#10

Anthony Colandrea

3,459 pass YDS, 2,500-yd club is what Anthony Colandrea has put on film since landing at Nebraska — the bet is starting to settle.

QB · Nebraska · Sr. · #10

6′0″ · 205 lb · St. Petersburg, FL · Lakewood / Virginia / UNLV

CFB Index 73 · #23 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)Transferred UNLV → Nebraska for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:15 pm ETvs North DakotaMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)

The numbers

497

passing yards · 2026

7 TD · 1 INT · 8.9 per attempt

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 275 pass yds, 3 TD, 23 rush yds, vs Ohio

The play that turned itSwung Virginia from 14% to 74% to win.Maryland at Virginia · 27-13

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 quarterback for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2023.
Transferred from UNLV to Nebraska in 2026.
Named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year in 2025.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Yards / att: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

Anthony Colandrea

QB · Nebraska · Sr · #10

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Anthony Colandrea arrives at Nebraska with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.

497PASS YDS7PASS TD56RUSH YDS

PASS YDS · 2,500-YD CLUB

3,459

3459 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.

Read the story so far

Anthony Colandrea arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at QB for Nebraska.

On the field, the headline is 497 pass yds, with 7 pass td.

He inherited the QB job from Dylan Raiola (5-star). How many games until TJ Lateef (4★) takes the job from Anthony Colandrea?

The clock is the open loop — and it is already ticking.

QB successioncontinuity

Inherited fromDylan Raiola 5★
Pushed byTJ Lateef 4★
How many games until TJ Lateef (4★) takes the job from Anthony Colandrea?

Why nowHe changed programs heading into 2026 — a fresh fit to prove out.

season totals
3459 passing yards — clears the 2,500-QB volume bar.
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning

2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

73Quality starter #23 of 146?

High confidenceBreakout8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (91st percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / att#2 / 13 · 92nd pct

8.9

Fumbles lost#1 / 11 · 91st pct

Pass TDs#3 / 13 · 85th pct

Completion %#3 / 13 · 85th pct

67.9%

Rush yards#4 / 13 · 77th pct

Interceptions#3 / 13 · 62nd pct

Rush TDs#3 / 13 · 62nd pct

Pass yards#14 / 13 · 0th pct

497

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

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

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

38/56 (67.9%) · 7 TD · 1 INT

56 of 56 attempts matched to play-by-play

56 of 56 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

10.0714 of 75 QBs

Sack rate

3.4%29 of 75 QBs

Rarely sacked (29 of 75 QBs) and still 14 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.

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

18% of attempts (10)

80%comp1 INT

Air -7.0 · YAC 14.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

54% of attempts (30)

73%comp

Air 3.8 · YAC 7.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

16% of attempts (9)

44%comp

Air 13.6 · YAC 0.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

12% of attempts (7)

57%comp

Air 28.9 · YAC 1.2 avg

Overall 67.9% completion on 56 attempts · 54% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 248 YDS/g, 3.5 TD/g, 8.9 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Watch-list name (model)

Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Nebraska	38	56	67.9%	497	8.9	7	1	180.1	72	--	--
2025	UNLV	275	417	65.9%	3,459	8.3	23	9	149.5	63	--	--
2024	Virginia	198	320	61.9%	2,125	6.6	13	11	124.2	11	--	--
2023	Virginia	154	246	62.6%	1,958	8.0	13	9	139.6	67	--	--
Career		665	1,039	64.0%	8,039	7.7	56	30	141.0	47	--	--

Season	Team
2026	Nebraska	14	56	4.0	1	--
2025	UNLV	127	650	5.1	10	--
2024	Virginia	128	277	2.2	2	--
2023	Virginia	73	225	3.1	0	--
Career		342	1,208	3.5	13	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 56–7

vs Bowling Green

222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car)

Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.

With J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD · T. Lateef — 60 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.4 · 22 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.92(09:24) No Huddle #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short middle to #13 M.Nelson caught at OHI45, for 51 yards to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:10, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 1 · Ohio · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +3.18(08:19) No Huddle #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #25 J.Rule caught at OHI24, for 24 yards to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:13, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 2 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97(07:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete deep left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at BG 00, for 35 yards to the BG 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:34, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 2 · Bowling Green · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.87(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete deep left to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at BG 01, for 32 yards to the BG 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:54, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 2 · Bowling Green · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.82(00:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #3 K.Gilmer caught at BG 00, for 12 yards to the BG 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:32, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 1 · Ohio · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +2.74(02:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #8 L.Lindenmeyer caught at NEB37, for 15 yards to the NEB44 (#25 M.Molnar; #3 J.Haskins), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Ohio · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.64(09:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short right to #25 J.Rule caught at NEB30, for 23 yards to the OHI45, out of bounds at OHI45, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY OHI Block Below Waist (#20 K.Bannister) 15 yards from OHI45 to OHI30, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Ohio · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.63(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete short left to #3 K.Gilmer caught at OHI00, for 9 yards to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:53, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.54(04:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea rush left for 13 yards gain to the OHI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:41, 1ST DOWN #91 K.Cunanan kick attempt good (H: #37 K.Koch, LS: #55 J.Wills)
Week 1 · Ohio · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.39(03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Colandrea pass complete deep middle to #2 J.Barney Jr. caught at NEB48, for 27 yards to the OHI48 (#11 E.Herrmann), 1ST DOWN