AJ Bianco

#10 · QB · Nevada6′3″ · 217 lb · Honolulu, HI · St. Louis

Last gameL 0–27at UCLA · Oct 31

Nextvs New MexicoFri Nov 6 · 9 pm ET

Started again at UCLA, the first start since at North Dakota State, week 7.

L 0-27 at No. 7 UCLA, Oct 31: 6 of 13 for 71 yards · 8 carries for 1 yard.

Nevada’s next game: vs New Mexico, Fri Nov 6, 9:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network

His most important play this season

Q3, 4:43 · Nevada down 3, takes the leadAJ Bianco runs 9 yards for a touchdownAir Force at Nevada, week 4Q3, 4:43 · Nevada 17, Air Force 13Go-ahead score for Nevada in the third quarterGo-ahead score for Nevada in the third quarterA.Bianco rush middle for 9 yards gain to the AF00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play

AJ Bianco

QB · Nevada · #10

Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nevada. One game to point at: 190 passing yards and 23 rushing yards against North Dakota State — Week 7, 2026.

397 passing yards · 2 passing TD · 76 rushing yards

Style of play

Play style

Extends plays on the move until something opens up.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Gavin FrakesNew Mexico State · 2022 · 63% season match
D.J. Mack Jr.Old Dominion · 2021 · 58% season match
Nevan CremascoliNorthern Illinois · 2022 · 57% season match
Max BrownCharlotte · 2024 · 56% season match
Chubba PurdyNevada · 2025 · 24% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Nevada	37	71	52.1%	397	5.6	2	3	99.9	40
2025	Nevada	27	45	60.0%	188	4.2	1	1	98.0	--
2024	Nevada	16	24	66.7%	173	7.2	1	0	141.0	--
2023	Nevada	45	82	54.9%	614	7.5	4	5	121.7	27
Career		125	222	56.3%	1,372	6.2	8	9	112.0	34

Season	Team
2026	Nevada	21	76	3.6	2	15
2025	Nevada	13	10	0.8	0	12
2024	Nevada	6	7	1.2	0	9
2023	Nevada	42	183	4.4	1	28
Career		82	276	3.4	3	28

Last game (Wk 9): 71 passing yards.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 5 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 2	L 7-20vs Montana State	Came on at half	12/20	116	1	1	5.8	—	0	38
Wk 4	L 33-36vs Air Force	Out after Q3	0/1	0	0	0	0.0	--	0	9
Wk 6	W 30-13@ UTEP	Came on in Q4	2/3	20	0	0	6.7	22.8	0	5
Wk 7	L 17-31@ North Dakota State	Solid	17/34	190	1	2	5.6	63.5	0	23	Season-high 190 yds
Wk 9	L 0-27@ No. 7 UCLA	Came on in Q1	6/13	71	0	0	5.5	37.9	2	1
Total			37/71	397	2	3	5.6	—	2	76

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 0-27 at UCLA, play by play

6 of 13 for 71 yards. He was 2 of 8 on third and fourth down.

0 of 6 of his drives scored
2 of 8 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 3 times
5 runs for 19 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt2 of 2, 8 yds
Punt—
Second quarterbegan down 10-0
Punt2 of 5, 20 yds
Third quarterbegan down 17-0
Missed FG1 of 4, 34 yds1
Fourth quarterbegan down 24-0
Punt—
Punt1 of 2, 9 yds
FinalL 0-27

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
34-yard completion to Marshaun Brown on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, down 24-0. Converted.

The season, game by game

L 0-27 at UCLAOct. 3171 yds6 of 13Play by play just above

L 17-31 at North Dakota StateOct. 17190 yds17 of 34, 1 TD, 2 INTBox score only

17 of 34 for 190 yards, a touchdown and 2 interceptions.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

3 more games, with the play by play

W 30-13 at UTEPOct. 1020 yds2 of 3

Play by playOn the field

2 of 3 for 20 yards.

