison · 4th-year · #7

6′3″ · 225 lb · Winston-Salem, NC · Robert B. Glenn

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How he plays

Interceptions: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

474

passing yards · 2026 · through week 3

3 games into 2026 so far

Swing playSwung James Madison from 52% to 73% to win.James Madison at San Diego State · 26-13

TOUCHDOWN DUKES!!!!r/CFB game thread · ▲ 1His career numbers, season by season

The story

4th-year quarterback for James Madison. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.

Transferred from Richmond to James Madison in 2025.

The full story, with sources

Next upSat Sep 26 · 6 pm ETat Old DominionS.B. Ballard StadiumJames Madison by 6

Camden Coleman

QB · James Madison · Jr · #7

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22

Camden Coleman arrives at James Madison with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

474PASS YDS3PASS TD32RUSH YDS

Read the story so far

He lines up at QB for James Madison.

On the field, the headline is 474 pass yds, with 3 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Alonza Barnett (3-star).

QB successioncontinuity

Inherited fromAlonza Barnett 3★

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	James Madison	36	54	66.7%	474	8.8	3	0	158.7	55	--	--
Career		36	54	66.7%	474	8.8	3	0	158.7	55	--	--

Season	Team
2026	James Madison	14	32	2.3	1	--
Career		14	32	2.3	1	--

Game log

Game by game

Camden Coleman's 2026 production

Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.

Source CFB Zeitgeist · player_game_stats + power_ratings_weekly

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 20-13vs Liberty	5/9	57	0	6.3	—
Wk 2	W 87-3vs Wagner	12/18	171	1	9.5	38.4
Wk 3	W 26-13@ San Diego State	19/27	246	2	9.1	75.4	Season-high 246 yds
Total		36/54	474	3	8.3	56.9

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 87–3

vs Wagner

171 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 38.4 · 7 rush yds (3 car)

Dominant 84-point win at home against Wagner.

With M. Scott — 3 rec · 45 yds · N. Herman — 132 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · San Diego State · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +3.20(14:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short right to #3 C.Scott caught at SDSU37, for 20 yards to the SDSU33 (#27 M.Lindsay), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · San Diego State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.92(14:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete deep left to #10 B.Wisloski caught at SDSU35, for 54 yards to the SDSU14 (#24 J.Cox), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · San Diego State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.62(07:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short right to #10 B.Wisloski caught at JMU37, for 18 yards to the SDSU49 (#24 J.Cox), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Wagner · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.62No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short right to #0 C.Keller caught at WAG40, for 12 yards to the WAG40 (#2 W.Johnston; #17 E.Blackshire Jr), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · San Diego State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.62(12:56) Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short right to #0 C.Keller caught at SDSU04, for 20 yards to the SDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:54, 1ST DOWN #5 M.Suarez kick attempt good (H: #11 P.Rea, LS: #47 M.Dietzel)
Week 3 · San Diego State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.61(00:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short right to #0 C.Keller caught at SDSU07, for 7 yards to the SDSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:30 #7 C.Coleman pass attempt failed
Week 2 · Wagner · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.49Za'Ron Collins 18 Yd pass from Camden Coleman (Morgan Suarez Kick)
Week 2 · Wagner · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA -2.38No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman sacked for loss of 9 yards to the JMU26 (#44 J.Gaston)
Week 1 · Liberty · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short left to #12 Z.Collins caught at LU 34, for 18 yards to the LU 34 (#0 D.Hopkins), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.14No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.Coleman pass complete short middle to #3 C.Scott caught at JMU45, for 28 yards to the WAG36 (#31 J.Brooks), 1ST DOWN

2026 snapshot

Since week 2: +246 passing yards, +2 passing TD.

Season context · Team result + system

2026James Madison3-0HC: Billy Napier · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (93rd percentile). Concern: pass yards (2nd percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Interceptions#1 / 64 · 93rd pct

Yards / att#15 / 64 · 75th pct

8.8

Rush TDs#17 / 64 · 57th pct

Completion %#29 / 64 · 55th pct

66.7%

Rush yards#40 / 64 · 39th pct

Pass TDs#53 / 64 · 13th pct

Pass yards#64 / 64 · 2nd pct

474

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

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

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

36/54 (66.7%) · 3 TD · 0 INT

54 of 54 attempts matched to play-by-play

53 of 54 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

8.7937 of 126 QBs

Sack rate

6.9%98 of 126 QBs

Sacked on 6.9% of dropbacks (98 of 126) — and still 37 of 126 in Adjusted ANY/A.

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

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

13% of attempts (7)

86%comp

Air -3.7 · YAC 11.2 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

53% of attempts (28)

68%comp

Air 4.1 · YAC 6.7 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

26% of attempts (14)

57%comp

Air 14.6 · YAC 2.5 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

8% of attempts (4)

50%comp

Air 29.8 · YAC 10.5 avg

Overall 66.7% completion on 54 attempts · 53% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.

Passer rating

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 49 dropbacks

55Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet

Positive-play rate weight 24%

49.0%76th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -2.0% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

7.9582th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.6 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

6.3%38th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (9 of 58 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home2g	114	0.5	7.9	0.0
Road1g	246	2.0	9.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-73g	158	1.0	8.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Billy Napier

Pass share

39.6%

72 pass / 110 run

Plays / game

60.7

3 games

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Camden Coleman

2025

Career stats

Game log

Camden Coleman's 2026 production

Signature game

Signature plays

2026 snapshot

Passing profile

Passer rating

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Heisman trajectory

Peak #84

Background