Alberto Mendoza

#15 · QB · Georgia Tech6′2″ · 215 lb · Miami, FL · Miami Columbus

Georgia Tech has lost three straight in the games played. A rhythm passer who throws shorter than most and rarely runs.

Passing yards

1,795

169 of 240, 70%

TD–INT

10–6

7.5 per throw

NCAA rating

142.0

58th of 119

ZPR

52

54th of 119

How ZPR works

One rough passing grade, at Pittsburgh.

Best by our grade: at Virginia Tech. Lowest: at Pittsburgh, sacked 4 times. Biggest game: Tennessee, No. 18. Best play: Completion for 42 yards, against Colorado, Q4 0:37. Win chance 36% to 60%. Costliest play: Interception, returned for a touchdown, against Tennessee, Q2 11:24. Win chance 38% to 14%.

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Season

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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

Rhythm passer

Also: explosive runner

Why this word
Runs2.2 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws6.8 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes70%FewerMore
Takes sacks7% of dropbacksRarelyOften

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

Throws shorter than most and rarely runs. 2.2 carries a game. Closest matches: Locke, Milivojevic ’25, Shapen ’25, Bailey ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line16%typical 17%
Short53%typical 47%
Middle25%typical 22%
Deep7%typical 14%

Runs 2.2 times a game; 80% of starters run more.

Closest in style

LockeMilivojevic ’25Shapen ’25Bailey ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Locke Sam Houston · Balanced
    1,653 yards, 12 TD, 5 INT so far. Both rarely run and throw short.
  • Milivojevic ’25 Michigan State 2025 · Pocket passer
    1,267 yards, 10 TD, 3 INT. Both rarely run and take sacks.
  • Shapen ’25 Mississippi State 2025 · Mobile passer
    2,436 yards, 15 TD, 8 INT. Both take sacks.
  • Bailey ’25 NC State 2025 · Rhythm passer
    3,105 yards, 25 TD, 9 INT. Both complete a lot and throw short.

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

  • RecordGeorgia Tech is 2-6.
  • Last gameOct. 31 · a loss to Pittsburgh, 81 passing yards.
  • Fans after Pittsburgh

    I think our o-line is actually so bad we broke Mendoza.

    Georgia Tech fan

  • Next gamevs Louisville · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

3 stories in the last 30 days, from 1 outlet.

Oct 22: 1Nov 3: 2W 28-25 vs DukeWL 24-34 at Virginia TechLL 27-49 vs Boston CollegeLL 11-34 at PittsburghLOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Oct 22: 1Nov 3: 2W 28-25 vs DukeWL 24-34 at Virginia TechLL 27-49 vs Boston CollegeLL 11-34 at PittsburghLOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

All 38 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Alberto Mendoza spent two seasons at Indiana before this one.

His most important play this season

  1. Q1, 8:47 · Georgia Tech tiedAlberto Mendoza finds Jordan Allen for a 5-yard touchdownDuke at Georgia Tech, week 6Q1, 8:47 · Georgia Tech 7, Duke 0Georgia Tech opened the scoringGeorgia Tech opened the scoringA.Mendoza pass complete short right to J.Allen caught at DU 03, for 5 yards to the DU 00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 9 of his plays on video

Alberto Mendoza

QB · Georgia Tech · #15

On Trialas of Nov 4

Alberto Mendoza takes over from Haynes King at Georgia Tech.

1,795passing yards10passing TD-10rushing yards

PERCEPTION ABOVE TAPE · PCTL GAP

-37

perception vs production percentile · 2026

Georgia Tech fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

medium confidence40 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Stat-padder or the real thing? 64th-percentile buzz, 26th-percentile production — the argument is the story.

Read the story so far

Alberto Mendoza arrived as a 3-star prospect. Alberto Mendoza lines up at QB for Georgia Tech.

On the field, the headline is 1,795 pass yds, with 10 pass td.

Alberto Mendoza inherited the QB job from Haynes King (4-star).

Georgia Tech fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

The number to watch: -37 — perception above tape · pctl gap.

QB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromHaynes King 4★
  • Pushed byZach Pyron 4★
  • How many games until Zach Pyron (4★) takes the job from Alberto Mendoza?

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04