#13

Tj McMahon

QB · Marshall · Sr. · #13

Marshall 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tj McMahon

QB · Marshall · Sr · #13

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#232 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021

Charles Huff

Marshall

2022

Charles Huff

Marshall

2023

Charles Huff

Marshall

Played his entire career under Charles Huff.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning

2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning

2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Marshall	1	1	100.0%	8	8.0	0	0	167.2	--	--
2022	Rice	160	266	60.2%	2,102	7.9	18	14	138.3	--	--
2021	Rice	12	20	60.0%	191	9.6	2	1	163.2	--	--
Career		173	287	60.3%	2,301	8.0	20	15	140.2	--	--

Season	Team
2023	Marshall	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Rice	65	152	2.3	3	--
2021	Rice	2	4	2.0	0	--
Career		67	156	2.3	3	--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Layne Hatcher’s 2021 season.

Layne Hatcher

56%match

Arkansas State · 2021

Casey Thompson

Texas · 2021

56%

Chris Reynolds

Charlotte · 2021

54%

Brady McBride

Texas State · 2021

50%

Chris Reynolds

Charlotte · 2022

48%

Matches Layne on

Height

Differs from Layne on

Weight (lower)

Rush yards / carry (higher)

INT rate (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zach Smith’s path through Tulsa.

Zach Smith

87%match

Tulsa · 2020

Alonza Barnett

James Madison · 2025

All-Sun Belt

87%

Emmett Brown

San José State · 2024

86%

Levi Lewis

Louisiana · 2021

All-Sun Belt

83%

Tucker Kilcrease

Troy · 2025

81%

Matches Zach on

Yards per attempt

Completion %

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Layne Hatcher's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2021).

Layne Hatcher

55%match

Arkansas State · 2021

Brady McBride

Texas State · 2021

53%

Casey Thompson

Texas · 2021

52%

Thomas Castellanos

Boston College · 2023

All-ACC

50%

Chris Reynolds

Charlotte · 2021

49%

Matches Layne on

Height

Differs from Layne on

Rush yards / carry (higher)

INT rate (higher)

Weight (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Tj McMahon

Alonza Barnett

James Madison · 2024

87%

Emmett Brown

San José State · 2024

86%

Levi Lewis

Louisiana · 2021

83%

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2023

1912021

2,1022022

8.02023

-96%

Sharp dropoff (-96%) — career inflection point.