Every transfer is a wager; Grady Brosterhous and Utah State are still waiting to see how this one pays.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Charlotte, NC
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Utah State from 19% to 59% to win.Utah State at Washington · 16-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Grady Brosterhous
Grady Brosterhous arrives at Utah State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 37 | 70 | 52.9% | 393 | 5.6 | 2 | 5 | 95.2 | 27 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 276.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 71 | 53.5% | 414 | 5.8 | 2 | 5 | 97.7 | 27 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 48 | 133 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 154 | 2.5 | 4 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 5/13 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 17/28 | 196 | 2 | 3 | 7.0 | 64.1 | Season-high 196 yds · 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ Utah | 15/29 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 24.7 | |
| Total | 37/70 | 393 | 2 | 5 | 5.6 | 44.4 |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +130 passing yards, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (84th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
2.23125 of 126 QBsSack rate
9.1%115 of 126 QBsSacked on 9.1% of dropbacks (115 of 126) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (125 of 126).
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
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 52.1% completion on 71 attempts · 30% completion on 10 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 67 dropbacks27Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
29.3%0th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -2.1% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
5.163th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.6 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
9.1%6th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (10 of 77 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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 67.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 163 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 131 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.3%
121 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.