John Paddock
John Paddock
Pushes it downfield on every look. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 507 pass yds, 4 pass TD against Indiana — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 4,184 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois | 85 | 142 | 59.9% | 1,294 | 9.1 | 9 | 3 | 153.1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | 286 | 480 | 59.6% | 2,715 | 5.7 | 18 | 14 | 113.6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 18 | 26 | 69.2% | 132 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 104.2 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 83.3% | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 143.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 394 | 654 | 60.2% | 4,184 | 6.4 | 27 | 18 | 122.1 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois | 12 | -55 | -4.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ball State | 27 | -84 | -3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2018 | Ball State | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | -158 | -3.7 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Casey Thompson’s 2022 season.
Differs from Casey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Casey Thompson's graduate season at Nebraska (2022).
Matches Casey on
Differs from Casey on
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2018–2023+2909%
Up 2909% from first season to most-recent.