Bryant Shirreffs

Quarterback for UConn. 2017: 2,287 passing yards, 14 TD, 5 INT.

QB · UConn · #4

6′2″ · 210 lb · Jefferson, GA

UConn 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 quarterback for UConn. 2017: 2,287 passing yards, 14 TD, 5 INT.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to NC State in 2013.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

PRO recruit

No. 2997 nationally · Signed with NC State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at UConn, 6,375 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with NC State2-star out of Jefferson

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2997 national

CFB

College

UConn

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

2 coaches

2015–2016

Bob Diaco

UConn

2017

Randy Edsall

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bob Diaco → Randy Edsall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015UConn6-7HC: Bob Diaco · Run-leaning

2016UConn3-9HC: Bob Diaco · Balanced

2017UConn3-9HC: Randy Edsall · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (90th percentile). Strength: completion % (89th percentile). Concern: rush tds (12th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / att#18 / 179 · 90th pct

8.8

Completion %#19 / 179 · 89th pct

65.8%

Fumbles lost#26 / 163 · 68th pct

Rush yards#60 / 179 · 67th pct

200

Interceptions#53 / 179 · 65th pct

Pass yards#63 / 179 · 65th pct

2287

Pass TDs#75 / 179 · 56th pct

Rush TDs#136 / 179 · 12th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home6g	258	1.2	8.8	0.5
Road3g	247	2.3	9.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	263	2.0	9.3	0.7
Weeks 8+3g	236	0.7	7.9	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jason Candle

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UConn	171	260	65.8%	2,287	8.8	14	5	153.6	--	--	--
2016	UConn	166	283	58.7%	2,010	7.1	7	6	122.2	--	--	--
2015	UConn	168	279	60.2%	2,078	7.4	9	8	127.7	--	--	--
Career		505	822	61.4%	6,375	7.8	30	19	134.0	--	--	--

Season	Team
2017	UConn	90	200	2.2	0	--
2016	UConn	144	326	2.3	2	--
2015	UConn	154	503	3.3	3	--
Career		388	1,029	2.7	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 27–20

vs Holy Cross

124 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.1 · -1 rush yds (1 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With B. Graham — 40 AVG · 44 LONG · 6 NO · D. Pindell — 154 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 35.1 · 33 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 27-20vs Holy Cross	9/13	124	1	0	9.5	97.1
Wk 3	L 18-38@ Virginia	18/26	227	2	1	8.7	27.3
Wk 4	L 38-41vs East Carolina	24/39	406	3	1	10.4	64.8	3 TD passes
Wk 5	L 28-49@ SMU	22/28	408	2	0	14.6	75.6	Season-high 408 yds
Wk 6	L 31-70vs Memphis	21/35	310	1	1	8.9	31.5
Wk 7	W 28-24@ Temple	18/28	105	3	1	3.8	56.9	3 TD passes
Wk 8	W 20-14vs Tulsa	23/29	372	1	0	12.8	84.1
Wk 9	L 12-52vs Missouri	19/39	202	0	0	5.2	32.9
Wk 10	L 20-37vs South Florida	17/23	133	1	1	5.8	51.8
Total		171/260	2287	14	5	8.9	58.0

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology