Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-72@ Tennessee | 11/18 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | -- | Season-high 85 yds |
| Total | 11/18 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | — |
#11
Cade McNamara
Former quarterback at Iowa. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Reno, NV
CFB Index 25 · #129 of 137 QBsHigh confidenceIowa 2024 — college career complete
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
4★
PRO recruit
No. 282 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former quarterback at Iowa. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2019.
- Transferred from Iowa to East Tennessee State in 2025.
Cade McNamara
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Cade McNamara has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. 2021 brought the first one: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 85 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Tennessee — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa, 4,703 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
2019
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of Damonte Ranch
202113 games
- All-Big Tenthird
20235 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coach2020–2024
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Michigan2-4HC: Jim Harbaugh · Pass-leaning
2021Michigan12-2HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-leaning
2022Michigan13-1HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 85.0 YDS/g, 1.0 TD/g, 4.7 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kirk Francis’s 2024 season.
Matches Kirk on
Weight
INT rate
Differs from Kirk on
Class year (higher)
Rush yards / carry (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Vattiato's graduate season at Middle Tennessee (2025).
Matches Nick on
Height
Differs from Nick on
Rush yards / carry (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Cade McNamara
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology