Lamar Jordan

QB · New Mexico 2017 · #13

Last confirmed: New Mexico, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′0″ · 192 lb · Frisco, TX · Centennial

Lamar Jordan: QB · New Mexico · #13.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Kevin EllisonGeorgia Southern · 2015 · 77% season match
Justin ThomasGeorgia Tech · 2015 · 58% season match
Perry HillsMaryland · 2015 · 57% season match
Kyler MurrayTexas A&M · 2015 · 45% season match
Tevaka TuiotiNew Mexico · 2017 · 43% season match

Lamar Jordan

QB · New Mexico · #13

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. This is his fourth year in the same quarterback room at New Mexico. A game that shows it: 213 passing yards and 52 rushing yards against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

New Mexico in the news

UNM players seek jury trial in eligibility caseKOB 4 Oct 15
Judge delays ruling on injunctionAlbuquerque Journal Oct 8

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	New Mexico	46	93	49.5%	604	6.5	3	6	101.8	33
2016	New Mexico	40	75	53.3%	681	9.1	6	4	145.3	60
2015	New Mexico	61	118	51.7%	1,045	8.9	5	8	126.5	53
2014	New Mexico	59	112	52.7%	895	8.0	6	5	128.6	65
Career		206	398	51.8%	3,225	8.1	20	23	124.8	53

Season	Team
2017	New Mexico	77	343	4.5	2
2016	New Mexico	114	739	6.5	3
2015	New Mexico	147	807	5.5	9
2014	New Mexico	120	612	5.1	3
Career		458	2,501	5.5	17

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 38-14vs Abilene Christian	11/17	213	1	0	12.5	90.6	Season-high 213 yds
Wk 2	L 28-30vs New Mexico State	10/19	103	0	2	5.4	13.3
Wk 3	L 14-28@ Boise State	1/2	12	0	0	6.0	39.1
Wk 5	W 56-38vs Air Force	4/9	146	2	0	16.2	76.7
Wk 7	L 0-38@ Fresno State	2/6	13	0	0	2.2	2.4
Wk 8	L 24-27vs Colorado State	2/3	48	0	0	16.0	25.3
Wk 9	L 3-42@ Wyoming	2/8	22	0	2	2.8	5.0
Wk 10	L 10-24vs Utah State	4/6	21	0	0	3.5	23.4
Wk 11	L 14-55@ Texas A&M	4/9	15	0	1	1.7	19.0
Wk 12	L 35-38vs UNLV	0/4	0	0	1	0.0	97.2
Wk 13	L 10-35@ San Diego State	6/10	11	0	0	1.1	6.4
Total		46/93	604	3	6	6.5	—

Signature game

Week 1 · 2017

W 38-14

vs Abilene Christian

213 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.6 · 52 rush yds (7 car)

Dominant 24-point win at home against Abilene Christian.

With D. Chestnut — 64 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD · D. Hart-Johnson — 3 rec · 77 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Air Force · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +6.84Lamar Jordan pass complete to Jay Griffin IV for 71 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
Week 1 · Abilene Christian · 4th and 6 · Q4 · EPA +5.32Lamar Jordan pass complete to Jay Griffin Iv for 37 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
Week 12 · UNLV · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.06Lamar Jordan run for 40 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
Week 10 · Utah State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −4.36Lamar Jordan run for 3 yds to the UthSt 4 Lamar Jordan fumbled, forced by Justus Te'i, recovered by UthSt Cameron Haney
Week 12 · UNLV · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +4.35Lamar Jordan run for 41 yds for a TD, (Jason Sanders KICK)
Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Lamar Jordan pass complete to Delane Hart-Johnson for 49 yds for a TD AIR FORCE Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Jason Sanders KICK)

4 more plays

Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA −3.36Lamar Jordan pass intercepted Ron LaForce return for 29 yds to the NMxSt 31
Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA −3.34Lamar Jordan pass intercepted Ron LaForce return for no gain to the NMxSt 15
Week 5 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.07Lamar Jordan run for 39 yds to the AFA 36 for a
Week 2 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.04Lamar Jordan pass complete to Chris Davis Jr. for 26 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

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

46/93 (49.5%) · 3 TD · 6 INT

93 of 93 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

3.10196 of 205 QBs

Sack rate

11.4%193 of 205 QBs

Sacked on 11.4% of dropbacks (193 of 205) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (196 of 205).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

59%of completions

27 comp3.4 yds avg

Middle

10–19 yds

20%of completions

9 comp15.8 yds avg

Deep

20+ yds

22%of completions

10 comp36.9 yds avg3 TD

Overall 49.5% completion on 93 attempts · 10 deep completions averaging 36.9 yds.

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Bob Davie — 23-27 over that span.

2014New Mexico4-8HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2015New Mexico7-6HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy

2016New Mexico9-4HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy

2017New Mexico3-9HC: Bob Davie · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: success rate (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#69 / 187 · 63rd pct

10.8%

Sack rate#173 / 187 · 7th pct

11.4%

EPA / dropback#181 / 187 · 3rd pct

-0.08

Interception rate#183 / 187 · 2nd pct

6.5%

Success rate#186 / 187 · 1st pct

24.8%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#38 / 179 · 79th pct

343

Fumbles lost#26 / 163 · 68th pct

Interceptions#73 / 179 · 53rd pct

Rush TDs#82 / 179 · 48th pct

Yards / att#134 / 179 · 25th pct

6.5

Completion %#163 / 179 · 9th pct

49.5%

Pass TDs#160 / 179 · 7th pct

Pass yards#170 / 179 · 5th pct

604

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

91st → 3rd percentile

Success rate

23rd → 1st percentile

Explosive rate

97th → 63rd percentile

Sack rate

15th → 7th percentile

Interception rate

5th → 2nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2017 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 92 dropbacks

33Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

NCAA passer rating no box-score line yet

Positive-play rate weight 24%

31.1%0th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -0.4% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

6.8137th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.1 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

10.6%3th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · -0.2% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (13 of 105 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

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home6g	88.5	0.5	8.9	0.5
Road5g	14.6	0.0	2.8	0.6

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-75g	97.4	0.6	8.5	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	19.5	0.0	4.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Bob Davie

Pass share

30.9%

241 pass / 539 run

Plays / game

65.0

12 games

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

93 pass attempts and 77 carries in 11 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Lamar Jordan

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

New Mexico in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Passing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons at New Mexico

His moves

2013