2 of 2 of his drives scored
2 of 2 on 3rd and 4th down
2 runs for 5 yds

Third quarterbegan up 13-7
TD—
Fourth quarterbegan up 23-7
TD2 of 3, 20 yds1
FinalW 30-13

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
13-yard completion to Trace Estes. Fourth quarter, up 23-7.

10203040

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 33-36 vs Air ForceSept. 260 yds0 of 1

Play by playOn the field

0 of 1 for 0 yards.

1 of 1 of his drives scored
1 of 1 on 3rd and 4th down
1 run for 9 yds

Third quarterbegan tied 10-10
TD0 of 1, 0 yds1
FinalL 33-36

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
9-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, made it 17-13.

10203040

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

L 7-20 vs Montana StateSept. 12116 yds12 of 20, 1 TD, 1 INT

Play by playOn the field

12 of 20 for 116 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Nevada’s last drive ended with his pass intercepted, down 20-7. He ran 6 times for 38 yards, after 12 runs in his other four games combined.

1 of 6 of his drives scored
3 of 8 on 3rd and 4th down
6 runs for 38 yds

Third quarterbegan down 17-0
Punt—
Punt1 of 1, 0 yds
Punt1 of 2, 13 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 17-0
TD4 of 6, 54 yds1
Fumble3 of 4, 20 yds
Int3 of 7, 29 yds2
FinalL 7-20

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
28-yard touchdown pass to Marshaun Brown on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, cut it to 17-7.
2
Intercepted on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, down 20-7. Picked off by Montana State’s Taki Uluilakepa.

10203040

leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

Signature game

Week 7 · 2026

L 17-31

at North Dakota State

190 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 63.5 · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD

With E. Baulch — 42 yards per punt · 4 punts · 49 long · D. Kelley — 60 rush yds (11 car) · 5 rec · 33 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −4.77A.Bianco pass intercepted by M.Moore at NDSU11 broken up by Z.Vanderpool M.Moore return 9 yards (G.Givens III)
Week 7 · North Dakota State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.43A.Bianco pass intercepted by M.Moore at NEV36, End Of Play
Week 2 · Montana State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.98Bianco to Brown: a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · UCLA · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.97Bianco to Brown: a 34-yard pass.
Week 7 · North Dakota State · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +3.62Bianco to Doss: a 37-yard pass.
Week 7 · North Dakota State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.41Bianco to Givens III: a 19-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 7 · North Dakota State · 4th and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.26Bianco to Doss: an 11-yard pass.
Week 2 · Montana State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −3.24Bianco to Brown: a 6-yard pass.
Week 4 · Air Force · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.97A.Bianco rush middle for 9 yards gain for a touchdown
Week 7 · North Dakota State · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.88A.Bianco rush right for 15 yards gain for a touchdown T.Estes rush attempt Successful

Where he ranks

Stat	His	Nation	Mountain West
Passing yards	397	170th of 370	9th of 26
Yards an attempt	5.6	Not ranked	Not ranked
Touchdown passes	2	T-173rd of 370	T-10th of 26
Passer rating	99.9	Not ranked	Not ranked
Completion percentage	52.1	Not ranked	Not ranked
Rushing yards	76	T-123rd of 370	9th of 26
Rushing touchdowns	2	T-71st of 370	T-7th of 26

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 71 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.

