Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/29Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (3.4%).
Jesse Ertz
Last confirmed: Kansas State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 212 lb · Burlington, IA · Mediapolis
Jesse Ertz: QB · Kansas State · #16.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jesse Ertz
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down. He has spent four seasons in the Kansas State quarterback room. A game that shows it: 333 passing yards and 35 rushing yards against Central Arkansas — Week 1, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Kansas State in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kansas State | 55 | 100 | 55.0% | 930 | 9.3 | 7 | 3 | 150.2 | 65 |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 152 | 264 | 57.6% | 1,755 | 6.6 | 9 | 4 | 121.6 | 32 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Kansas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 207 | 364 | 56.9% | 2,685 | 7.4 | 16 | 7 | 129.5 | 41 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kansas State | 65 | 336 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 183 | 1,012 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Kansas State | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 |
| Career | 256 | 1,399 | 5.5 | 15 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-19vs Central Arkansas | 10/16 | 333 | 4 | 0 | 20.8 | 97.0 | Season-high 333 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 55-7vs Charlotte | 16/21 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 94.3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-14@ Vanderbilt | 10/28 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 | 31.9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-20vs Baylor | 7/17 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 85.0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-40@ Texas | 12/18 | 224 | 2 | 1 | 12.4 | 75.3 | |
| Total | 55/100 | 930 | 7 | 3 | 9.3 | — |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 55-19
333 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.0 · 35 rush yds (7 car)
Dominant 36-point win at home against Central Arkansas.
With D. Reed — 1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 7 tackles · B. Pringle — 3 rec · 121 yds · 1 TD · 15 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Texas · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +6.94Jesse Ertz pass complete to Dalton Schoen for 82 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +6.74Jesse Ertz pass complete to Dalton Schoen for 70 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 1st and 20 · Q2 · EPA +5.64Jesse Ertz pass complete to Byron Pringle for 55 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.61Jesse Ertz pass complete to Isaiah Harris for 69 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 6 · Texas · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.80Jesse Ertz pass complete to Dominique Heath for 39 yds to the Texas 30 for a
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.13Jesse Ertz run for 15 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Vanderbilt · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA −3.08Jesse Ertz run for 7 yds to the Vandy 12
- Week 5 · Baylor · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.93Jesse Ertz run for 15 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 6 · Texas · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Jesse Ertz pass complete to Dalton Schoen for 12 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
- Week 2 · Charlotte · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Jesse Ertz run for 35 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
100 of 100 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
8.5018 of 205 QBsSack rate
6.5%122 of 205 QBsSacked on 6.5% of dropbacks (122 of 205) — and still 18 of 205 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 yds40%of completions
22 comp6.5 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds38%of completions
21 comp12.8 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds22%of completions
12 comp43.2 yds avg4 TD
Overall 55.0% completion on 100 attempts · 12 deep completions averaging 43.2 yds.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Bill Snyder — 32-20 over that span.
2014Kansas State9-4HC: Bill Snyder · Balanced
2015Kansas State6-7HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
2016Kansas State9-4HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy
2017Kansas State8-5HC: Bill Snyder · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 210 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 150 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 186 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Snyder
Pass share
34.5%
270 pass / 513 run
Plays / game
60.2
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
100 pass attempts and 65 carries in 5 games
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Kansas State
- 2017 Kansas State SnyderYear 5 · 5 games
- 2016 Kansas State SnyderYear 4 · 13 games
- 2015 Kansas State SnyderYear 3 · 1 game
- 2014 Kansas State SnyderYear 2 · 4 games
- 2013 Kansas State SnyderYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Kansas State in 2013 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,447 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Kansas State in the 2013 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 2,685 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 23 games over 4 seasons.
2013
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Mediapolis
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coach2013–2017
Kansas State
Played his entire career under Bill Snyder.