Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 21/27 | 387 | 6 | 0 | 14.3 | 81.9 | Season-high 387 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ Texas A&M | 21/34 | 254 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 | 62.4 | |
| Total | 42/61 | 641 | 8 | 2 | 10.9 | 72.2 |
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Cutter Boley
New school, new number, same question — and Cutter Boley's early answer at Arizona State is No.344 4★, national recruit.
6′5″ · 220 lb · Hodgenville, KY · Lexington Christian
CFB Index 44 · #82 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceTransferred Kentucky → Arizona State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
641
passing yards · 2026
8 TD · 2 INT · 10.5 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 387 yds · 6 TD -- top 0.1% passing TDs game. -- Best game: 387 pass yds, 6 TD, -2 rush yds, vs Morgan State
Swing playSwung Kentucky from 33% to 61% to win.Texas at Kentucky · 16-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 quarterback for Arizona State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Arizona State in 2026.
- Cutter Boley named starting QB (Aug 29) Reported
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
-12aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 47th percentile of QBs; the tape says
60th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=56
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception47th pctl
Production — on-field60th pctl
n=56 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 17.9 points in belief.
17.9own fans
0national conversation
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In Their Words
169 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Cutter Boley
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Cutter Boley arrives at Arizona State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
641PASS YDS8PASS TD29RUSH YDS
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.344
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
20244 games
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Lexington Christian Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
3 mention(s)
Badges
- Program Benchmark
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Arizona State
Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arizona State
2025Kentucky
2026Arizona State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Arizona State1-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Strength: pass tds (88th percentile). Concern: rush tds (19th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
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
60 of 61 attempts matched to play-by-play
60 of 60 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
11.105 of 75 QBsSack rate
3.2%25 of 75 QBsRarely sacked (25 of 75 QBs) and still 5 of 75 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
35% of attempts (21)
81%comp1 INT
Air -3.8 · YAC 12.7 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
30% of attempts (18)
72%comp
Air 4.7 · YAC 8.2 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
23% of attempts (14)
64%comp
Air 13.1 · YAC 9.9 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
12% of attempts (7)
43%comp
Air 26.1 · YAC 11.3 avg
Overall 70.0% completion on 60 attempts · 35% of attempts thrown negative air yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 320 YDS/g, 4.0 TD/g, 10.9 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 42 | 61 | 68.9% | 641 | 10.5 | 8 | 2 | 193.8 | 66 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 198 | 301 | 65.8% | 2,160 | 7.2 | 15 | 12 | 134.5 | 50 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 26 | 53 | 49.1% | 338 | 6.4 | 2 | 4 | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 266 | 415 | 64.1% | 3,139 | 7.6 | 25 | 18 | 138.8 | 53 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 66 | 85 | 1.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 10 | -43 | -4.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 71 | 0.8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Morgan State
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Texas A&M · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -9.30(04:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass intercepted by #6 J.Humphrey at ASU45 #6 J.Humphrey return 45 yards to the ASU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:25 #24 D.Olano kick attempt good (H: #37 T.White, LS: #31 S.Freibaum)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA +6.50No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #21 G.Rigdon caught at MSU44, for 56 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 2 · Texas A&M · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +6.27(03:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete deep right to #3 R.Harris caught at TAMU31, for 58 yards to the TAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:39, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA +4.36(13:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #21 G.Rigdon caught at ASU45, for 54 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:28, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 2 · Texas A&M · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +3.01(08:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete deep right to #3 R.Harris caught at TAMU31, for 35 yards to the TAMU28, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.90(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short middle to #3 R.Harris caught at MSU02, for 8 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:56, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.80(11:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #3 R.Harris caught at ASU39, for 36 yards to the MSU29 (#20 J.Blake), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.80(12:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short right to #4 O.Miller caught at MSU07, for 10 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:10, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.78(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete short left to #0 A.Ia caught at MSU15, for 12 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:11, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
- Week 1 · Morgan State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.76(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 C.Boley pass complete deep left to #3 R.Harris caught at MSU00, for 28 yards to the MSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:45, 1ST DOWN #32 C.Smith kick attempt good (H: #31 K.Floyd, LS: #43 G.Curtis)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Game Manager
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Fernando Mendoza’s 2023 season.
70%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 1
Matches Fernando on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Completion %
Differs from Fernando on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Yards / attempt (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Eli Peters’s path through Toledo.
Matches Eli on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Maiava's sophomore season at USC (2024).
60%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Jayden on
Yards / attempt
Height
Differs from Jayden on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Weight (lower)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #49
Peaked at #49 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology