Senior quarterback for SMU. 2023: 59 passing yards, 0 INT.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Greenwood Village, CO
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
PRO recruit
No. 1140 nationally · Signed with Iowa
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for SMU. 2023: 59 passing yards, 0 INT.
Alex Padilla
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Alex Padilla has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 32 pass yds against Tulsa, Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 880 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt, and Rhett Lashlee. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (100th percentile). Strength: completion % (96th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 19.7 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 26.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 16.5 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 69-0vs Prairie View A&M | 1/1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 69-10vs Tulsa | 3/4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 15.1 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 59-14vs Navy | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| Total | 5/7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 38.6 |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Rhett Rodriguez’s 2021 season.
Matches Rhett on
Differs from Rhett on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rhett Rodriguez's sophomore season at UL Monroe (2021).
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Player DNA
Final Heisman position · 2023
Alex Padilla finished 132nd in our Heisman model, with a 0% chance of a finalist trip.