Freshman quarterback for Kent State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Avon, OH · Avon HS
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 pass yds, 17 rush yds, vs Wofford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman quarterback for Kent State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Also worth knowing:
“From a Gamecock fan Kent State has a good quarterback. If you guys can protect him he will do good things.”
Nolan Good
He has spent two seasons in the Kent State quarterback room. One game to point at: 17 rush yds, 5 pass yds against Wofford — Week 2, 2026.
5 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 48 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 43 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 53.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | -- |
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 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ Ohio State | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | |
| Total | 2/6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 37.6 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
5 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.6 · 17 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-9 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
41.4%
72 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
58.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
The No. 2,640 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American as a freshman.
2025 (Freshman) Played in 2 games as a reserve quarterback Completed 5 of 10 passes for 38 yards (81.9 rating) Had 7 rushes for 1 yard Career-long pass of 10 yards at Florida State