#10

John Rhys Plumlee

QB · UCF · Sr. · #10

UCF 2023 alumnus
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John Rhys Plumlee

QB · UCF · Sr · #10

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Gus Malzahn.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022UCF9-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023UCF16125662.9%2,2718.9158150.5----
2022UCF21834663.0%2,5867.5148134.5----
2021Ole Miss11100.0%66.000150.4----
Career38060363.0%4,8638.12916141.3----
SeasonTeam
2023UCF1065054.85--
2022UCF1588485.411--
2021Ole Miss9728.00--
Career2731,4255.216--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 28–26

at Cincinnati

165 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT  ·  QBR 74.2  ·  53 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Dual Threat

Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.

QB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s 2021 season.

Dorian Thompson-Robinson

72%match

UCLA · 2021

NFL Rd 5
#2

Max Duggan

TCU · 2021

NFL Rd 7
66%
#3

Diego Pavia

New Mexico State · 2023

All-Conference USA
65%
#4

Malik Cunningham

Louisville · 2021

65%
#5

Jordan Travis

Florida State · 2022

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
63%

Matches Dorian on

Height
Yards / attempt
Rush usage

Differs from Dorian on

INT rate (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Based on 11 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalon Daniels’s path through Kansas.

Jalon Daniels

95%match

Kansas · 2025

All-Big 12
#2

Ian Book

Notre Dame · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 4
94%
#3

Jayden de Laura

Arizona · 2023

89%
#4

Malik Cunningham

Louisville · 2022

87%
#5

Michael Van Buren Jr.

LSU · 2025

86%

Matches Jalon on

Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
20222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dequan Finn's senior season at Toledo (2023).

Dequan Finn

59%match

Toledo · 2023

All-MAC
#2

Thomas Castellanos

Florida State · 2025

All-ACC
59%
#3

Sam Hartman

Notre Dame · 2023

All-ACC
55%
#4

Jordan McCloud

Texas State · 2024

All-Sun Belt
52%
#5

Parker Navarro

Ohio · 2024

All-MAC
50%

Matches Dequan on

Weight
Total pass EPA (college ability)

Differs from Dequan on

Height (lower)
Yards / attempt (higher)
TD rate (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like John Rhys Plumlee

#1

Jalon Daniels

Kansas · 2021

95%
#2

Jayden de Laura

Washington State · 2021

89%
#3

Malik Cunningham

Louisville · 2021

87%
#4

Michael Van Buren Jr.

Mississippi State · 2024

86%
#5

Parker Navarro

Ohio · 2024

84%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2023
6.02021
2,5862022
2,2712023

+37750%

Up 37750% from first season to most-recent.