Sophomore quarterback for Maryland. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 231 lb · Glen Burnie, MD · Archbishop Spalding
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Interception rate: 94th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 459 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% passing yards game. -- Best game: 359 pass yds, 3 TD, 16 rush yds, vs Virginia Tech
The play that turned itSwung Maryland from 18% to 62% to win.Maryland at UCLA · 20-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore quarterback for Maryland. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Aura™ · Him Watch
+15aura tax
40th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=69
— the discourse is fair.Buzz vs Tape
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
Also worth knowing:
“Malik Washington might be a challenge for our defense.”
Malik Washington
Operates within the system without forcing anything. He has spent two seasons in the Maryland quarterback room. His first career honor landed in 2025: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. One game to point at: 359 pass yds, 16 rush yds against Virginia Tech — Week 3, 2026.
892 PASS YDS · 6 PASS TD · 23 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2025)
2 mention(s)
Badges
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 19/31 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 34/41 | 347 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | 73.9 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 30/43 | 359 | 3 | 0 | 8.3 | 77.7 | Season-high 359 yds |
| Total | 83/115 | 892 | 6 | 0 | 7.6 | 75.8 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · N. Abdul-Rahim Gladding — 6 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +359 passing yards, +3 passing TD.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 6-9 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: interception rate (94th percentile). Strength: success rate (80th percentile). Concern: rush tds (20th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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).
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
8.4747 of 126 QBsSack rate
2.5%27 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (27 of 126 QBs) and still 47 of 126 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 71.9% completion on 114 attempts · 25% completion on 12 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 105 dropbacks67Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
56.5%99th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -2.6% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
7.7576th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.7 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
3.1%87th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (12 of 117 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 272 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 347 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 297 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
55.9%
123 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #10 of 19 Big Ten QBs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Munchie Legaux’s 2014 season.
Matches Munchie on
Differs from Munchie on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacurri Brown’s path through Rice.
Matches Jacurri on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Plummer's sophomore season at Purdue (2020).
Matches Jack on
Differs from Jack on
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #50 this season.
CAREER HONORS: 2026 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Award Watch List 2026 Allstate Good Works Team Nominee 2x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/1/25 & 9/22/25) 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List WASHINGTON IN THE NEWS: Grounded in humility, Malik Washington carries high expectations…