Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | Rough | 25/46 | 222 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 27.7 | 2 | -13 | Season-high 222 yds |
Did not play in Sacramento State’s last 9 games.
Jackson Sharman started the last one, L 17-20 vs Toledo, Nov 4.
Sacramento State’s next game: at Central Michigan, Wed Nov 11, 12:00 a.m. ET · ESPNU
Sacramento State is 2-8.
Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Matt Entz and Alonzo Carter. One game to point at: 219 passing yards against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
222 passing yards · 0 passing TD · -13 rushing yards
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
In the game threads
vs Massachusetts, Sep 26The QB is ass how injured is Carson Conklin? They never announce what it is except for "wrist, out indefinitely"Sacramento State fan, r/CFB game threadvs Mississippi Valley State, Sep 5Why is Sharman playing, did Conklin get hurt or does he just suckStanford fan, r/CFB game threadat Eastern Michigan, Aug 29Who TF is Conklin throwing this s--- to?Sacramento State fan, r/CFB game threadWhere to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 25 | 46 | 54.3% | 222 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 90.5 | 28 |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 47 | 96 | 49.0% | 354 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 79.2 | 35 |
| Career | 72 | 142 | 50.7% | 576 | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 82.9 | 32 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 2 | −13 | −6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 15 | −16 | −1.1 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 17 | −29 | −1.7 | 0 | 6 |
Game log
Game by game
L 17-28 at Eastern MichiganAug. 29222 yds25 of 46, 1 INTBox score only
25 of 46 for 222 yards and an interception.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
L 17-28
222 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 27.7
With H. Adams — 38.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 4 inside the 20 · G. Meadors — 5 points · 1 tackle · 1 solo tackle
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −4.83C.Conklin pass intercepted by J.Marshall at EMU22 J.Marshall return 1 yard, out of bounds at EMU23
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Conklin to Smith Jr.: a 19-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.26Conklin to Brown: a 20-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.97Conklin to Brown: a 15-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83Conklin to Smith Jr.: a 13-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.62Conklin to Smith Jr.: a 14-yard pass.
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.58C.Conklin sacked for loss of 3 yards (J.Oluwayemi)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.24Conklin to Shabazz: a 5-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.04Conklin to Coleman: an 8-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 22 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Conklin to Coleman: a 20-yard pass.
Where the stats rank
| Stat | Player | Nation | Mid-American |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 222 | 198th of 370 | 20th of 34 |
| Yards an attempt | 4.8 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 90.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 54.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -13 | T-340th of 370 | 30th of 34 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. This quarterback has 46 attempts of the 100 needed after 10 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Mid-American quarterbacks
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Alan Richter | 2,304 | 18 | 3 | 276 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Noah Kim | 1,678 | 11 | 4 | 285 | 5.9 |
| 3 | Dru DeShields | 1,624 | 9 | 7 | 251 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Jay Kastantin | 1,567 | 11 | 8 | 225 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Keldric Luster | 1,482 | 10 | 6 | 238 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Broc Lowry | 1,397 | 11 | 3 | 194 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Jason Wright | 1,345 | 9 | 6 | 231 | 5.8 |
| 8 | Brayden Roggow | 1,343 | 7 | 10 | 192 | 7.0 |
| 9 | William Watson III | 1,327 | 9 | 2 | 163 | 8.1 |
| 10 | David McComb | 1,120 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 10.9 |
| 11 | Nick Poulos | 966 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Caleb Heavner | 769 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 6.2 |
| 13 | Jadyn Glasser | 638 | 3 | 3 | 93 | 6.9 |
| 14 | Cibastian Broughton | 612 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 6.1 |
| 15 | Angel H Flores | 475 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 5.2 |
| 16 | Logan Inagawa | 296 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Brogan McCaughey | 274 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 4.6 |
| 18 | Tyler Mizzell | 260 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6.8 |
| 19 | Elijah Holmes | 253 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 4.1 |
| 20 | Carson Conklin | 222 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4.8 |
| 21 | Levi Davis | 203 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Brian Salazar | 202 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7.2 |
| 23 | Aedan McCarthy | 182 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5.5 |
| 24 | Jace Stuckey | 68 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.2 |
| 25 | Trey Petty | 59 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7.4 |
| 26 | Marcus Beamon | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.4 |
| 27 | Walter Moses | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 |
| 28 | Nolan Good | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.7 |
| 29 | Khamoni Robinson | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 30 | Austin Novosad | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.9 |
| 31 | Ethan Thanthanavong | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Mason Atkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 33 | Semaj Beals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Deante Ruffin | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.3 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Pass targets
Smith and Coleman saw 23 of the 47 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onterrio Smith Jr. | 13 | 9 | 88 | 7.7 | 3.6 | |
| Matthew Coleman | 10 | 4 | 44 | 11.5 | 1.8 | |
| Raiden Brown | 6 | 5 | 52 | 1.3 | 12.2 | |
| Jordan Williams | 5 | 3 | 17 | 3.2 | 2.7 | |
| Kenyon Shabazz | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3.7 | 4.5 | |
| 3 others | 5 | 3 | 17 | 1.2 | 4.3 | |
| No receiver charted | 5 | The interception is among these | ||||
Play by play: 47 passes, 26 caught, 233 yards; the box score counts 46 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Sacramento State2-8HC: Alonzo Carter · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 222 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 4.8 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
51.8%
333 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
64.3
10 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Sacramento State’s two quarterbacks
| Carson Conklin | Threw in 1 of 10 games · 25 of 46, 222 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · 4.8 yards an attempt on 46 attempts · ran for -13 yds, 0 TD |
| Brian Salazar | Threw in 4 of 10 games · 19 of 28, 202 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 7.2 yards an attempt on 28 attempts · ran for -27 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw, quarter by quarter
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Carson Conklin. Gray: Brian Salazar. From the play by play.
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Awards
Player standing · 2026
46 pass attempts and 2 carries in 1 game
More passes and runs a game than nearly every FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,772 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American.
Three seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Sacramento State CarterYear 3 · 1 game
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalFresno State to Sacramento State
- 2025 Fresno State EntzYear 2 · 4 games
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portalSacramento State to Fresno State
- 2024 Sacramento StateYear 1 · 2 games
- High school Corona CentennialCorona, CA · Class of 2023Three-star, No. 1,772 in the 2023 class. Signed with Sacramento State.Also from Corona Centennial: Husan Longstreet (LSU), Jaden Mickey (Boise State), Owen Chambliss (Nebraska) and 22 more.
Moves
- Transferred from Sacramento State to Fresno State, Apr 28, 2025.
- Transferred from Fresno State to Sacramento State, Jan 15, 2026.
2023
- Signed with Sacramento StateThree-star, out of Corona Centennial
2025 4 games
- Transferred to Fresno Statefrom Sacramento State
2026
- Transferred to Sacramento Statefrom Fresno State
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Fresno State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Entz and Alonzo Carter.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
2025Fresno State
2026Sacramento State