Adam Damante

#14 · QB · New Mexico State6′2″ · 195 lb · Gilbert, AZ · American Leadership Academy Gilbert North

Passing yards638153rd of 159 quarterbacksLast gameL 0–24vs Jacksonville State · Oct 28
Nextvs LibertySat Nov 7 · 8 pm ET

New Mexico State is 2-3 in the five games with 10 or more passes thrown. A pocket passer who throws shorter than most.

Strongest: sacked on 2% of dropbacks, 14th lowest of 158 starters. Weakest: completes 50% of throws by play-by-play, tied for 3rd lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

638

68 of 118, 58%

TD–INT

4–4

5.4 per throw

NCAA rating

107.5

ZPR

32

not ranked yet

How ZPR works

Shaky or worse in 3 of 4 graded games.

Tap a game for its plays

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at Florida State

L 17–34·Unranked

Did not play

Mercyhurst

W 51–14·FCS

Came on in Q4

Came on in the fourth quarter for Trey Hedden · 42 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 1 for 6 · Sacked 0

at Hawai'i

L 19–29·Unranked

Did not play

Season

Quarter by quarter

How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Pocket passer

Why this word
Runs1.0 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws7.1 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes50% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks2% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws shorter than most and rarely runs. 1.0 carries a game. No close match: the nearest neighbors are Johnson ’25, Bianco, Denegal, Sharman.

Where the throws go

Behind the line16%typical 17%
Short56%typical 47%
Middle16%typical 22%
Deep11%typical 14%

Runs 1.0 times a game; 95% of starters run more.

Closest in style

Johnson ’25BiancoDenegalSharmanThis QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Johnson ’25 Oregon State 2025 · Short-game passer
    501 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT. Both throw short and rarely run.
  • Bianco Nevada · Balanced
    397 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT so far. Both score less and avoid sacks.
  • Denegal San Diego State · Balanced
    896 yards, 7 TD, 5 INT so far. Both hit few big plays and rarely run.
  • Sharman Sacramento State · Short-game passer
    1,374 yards, 8 TD, 6 INT so far. Both throw short and rarely run.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordNew Mexico State is 3-5.
  • Last gameOct. 28 · a loss to Jacksonville State, 29 passing yards.
  • Next gamevs Liberty · Sat Nov 7

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 0:24 · New Mexico State down 3, takes the leadAdam Damante finds AJ Williams III for a 27-yard touchdownNew Mexico State at Sam Houston, week 8Q2, 0:24 · New Mexico State 14, Sam Houston 10New Mexico State took the lead in the second quarterNew Mexico State took the lead in the second quarterAJ Williams III 27 yd pass from Adam Damante (Kyah Francone Kick)Watch from this playESPN College Football

All 4 of his plays on video

Adam Damante

QB · New Mexico State · #14

Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at New Mexico State since. A game that shows it: 160 passing yards and 2 passing TD against Sam Houston — Week 8, 2026.

638 passing yards · 4 passing TD · 9 rushing yards