Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 25/46 | 222 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 | 27.7 | Season-high 222 yds |
#17
Carson Conklin
Junior quarterback for Sacramento State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Yorba Linda, CA
Transferred Fresno State → Sacramento State for 2026
The numbers
222
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 222 pass yds, 1 INT, -13 rush yds, at Eastern Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior quarterback for Sacramento State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sacramento State in 2023.
- Transferred from Fresno State to Sacramento State in 2026.
Carson Conklin
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 219 pass yds against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
222 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · -13 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Sacramento State3-star out of Corona Centennial
20254 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Sacramento State
2025Fresno State
2026Sacramento State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 25 | 46 | 54.3% | 222 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 90.5 | 33 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 34 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 15 | -16 | -1.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 17 | -29 | -1.7 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -4.83(03:31) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass intercepted by #13 J.Marshall at EMU22 #13 J.Marshall return 1 yard to the EMU23, out of bounds at EMU23
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3&20 · Q4 · EPA +2.74(10:32) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short middle to #12 O.Smith Jr. caught at EMU21, for 19 yards to the EMU21 (#0 D.Rogers)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.26(05:50) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete deep left to #5 R.Brown caught at SAC41, for 20 yards to the SAC41, out of bounds at SAC41, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.97(03:20) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short middle to #5 R.Brown caught at SAC42, for 15 yards to the EMU44 (#11 Z.Mowchan), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short middle to #12 O.Smith Jr. caught at SAC36, for 13 yards to the SAC38, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN. #25 R.Adkins injured on the play
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.62(09:12) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short right to #12 O.Smith Jr. caught at EMU16, for 14 yards to the EMU01 (#4 J.Salas; #58 P.Christian), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the goal line". CALL UPHELD
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.58(04:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Conklin sacked for loss of 3 yards to the SAC35 (#98 J.Oluwayemi)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.24(04:20) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short left to #4 K.Shabazz caught at EMU47, for 5 yards to the EMU45 (#17 C.Dobbs), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.04(12:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short middle to #2 M.Coleman caught at SAC42, for 8 yards to the SAC45 (#11 Z.Mowchan)
- Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2&22 · Q4 · EPA +1.04(12:23) Shotgun #17 C.Conklin pass complete short middle to #2 M.Coleman caught at SAC31, for 20 yards to the SAC33, End Of Play
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Sacramento State1-3HC: Alonzo Carter · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passer rating
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 43 dropbacks33Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
37.7%5th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -1.8% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
3.730th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.4 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
5.2%57th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.6% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (5 of 48 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 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
56.1%
147 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
65.5
4 games
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,772 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Padilla’s 2021 season.
62%match
Matches Alex on
Recruiting rating
TD rate
Differs from Alex on
Class year (lower)
Yards / attempt (lower)
Weight (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Nate Glantz’s path through Lindenwood.
Matches Nate on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
Height
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Padilla's sophomore season at Iowa (2021).
Matches Alex on
TD rate
EPA / dropback (adj)
Differs from Alex on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Yards / attempt (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Carson Conklin
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology