Passer Rating vs EPA: Which Tells You More?
Why we rank quarterbacks by EPA per dropback, and what passer rating still gets right.
Read Article →| Season | Quarterbacks (starts) | Top receivers (targets) | Pass Yds | TD-INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Trey Hedden (4), Adam Damante (1) | TK King 39, Josiah Thomas 18, AJ Williams III 18 | 1,248 | 9-6 |
| 2025 | Logan Fife (9), Adam Damante (2), PJ Johnson III (1) | Donovan Faupel 100, Gavin Harris 71, TK King 62 | 3,167 | 18-14 |
| 2024 | Parker Awad (6), Santino Marucci (5), Brandon Nunez (1) | TJ Pride 29, Seth McGowan 22, PJ Johnson III 18 | 1,699 | 12-11 |
| 2023 | Diego Pavia (14) | Jonathan Brady 39, Trent Hudson 36, Eli Stowers 33 | 3,066 | 28-8 |
| 2022 | Diego Pavia (6), Gavin Frakes (5) | Kordell David 21, Jonathan Brady 17, Justice Powers 15 | 1,922 | 16-13 |
| 2021 | Jonah Johnson (11), Dino Maldonado (1) | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda 71, Jared Wyatt 60, Terrell Warner 44 | 3,227 | 15-9 |
| 2019 | Josh Adkins (12) | Tony Nicholson 85, OJ Clark 85, Jason Huntley 48 | 2,569 | 15-15 |
| 2018 | Josh Adkins (8), Matt Romero (4) | Johnathan Boone 99, OJ Clark 74, Drew Dan 69 | 3,151 | 16-15 |
| 2017 | Tyler Rogers (11), Nick Jeanty (1) | Jaleel Scott 107, Larry Rose III 66, OJ Clark 57 | 4,125 | 28-19 |
| 2016 | Tyler Rogers (10), Nick Jeanty (1) | Gregory Hogan 57, OJ Clark 55, Johnathan Boone 39 | 2,641 | 19-15 |
| 2015 | Andrew Allen (5), Tyler Rogers (4), Nick Jeanty (3) | Teldrick Morgan 69, Tyrain Taylor 55, Jordan Bergstrom 51 | 3,024 | 26-14 |
| 2014 | Tyler Rogers (10), Andrew Allen (1) | Teldrick Morgan 86, Joshua Bowen 56, Joseph Matthews 47 | 2,634 | 16-23 |
| 2013 | Andrew McDonald (10), King Davis (2) | Austin Franklin 72, Joshua Bowen 48, Jordan Bergstrom 45 | 2,885 | 18-13 |
| 2012 | Andrew Manley (11) | Austin Franklin 120, Kemonte' Bateman 80, Trevor Walls 34 | 2,552 | 16-10 |
| 2011 | Matt Christian (9), Andrew Manley (3) | Taveon Rogers 92, Kenny Turner 69, Todd Lee 58 | 3,443 | 24-11 |
College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.
| Player | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TK King | WR | 39 | 20 | 286 | 3 |
| Josiah Thomas | TE | 18 | 14 | 192 | 0 |
| AJ Williams III | WR | 18 | 8 | 111 | 0 |
| Brodie Malone-Bradford | WR | 14 | 8 | 121 | 1 |
| Myles Libman | WR | 12 | 7 | 91 | 1 |
| TJ Washington Jr. | RB | 11 | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| TJ Pride | WR | 10 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Lyndon Ravare | WR | 9 | 7 | 75 | 0 |
| James Jones | RB | 7 | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| Dijon Stanley | RB | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Lydiatt | TE | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Obinna Okeke | WR | 2 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Week | Opponent | Result | Quarterback | Cmp-Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | at FSU | L 17-34 | Trey Hedden | 26-43 | 272 | 2 | 1 |
| Week 1 | vs mercyhurst | W 51-14 | Trey Hedden | 14-23 | 318 | 3 | 0 |
| Week 2 | at HAW | L 19-29 | Trey Hedden | 19-36 | 244 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 4 | vs UNM | L 18-42 | Adam Damante | 24-39 | 268 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 5 | vs WKU | W 34-13 | Adam Damante | 15-26 | 146 | 1 | 1 |
| QB → Receiver | Tgt | Cmp | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Hedden → TK King | 29 | 14 | 210 | 1 |
| Trey Hedden → Brodie Malone-Bradford | 13 | 7 | 104 | 1 |
| Trey Hedden → AJ Williams III | 12 | 8 | 110 | 0 |
| Adam Damante → TK King | 10 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → TJ Pride | 10 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Adam Damante → Josiah Thomas | 9 | 6 | 107 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → Josiah Thomas | 9 | 8 | 85 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → Myles Libman | 7 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Adam Damante → TJ Washington Jr. | 6 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → Dijon Stanley | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → James Jones | 6 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Adam Damante → Myles Libman | 5 | 5 | 52 | 2 |
| Adam Damante → AJ Williams III | 5 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → TJ Washington Jr. | 5 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| Trey Hedden → Lyndon Ravare | 5 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
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