Last confirmed: Syracuse, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 243 lb · Chico, CA
Clayton Welch: QB · Syracuse · #11.
Clayton Welch
A game that shows it: 234 passing yards and 19 rushing yards against Wake Forest — Week 14, 2019.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Roundtable Oct 23
Syracuse.com Oct 15
247Sports Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Syracuse | 36 | 68 | 52.9% | 523 | 7.7 | 4 | 2 | 131.1 | 45 |
| Career | 36 | 68 | 52.9% | 523 | 7.7 | 4 | 2 | 131.1 | 45 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Syracuse | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-63@ Maryland | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-41vs No. 1 Clemson | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-3vs Holy Cross | 4/5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 60.0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-27vs Pittsburgh | 8/20 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 8.8 | 69.8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-56@ Louisville | 3/4 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 39-30vs Wake Forest | 21/36 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | — | Season-high 234 yds |
| Total | 36/68 | 523 | 4 | 2 | 7.7 | — |
Week 8 · 2019
L 20-27
vs Pittsburgh
176 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 69.8 · 36 rush yds (10 car)
With S. Hofrichter — 41.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 55 long · T. Harris — 3 rec · 111 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 66 passing plays (34 completions) against the box score's 68 attempts (36 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
6.6091 of 205 QBsSack rate
6.8%130 of 205 QBsSacked on 6.8% of dropbacks (130 of 205) — and still 91 of 205 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 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 52.9% completion on 68 attempts · 53% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 107 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 48.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 169 | 1.3 | 13.1 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
45.0%
408 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Syracuse, 523 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dino Babers.
