Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16/243rd/4th & short
18/32Inside-5 share
16 of 24 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 18 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (56.2%).
J.W. Walsh
Last confirmed: Oklahoma State, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Denton, TX · Guyer
J.W. Walsh: QB · Oklahoma State · #4.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
J.W. Walsh
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. This is his second year in the same quarterback room at Oklahoma State. One game to point at: 325 passing yards and 50 rushing yards against Oklahoma — Week 13, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oklahoma State in the news
- Sanchez extends contract with Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22 - Mose Phillips III out for season
The Oklahoman Oct 22 - Keilan Neal commits to Oklahoma State
Sports Illustrated Oct 17 - Oklahoma State player dies in crash
WTOC Oct 8
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 57 | 85 | 67.1% | 787 | 9.3 | 13 | 1 | 193.0 | 55 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 20 | 36 | 55.6% | 233 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 113.5 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 121 | 63.6% | 1,020 | 8.4 | 14 | 2 | 169.3 | 55 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 77 | 359 | 4.7 | 13 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 2 |
| Career | 92 | 452 | 4.9 | 15 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-13@ Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-8vs Central Arkansas | 2/4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 97.7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 69-14vs UTSA | 2/3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 | 94.6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ Texas | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 78.2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-34vs Kansas State | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 10.6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-26@ West Virginia | 2/3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 97.4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-10vs Kansas | 5/5 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 13.6 | 98.9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 70-53@ Texas Tech | 4/5 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 33.4 | 99.6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-29vs No. 5 TCU | 2/3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 52.9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-31@ Iowa State | 2/2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 62.3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-45vs No. 10 Baylor | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-58vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 25/42 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 | 68.3 | Season-high 325 yds |
 Bowl | L 20-48@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 9/14 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 63.9 | |
| Total | 57/85 | 787 | 13 | 1 | 9.3 | — |
Signature game
Bowl · 2015
L 20-48
vs Ole Miss · neutral site
124 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.9 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
With Z. Sinor — 38.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 55 long · M. Rudolph — 179 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.9
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +6.53James Washington 73 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 9 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +5.99James Washington 75 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.86James Washington 72 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 8 · Kansas · 1st and 25 · Q3 · EPA +4.59Chris Lacy 38 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 9 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.30J.W. Walsh run for 64 yds to the TexTc 1 for a
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +3.48J.W. Walsh pass complete to James Washington for 21 yds to the Okla 33 for a
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.34J.W. Walsh pass complete to James Washington for 23 yds to the Okla 44 for a
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.19J.W. Walsh pass complete to Chris Carson for 28 yds to the Miss 48 for a
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.06J.W. Walsh pass complete to James Washington for 28 yds to the Okla 23 for a
- Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.90J.W. Walsh 16 Yd Run
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
77 of 85 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 77 passing plays (49 completions) against the box score's 85 attempts (57 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
11.792 of 198 QBsSack rate
0.0%1 of 198 QBsRarely sacked (1 of 198 QBs) and still 2 of 198 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 yds59%of completions
29 comp3.8 yds avg4 TD
Middle
10–19 yds24%of completions
12 comp14.4 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds16%of completions
8 comp25.4 yds avg
Overall 67.1% completion on 85 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 25.4 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Mike Gundy — 17-9 over that span.
2014Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning
2015Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 66.9 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 39.0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 26.4 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 100 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
53.4%
516 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
Heisman model top 25
Our Heisman model had this player inside its top 25 in 2015.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Oklahoma State
- 2015 Oklahoma State GundyYear 5 · 13 games
- 2014 Oklahoma State GundyYear 4 · 2 games
- 2013 Oklahoma State GundyYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Oklahoma State GundyYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Oklahoma State GundyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Oklahoma State in 2011 as a 4-star recruit, No. 110 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Oklahoma State in the 2011 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 1,020 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2011
- Signed with Oklahoma State4-star out of Guyer
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coach2011–2015
Oklahoma State
Played his entire career under Mike Gundy.