Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/25Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (4.0%).
Brady Jones is a quarterback at Oregon State who has played in 3 of Oregon State's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 10.
Oregon State is 5-3.
Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs.
5 passing yards · 0 passing TD · 20 rushing yards
Style of play
Style of play
In the game threads
vs Montana, Sep 19Seeing as how we're not facing a top tier d-line, would like to see some more Brady Jones snaps with Newberry optionsOregon State fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 19 | 40 | 47.5% | 136 | 3.4 | 1 | 3 | 69.3 |
| Career | 20 | 43 | 46.5% | 141 | 3.3 | 1 | 3 | 67.8 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 18 | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 23 | 24 | 1.0 | 0 | 13 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs No. 13 Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | -- | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 66-14vs San Diego State | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | |
| Total | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | — |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2026
W 52-17
vs Montana
7 rush yds (1 car) · 5 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 35-point win at home against Montana.
With B. Atkinson — 333 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.0 · X. Noland — 2 rec · 7 yds
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | Pac-12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 5 | T-342nd of 370 | 20th of 21 |
| Yards an attempt | 1.7 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 47.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 33.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 20 | 201st of 370 | 12th of 21 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 3 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Pac-12 quarterbacks
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Jackson | 1,933 | 18 | 5 | 232 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Maddux Madsen | 1,681 | 15 | 1 | 222 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Jayden Mandal | 1,595 | 10 | 2 | 212 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Hauss Hejny | 1,138 | 14 | 2 | 134 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Grady Brosterhous | 1,120 | 7 | 6 | 178 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Caden Pinnick | 952 | 3 | 5 | 178 | 5.3 |
| 7 | Ksaan Farrar | 943 | 5 | 2 | 143 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Jayden Denegal | 896 | 7 | 5 | 150 | 6.0 |
| 9 | Owen Eshelman | 779 | 2 | 3 | 131 | 5.9 |
| 10 | Stone Saunders | 552 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 8.0 |
| 11 | McCae Hillstead | 398 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 6.7 |
| 12 | Max Cutforth | 131 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10.1 |
| 13 | Gavin Parkhurst | 114 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12.7 |
| 14 | Maalik Murphy | 81 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6.8 |
| 15 | Khristian Martin | 71 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17.8 |
| 16 | Darius Curry | 70 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Draiden Trudeau | 66 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4.7 |
| 18 | Anthony Garcia | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Bert Emanuel Jr. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 20 | Brady Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 21 | Julian Dugger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Pass targets
Noland and Thomas saw 2 of the 3 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xayvion Noland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Cynai Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | — | |
| Karson Boschma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | — |
Play by play: 3 passes, 1 caught, 5 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Oregon State5-3HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
67.7%
614 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
113.4
8 games
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Oregon State’s two quarterbacks
| Brady Jones | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 1 of 3, 5 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 1.7 yards an attempt on 3 attempts · ran for 20 yds, 0 TD |
| Maalik Murphy | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 11 of 12, 81 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 6.8 yards an attempt on 12 attempts · ran for -4 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
5 carries and 3 pass attempts in 3 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Western Michigan
- 2026 Western Michigan TaylorYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalWestern Michigan to Oregon State
- 2025 Western Michigan TaylorYear 1 · 5 games
- Junior college Riverside City CollegeJunior college recruit. Signed with Western Michigan.
- High school Vista MurrietaMurrieta, CA
Moves
- Signed with Western Michigan in the 2025 class.
- Transferred from Western Michigan to Oregon State, Jan 18, 2026.
2025 5 games
- Signed with Western Michiganout of Riverside City College
2026 3 games
- Transferred to Oregon Statefrom Western Michigan
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Western Michigan
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Taylor and JaMarcus Shephard.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Oregon State
2025Western Michigan
2026Oregon State