All Mountain West quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Micah Alejado	2,186	9	6	337	6.5
2	Luke Weaver	1,810	11	8	242	7.5
3	Nathan Hayes	1,710	13	8	228	7.5
4	Jackson Arnold	1,660	13	4	212	7.8
5	Taron Dickens	1,617	8	6	247	6.5
6	Toa Faavae	888	5	7	101	8.8
7	EJ Colson	687	7	5	99	6.9
8	Carter Jones	654	3	2	89	7.3
9	AJ Bianco	397	2	3	71	5.6
10	Liam Szarka	296	1	4	38	7.8
11	Luke Duncan	265	2	5	55	4.8
12	Luke Moga	248	3	0	38	6.5
13	Daniel Rolovich	193	1	0	26	7.4
14	Evan Medders	92	2	0	14	6.6
15	Robert McDaniel	48	0	0	13	3.7
16	Trey Drake	35	0	0	4	8.8
17	Brady Davidson	27	0	0	6	4.5
18	Braesen Leon	22	0	0	1	22.0
19	Jalen Macon	20	0	1	13	1.5
20	Josh Johnson	20	0	0	4	5.0
21	Bjorn Jurgensen	13	0	0	8	1.6
22	Alex Orji	9	0	1	5	1.8
23	Preston Brown	4	0	0	4	1.0
24	Reeve Slone	4	0	2	4	1.0
25	James Laubstein	0	0	0	1	0.0
26	Kemper Hodges	0	0	0	2	0.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Givens and Brown saw 26 of the 71 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Gary Givens III	14	3	50	16.6	2.0
Marshaun Brown	12	8	129	15.2	3.4
Damien Moun	10	6	21	2.1	2.3
Dominic Kelley	9	7	45	0.9	7.4
Jaceon Doss	5	2	48	7.6	10.0
8 others	18	11	104	3.2	6.0
No receiver charted	3	All three interceptions are among these

Play by play: 71 passes, 37 caught, 397 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

37/71 (52.1%) · 2 TD · 3 INT

71 of 71 attempts matched to play-by-play

71 of 71 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

3.84175 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

4.1%57 of 185 QBs

Rarely sacked (57 of 185), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (175 of 185).

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

21% of attempts (15)

73%comp

Air -3.1 · YAC 7.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

45% of attempts (32)

53%comp1 INT

Air 4.9 · YAC 4.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

20% of attempts (14)

43%comp

Air 14.0 · YAC 1.7 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of attempts (10)

30%comp2 INT

Air 29.8 · YAC 5.7 avg

Overall 52.1% completion on 71 attempts · 30% completion on 10 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Teams and coaches

2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning

2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2026Nevada3-5HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 23 (#135 of 140). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

23Below cohort / limited sample #135 of 140 · 2023?

2 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: completion % (3rd percentile).

Box-score rates

Yards / att#155 / 159 · 3rd pct

5.6

Completion %#156 / 159 · 3rd pct

52.1%

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 65 dropbacks

40Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

Positive-play rate weight 24%

40.1%8th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · +4.8% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

5.926th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · +0.5 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

2.1%95th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · -1.0% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (9 of 74 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 5 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home2g	58.0	0.5	2.9	0.5
Road3g	93.7	0.3	5.9	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-74g	81.5	0.5	4.5	0.8
Weeks 8+1g	71.0	0.0	5.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Pass share

43.4%

221 pass / 288 run

Plays / game

63.6

8 games

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Nevada’s quarterbacks

AJ Bianco	Threw in 5 of 8 games · 37 of 71, 397 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT · 5.6 yards an attempt on 71 attempts · ran for 76 yds, 2 TD
Carter Jones	Threw in 4 of 8 games · 53 of 89, 654 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT · 7.3 yards an attempt on 89 attempts · ran for 57 yds, 1 TD
Luke Duncan	Threw in 4 of 8 games · 26 of 55, 265 yds, 2 TD, 5 INT · 4.8 yards an attempt on 55 attempts · ran for -10 yds, 0 TD
Reeve Slone	Threw in 2 of 8 games · 1 of 4, 4 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · 1.0 yards an attempt on 4 attempts · ran for 18 yds, 0 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: AJ Bianco. Gray: Carter Jones, Luke Duncan, Reeve Slone. From the play by play.

Q1Q2Q3Q4OTWestern KentuckyMontana State@ Middle TennesseeAir Force@ UTEP@ North Dakota StateSan José State@ UCLA

Awards

Player standing · 2026

71 pass attempts and 21 carries in 5 games

Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Starter

The No. 1,753 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mountain West.

AJ Bianco

This week

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

What fans said

In the game threads

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Nevada’s quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

71 pass attempts and 21 carries in 5 games

Starter

Five seasons at Nevada

2022