Austin Simmons

#13 · QB · Missouri6′4″ · 220 lb · Miami, FL · Moore Haven

ZPR5742nd of 119 QBsLast gameW 34–10at Arkansas · Oct 31
Nextvs TexasSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET

Graded Shaky or Rough in each of the last two games.

Last game: W 34-10 at Arkansas, Oct 31 · 20 of 31 for 179 yards, 2 touchdowns · 3 carries for 3 yards. Started all eight of Missouri’s games.

Missouri’s next game: vs Texas, Sat Nov 7, 12:00 p.m. ET · ESPN

Missouri is 6-2 in the eight games played. A vertical passer who rarely runs.

Strongest: an interception on 0.4% of throws, 5th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,935

151 of 239, 63%

TD–INT

16–2

8.1 per throw

NCAA rating

151.6

36th of 119

ZPR

57

42nd of 119

How ZPR works

Up and down: great in 2, shaky or worse in 4.

  • 1-2 against ranked teams, 325 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: Florida. Lowest: Texas A&M, with 1 interception. Biggest game: Florida, No. 8.

Tap a game for its plays

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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

Vertical passer

Also: stays in the pocket

Why this word
Runs1.5 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws10.7 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes62% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks3% of dropbacksRarelyOften

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

Throws deeper than most and rarely runs. 1.5 carries a game. Closest matches: Warren, Carr, Mandal, Hayes.

Where the throws go

Behind the line13%typical 17%
Short39%typical 47%
Middle31%typical 22%
Deep17%typical 14%

Runs 1.5 times a game; 89% of starters run more.

Closest in style

WarrenCarrMandalHayesThis QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Warren Stanford · Pocket passer
    2,203 yards, 14 TD, 3 INT so far. Both rarely run and rarely throw behind the line.
  • Carr Notre Dame · Balanced
    1,849 yards, 18 TD, 1 INT so far. Both rarely run and protect the ball.
  • Mandal Fresno State · Balanced
    1,595 yards, 10 TD, 2 INT so far. Both rarely throw behind the line and are efficient.
  • Hayes Tulsa · Balanced
    1,343 yards, 10 TD, 2 INT so far. Both avoid sacks and protect the ball.

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

  • RecordMissouri is 6-2, No. 19 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • What fans say

    Over the last few games, Missouri fans have been high on Simmons.

    “Austin Simmons I love you”

    “Austin Simmons may be the best quarterback of all time”

    “Austin Simmons actually threw a 90mph fastball to basically a 6th O-Lineman dude is a menace.”

    From r/CFB game thread. Read by AI.

What’s being said

3 stories this week, from 3 outlets.

Oct 31: 1Nov 1: 1Nov 3: 1W 34-10 at ArkansasWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 1
Oct 31: 1Nov 1: 1Nov 3: 1W 34-10 at ArkansasWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 1
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Cole Cubelic raves about Austin Simmons after performance vs. Arkansas

Saturday Down South Nov 3

All 71 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Austin Simmons spent three seasons at Ole Miss before this one.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 12:58 · Missouri down 3, takes the leadAustin Simmons finds Cayden Lee for a 32-yard touchdownTexas A&M at Missouri, week 6Q2, 12:58 · Missouri 7, Texas A&M 3▼41%Missouri’s chance to win, 69% to 28%▼41%Missouri’s chance to win, 69% to 28%Cayden Lee 32 yd pass from Austin Simmons (Blake Craig Kick)Watch from this playESPN College Football

All 16 of his plays on video

Austin Simmons

QB · Missouri · #13

On Trialas of Nov 4

Austin Simmons takes over from Beau Pribula at Missouri.

1,935passing yards16passing TD34rushing yards

Passing value per play

+0.41

our model · 2026 · 202 plays

Missouri fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

medium confidence45 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Austin Simmons arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.292 recruit nationally. Austin Simmons lines up at QB for Missouri.

On the field, the headline is 1,935 pass yds, with 16 pass td.

Austin Simmons inherited the QB job from Beau Pribula (3-star).

Missouri fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

The number to watch: +0.41 — passing value per play.

QB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromBeau Pribula 3★

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