Jackson Gutierrez

#8 · QB · Navy6′0″ · 207 lb · San Antonio, TX · John Jay

Last gameL 13–35vs Notre Dame · Oct 31

Nextvs TempleSat Nov 7 · 3:30 pm ET

Came on in Q2 vs No. 5 Notre Dame.

Braxton Woodson started Navy’s last game, L 13-35 vs No. 5 Notre Dame, Oct 31.

Navy’s next game: vs Temple, Sat Nov 7, 3:30 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network

This week

RecordNavy is 2-6.
From the game thread
“This Gutierrez kid is quick”
Iowa fan, r/CFB game thread · vs Notre Dame, Oct 31

What’s being said

8 stories in the last 30 days, from 8 outlets.

Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

All 13 stories this season

Worth knowing

Jackson Gutierrez has 63.2 passing yards a game at home, 116 on the road.

His most important play this season

Q2, 1:52 · Navy down 1, takes the leadJackson Gutierrez runs 2 yards for a touchdownNotre Dame at Navy, week 9Q2, 1:52 · Navy 13, Notre Dame 7Navy took the lead in the second quarterNavy took the lead in the second quarterJ.Gutierrez rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NotreD00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play

All 7 of his plays on video

Jackson Gutierrez

QB · Navy · #8

On Trialas of Nov 4

Jackson Gutierrez takes over from Blake Horvath at Navy.

717passing yards7passing TD982rushing yards

Passing value per play

+0.54

our model · 2026 · 86 plays

Navy fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.

high confidence47 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Jackson Gutierrez lines up at QB for Navy.

On the field, the headline is 717 pass yds, with 7 pass td.

Jackson Gutierrez inherited the QB job from Blake Horvath.

Navy fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.

The number to watch: +0.54 — passing value per play.

QB successionleap of faith

Inherited fromBlake Horvath

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

15/193rd/4th & short

13/18Inside-5 share

15 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (78.9%). 13 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (72.2%).

The latest game

Against Notre Dame on Oct. 31: 4 of 7 for 25 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 36 of 71 for 717 yards.

First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

L 13-35 vs Notre Dame4 of 7, 25 yds
L 39-49 vs North Texas7 of 10, 133 yds, 1 TD
L 34-38 at UTSA3 of 7, 120 yds, 2 TD
W 34-26 vs Tulsa5 of 7, 95 yds, 1 TD
L 9-14 at Air Force7 of 15, 140 yds, 1 TD
L 20-24 at UAB4 of 13, 104 yds
L 30-38 at Florida Atlantic6 of 12, 100 yds, 2 TD
W 42-15 vs Towson0 of 0, 0 yds

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Navy	36	71	50.7%	717	10.1	7	1	165.3	56
2025	Navy	--	3	0.0%	--	0.0	0	0	0.0	--
2024	Navy	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Career		36	74	48.6%	717	9.7	7	1	158.6	56

Season	Team
2026	Navy	177	982	5.5	13	56
2025	Navy	28	172	6.1	0	23
2024	Navy	5	20	4.0	0	7
Career		210	1,174	5.6	13	56

Last game (Wk 9): 2 passing yards.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	W 42-15vs Towson		Carried 8 times, no pass attempts						—	31
Wk 2	L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic	Came on in Q3	6/12	100	2	0	8.3	85.7	1	75
Wk 4	L 20-24@ UAB	Shaky	4/13	104	0	0	8.0	41.4	5	134
Wk 5	L 9-14@ Air Force	Solid	7/15	140	1	0	9.3	33.8	1	33	Season-high 140 yds
Wk 6	W 34-26vs Tulsa		5/7	95	1	1	13.6	54.5	0	232
Wk 7	L 34-38@ UTSA		3/7	120	2	0	17.1	77.2	0	139
Wk 8	L 39-49vs North Texas		7/10	133	1	0	13.3	82.3	0	228
Wk 9	L 13-35vs No. 5 Notre Dame	Came on in Q2	4/7	25	0	0	3.6	81.5	0	110
Total			36/71	717	7	1	10.1	—	7	982

Signature game

Week 8 · 2026

L 39-49

vs North Texas

228 rush yds (26 car) · 3 TD · 133 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3

With J. Carlson — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Barrow — 92 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 15 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −7.26J.Gutierrez sacked for loss of 15 yards (M.Dean), fumble by J.Gutierrez recovered by UAB C.Spencer at NAV48, End Of Play
Week 7 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +7.17Gutierrez to Collins: a 92-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Tulsa · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +6.17Gutierrez to Brasfield: a 58-yard touchdown pass.
Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.52Gutierrez to Brasfield: a 68-yard touchdown pass.
Week 6 · Tulsa · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +5.47J.Gutierrez rush middle for 56 yards gain to the Tulsa00 TOUCHDOWN
Week 2 · Florida Atlantic · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.15Gutierrez to Collins: a 64-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 6 · Tulsa · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA −5.07J.Gutierrez rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Tulsa14 fumbled by J.Gutierrez at Tulsa17 forced by R.Leathers recovered by Tulsa D.Scott at Tulsa14, End Of Play
Week 2 · Florida Atlantic · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +5.00Jackson Gutierrez 49 Yd Run (Jackson Gutierrez Pass to Vic Listorti for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 8 · North Texas · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +4.97J.Gutierrez rush right for 43 yards gain for a touchdown J.Norris pass attempt Successful
Week 9 · Notre Dame · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA −4.18J.Gutierrez rush right for 0 yards to the Navy43 (L.Talich; A.Shuler), TURNOVER ON DOWNS

Where he ranks

Leads the nation in rushing yards. 3rd among FBS quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns.

Stat	His	Nation	American Athletic
Passing yards	717	138th of 370	14th of 37
Yards an attempt	10.1	Not ranked	Not ranked
Touchdown passes	7	T-103rd of 370	T-7th of 37
Passer rating	165.3	Not ranked	Not ranked
Completion percentage	50.7	Not ranked	Not ranked
Rushing yards	982	1st of 370	1st of 37
Rushing touchdowns	13	3rd of 370	2nd of 37

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 71 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.

All American Athletic quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Tayven Jackson	2,568	22	5	268	9.6
2	Caden Veltkamp	2,534	23	5	315	8.0
3	Marcus Stokes	2,532	25	6	259	9.8
4	Owen McCown	1,751	10	4	243	7.2
5	Baylor Hayes	1,343	10	2	192	7.0
6	Ryder Burton	1,333	6	5	194	6.9
7	Michael Van Buren Jr.	1,273	6	0	181	7.0
8	Ajani Sheppard	1,245	8	3	140	8.9
9	Conner Harrell	831	5	2	108	7.7
10	Kadin Semonza	804	4	2	119	6.8
11	Cole Gonzales	802	3	7	127	6.3
12	Mitch Griffis	753	4	5	126	6.0
13	Trace Johnson	749	2	4	106	7.1
14	Jackson Gutierrez	717	7	1	71	10.1
15	Emory Williams	716	7	2	117	6.1
16	Jacurri Brown	471	2	2	82	5.7
17	Cale Hellums	462	4	2	76	6.1
18	Dexter Williams II	340	3	0	59	5.8
19	Gael Ochoa	160	1	0	16	10.0
20	Chaston Ditta	159	1	0	19	8.4
21	Braxton Woodson	152	0	1	25	6.1
22	Jaxon Smolik	129	1	1	27	4.8
23	Air Noland	83	2	1	9	9.2
24	Zach Mundell	82	0	0	3	27.3
25	Drew Devillier	79	0	0	13	6.1
26	Zeon Chriss	64	0	0	9	7.1
27	Luke Kromenhoek	60	0	0	14	4.3
28	Chris Jimerson Jr.	55	1	0	3	18.3
29	Patrick Crayton Jr.	29	0	0	2	14.5
30	Nate Rogers	24	0	0	5	4.8
31	Jordan Magwood	16	0	0	3	5.3
32	Ethan Washington	13	0	0	2	6.5
33	Bryson Luter	12	0	1	4	3.0
34	Dagan Bruno	10	0	0	1	10.0
35	Jeremiah Daoud	6	0	0	4	1.5
36	Jaylen White	5	0	0	5	1.0
37	Brandon Tennison	0	0	0	2	0.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Touchdown passes7tied for 7th in the American Athletic this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Robinson and Brasfield saw 27 of the 71 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Charles Robinson	15	7	64	15.9	3.3
Truman Brasfield	12	4	174	24.7	14.3
Jordan Collins	10	6	212	14.2	14.8
Michael Barrow	9	7	52	7.0	5.0
Vic Listorti	7	4	63	9.9	6.8
6 others	16	8	152	15.4	8.9
No receiver charted	2	The interception is among these

Play by play: 71 passes, 36 caught, 717 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

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

36/71 (50.7%) · 7 TD · 1 INT

71 of 71 attempts matched to play-by-play

68 of 71 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

9.769 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

9.0%159 of 185 QBs

Sacked on 9.0% of dropbacks (159 of 185) — and still 9 of 185 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

7% of attempts (5)

100%comp

Air -2.8 · YAC 6.6 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

32% of attempts (22)

68%comp

Air 4.2 · YAC 7.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

28% of attempts (19)

37%comp

Air 14.0 · YAC 1.9 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

32% of attempts (22)

27%comp1 INT

Air 31.4 · YAC 18.7 avg

Overall 50.7% completion on 71 attempts · 27% completion on 22 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Brian Newberry — 23-11 over that span.

2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Navy11-2HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy

2026Navy2-6HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 74 (#19 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

74Quality starter #19 of 145?

2 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (97th percentile). Concern: completion % (1st percentile).

Box-score rates

Yards / att#4 / 159 · 97th pct

10.1

Completion %#158 / 159 · 1st pct

50.7%

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

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 68 dropbacks

56Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

Positive-play rate weight 24%

37.5%3rd pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · +0.8% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

10.2899th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · +0.1 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

9.9%2nd pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · -0.3% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (9 of 77 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

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home3g	76.0	0.7	13.4	0.3
Road4g	116	1.2	10.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	93.2	1.0	11.3	0.2
Weeks 8+2g	79.0	0.5	8.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brian Newberry

Pass share

18.6%

96 pass / 420 run

Plays / game

64.5

8 games

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Navy’s two quarterbacks

Jackson Gutierrez	Threw in 7 of 8 games · 36 of 71, 717 yds, 7 TD, 1 INT · 10.1 yards an attempt on 71 attempts · ran for 982 yds, 13 TD
Braxton Woodson	Threw in 6 of 8 games · 10 of 25, 152 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · 6.1 yards an attempt on 25 attempts · ran for 384 yds, 5 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Jackson Gutierrez. Gray: Braxton Woodson. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Towson@ Florida Atlantic@ UAB@ Air ForceTulsa@ UTSANorth TexasNotre Dame

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Starter

177 carries, 71 pass attempts and 2 catches in 8 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

74 · #19 of 145 QBs

Unranked recruit. Now #19 at the position.

Jackson Gutierrez

This week

What’s being said

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

Style of play

In the news in the last 30 days

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What fans said

In the game threads

Where to follow

The latest game

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Navy’s two quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

Starter

Three seasons at Navy

2024