Eli Peters

QB · Toledo 2020 · #12

Last confirmed: Toledo, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 195 lb · Jacksonville, FL

Eli Peters: QB · Toledo · #12.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Carter StanleyKansas · 2019 · 84% season match
Mike BercoviciArizona State · 2015 · 83% season match
Nathan PetermanPittsburgh · 2015 · 83% season match
Brandon AllenArkansas · 2014 · 73% season match
Max GilliamUNLV · 2018 · 69% season match

Eli Peters

QB · Toledo · Sr · #12

Operates within the system without forcing anything. This is his third year in the same quarterback room at Toledo. A game that shows it: 363 passing yards and 18 rushing yards against Ball State — Week 13, 2020.

How he plays

Play style

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Toledo in the news

Michigan flips Toledo recruitYahoo Sports Oct 21

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2020	Toledo	88	129	68.2%	1,106	8.6	9	2	160.2	59
2019	Toledo	62	105	59.0%	828	7.9	6	3	138.4	51
2018	Toledo	146	264	55.3%	1,837	7.0	18	7	131.0	54
Career		296	498	59.4%	3,771	7.6	33	12	140.1	54

Season	Team
2020	Toledo	25	53	2.1
2019	Toledo	16	27	1.7
2018	Toledo	23	44	1.9
Career		64	124	1.9

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 4 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 10	W 38-3vs Bowling Green	20/32	214	4	0	6.7	—	4 TD passes
Wk 11	L 38-41@ Western Michigan	30/46	339	1	1	7.4	—
Wk 12	W 45-28@ Eastern Michigan	11/15	190	2	0	12.7	—
Wk 13	L 24-27vs Ball State	27/36	363	2	1	10.1	—	Season-high 363 yds
Total		88/129	1106	9	2	8.6	—

Signature game

Week 10 · 2020

W 38-3

vs Bowling Green

214 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 67 rush yds (6 car)

Dominant 35-point win at home against Bowling Green.

With B. Flint — 30.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · B. Koback — 74 rush yds (21 car) · 4 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 19 · Q3 · EPA +6.21Eli Peters pass complete to Bryce Mitchell for 42 yds for a TD (Thomas Cluckey KICK)
Week 12 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.52Eli Peters pass complete to Danzel McKinley-Lewis for 68 yds for a TD (Evan Davis KICK)
Week 11 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.93Eli Peters sacked by Ali Fayad for a loss of 21 yards to the WMich 45 Eli Peters fumbled, recovered by Toled
Week 10 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −3.65Eli Peters run for 31 yds to the BwGrn 8 Eli Peters fumbled, forced by Sy Dabney, recovered by BwGrn Darren Anders
Week 10 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.47Eli Peters pass complete to Bryant Koback for 34 yds to the BwGrn 44 for a
Week 11 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.46Eli Peters pass complete to Isaiah Winstead for 55 yds to the WMich 20 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Ball State · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA −3.40Eli Peters sacked by Christian Albright for a loss of 7 yards to the BalSt 28
Week 13 · Ball State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +3.21Eli Peters pass complete to Isaiah Winstead for 14 yds to the BalSt 46 for a BALL ST Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Antonio Phillips) to the BalSt 39 for a
Week 13 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.20Eli Peters pass complete to Devin Maddox for 40 yds to the BalSt 40 for a
Week 13 · Ball State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Eli Peters pass complete to Isaiah Winstead for 10 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

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

88/129 (68.2%) · 9 TD · 2 INT

129 of 129 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

8.3422 of 171 QBs

Sack rate

5.1%67 of 171 QBs

Rarely sacked (67 of 171 QBs) and still 22 of 171 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 yds

52%of completions

46 comp5.6 yds avg3 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

34%of completions

30 comp13.0 yds avg2 TD

Deep

20+ yds

14%of completions

12 comp38.4 yds avg4 TD

Overall 68.2% completion on 129 attempts · 12 deep completions averaging 38.4 yds.

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Jason Candle — 17-14 over that span.

2018Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2019Toledo6-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-heavy

2020Toledo4-2HC: Jason Candle · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: completion % (89th percentile). Strength: interceptions (88th percentile). Concern: rush tds (13th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Completion %#16 / 141 · 89th pct

68.2%

Interceptions#9 / 141 · 88th pct

Yards / att#22 / 141 · 83rd pct

8.6

Rush yards#74 / 141 · 48th pct

Pass TDs#72 / 141 · 45th pct

Pass yards#92 / 141 · 35th pct

1106

Fumbles lost#82 / 130 · 28th pct

Rush TDs#105 / 141 · 13th pct

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

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2020 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 124 dropbacks

59Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

NCAA passer rating no box-score line yet

Positive-play rate weight 24%

50.3%77th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -3.7% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

7.9566th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.2 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

5.1%67th pct of FBS QBs

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

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (12 of 136 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 4 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home2g	288	3.0	8.4	0.5
Road2g	264	1.5	10.1	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 8+4g	276	2.2	9.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2020 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

Pass share

47.9%

219 pass / 238 run

Plays / game

76.2

6 games

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

129 pass attempts and 25 carries in 4 games

About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.

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