Wyoming doesn't have to wonder what it gets from Tyler Hughes; that certainty is the whole point of him.
6′0″ · 214 lb · Marietta, GA
The numbers
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Wyoming from 42% to 73% to win.Northern Colorado at Wyoming · 21-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for Wyoming. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
The full story, with sourcesBuzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Tyler Hughes
Tyler Hughes is a cornerstone for Wyoming — measured against the line he joined.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyoming | 44 | 75 | 58.7% | 452 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 104.8 | 37 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 75 | 58.7% | 452 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 104.8 | 37 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyoming | 29 | 156 | 5.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 29 | 156 | 5.4 | 1 | -- |
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 13-35@ Colorado State | 12/19 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 6.8 | — | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Wk 2 | W 21-13vs Northern Colorado | 18/26 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 10.5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-24@ Central Michigan | 14/30 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 | 29.7 | Season-high 173 yds |
| Total | 44/75 | 452 | 2 | 5 | 6.1 | 20.1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–13
149 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 10.5 · 26 rush yds (8 car)
With B. Edmiston — 46.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · M. Holman — 80 rush yds (11 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +173 passing yards, +2 interceptions.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (89th percentile). Concern: pass yards (2nd percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
3.17123 of 126 QBsSack rate
3.8%50 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (50 of 126), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (123 of 126).
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 58.7% completion on 75 attempts · 13% completion on 15 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: 76 dropbacks37Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
39.9%11th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -3.5% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
5.193th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.9 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
2.9%89th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.3% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (1 of 77 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 149 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 152 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 151 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Sawvel
Pass share
45.2%
76 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
56.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.