Alex Hornibrook: QB · Florida State · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alex Hornibrook
Operates within the system without forcing anything. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Paul Chryst and Willie Taggart. On tape: 316 passing yards and 3 passing TD against NC State, Week 5, 2019.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
53.3% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 11.5% conversion-per-dropback — 62.5% of completions land short of the sticks.
Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. checkdown by design
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida State | 84 | 122 | 68.9% | 986 | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 152.4 | 49 |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 122 | 205 | 59.5% | 1,532 | 7.5 | 13 | 11 | 132.5 | 58 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 198 | 318 | 62.3% | 2,644 | 8.3 | 25 | 15 | 148.6 | 84 |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 106 | 181 | 58.6% | 1,262 | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 125.8 | 54 |
| Career | 510 | 826 | 61.7% | 6,424 | 7.8 | 54 | 35 | 140.2 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Florida State | 29 | −71 | −2.4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | Wisconsin | 21 | −64 | −3.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 29 | −101 | −3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | Wisconsin | 23 | −81 | −3.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 102 | −317 | −3.1 | 0 | 16 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Louisville | 15/20 | 255 | 2 | 0 | 12.8 | 90.1 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Wk 5 | W 31-13vs NC State | 29/40 | 316 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 | 45.5 | Season-high 316 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ No. 2 Clemson | 8/12 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 4.6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-17vs Syracuse | 15/26 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 54.2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-27vs Miami | 17/24 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | — | |
| Total | 84/122 | 986 | 7 | 2 | 8.1 | — |
Week 4 · 2019
W 35-24
vs Louisville
255 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.1 · 18 rush yds (3 car)
With T. Martin — 42 yards per punt · 4 punts · 49 long · J. Blackman — 127 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car)
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 123 passing plays (84 completions) against the box score's 122 attempts (84 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
6.4298 of 205 QBsSack rate
14.1%202 of 205 QBsSacked on 14.1% of dropbacks (202 of 205) — and still 98 of 205 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 68.9% completion on 122 attempts · 13 deep completions averaging 36.1 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 226 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 84.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 218 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 166 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
48.0%
432 pass / 468 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Wisconsin and Florida State, 6,424 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Chryst, Willie Taggart and Odell Haggins.
