Kadin Semonza
Kadin Semonza
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Ball State to Tulane — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 333 pass yds, 3 pass TD against Ohio — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Slade Nagle → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ball State | 275 | 427 | 64.4% | 2,900 | 6.8 | 25 | 10 | 136.1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 50 | 82 | 61.0% | 480 | 5.9 | 3 | 5 | 110.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 325 | 509 | 63.9% | 3,380 | 6.6 | 28 | 15 | 131.9 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ball State | 54 | -81 | -1.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 17 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 71 | -71 | -1.0 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Tulane
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Chase Cunningham’s 2022 season.
Matches Chase on
Differs from Chase on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chase Cunningham’s path through Middle Tennessee.
Parker McKinney
Matches Chase on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Micah Alejado's sophomore season at Hawai'i (2025).
Matches Micah on
Differs from Micah on
Player DNA
Players who play like Kadin Semonza
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2023–2024+504%
Up 504% from first season to most-recent.
Background
Prior to Tulane: Transferred to Tulane in the spring of 2025 from Ball State 2024: Named the MAC Freshman of the Year after completing his first full college season, throwing for 2,904 yards and completing 64.4 percent of his passes … His 25 TD passes were the most by a Cardinals QB since Keith W...