Senior quarterback on UNLV's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Kahului, HI
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.
The numbers
passing yards · 2025
0 INT
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 15 rush yds, at Colorado State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback on UNLV's 2025 roster.
Cameron Friel
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Cameron Friel has played for three head coaches in five seasons at UNLV. His first career honor landed in 2021: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Year.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2021)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Marcus Arroyo, Barry Odom, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (99th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | W 42-10@ Colorado State | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46.1 | Season-high 0 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 29-26vs Utah State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-10vs Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46.1 |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UNLV
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · UNLV
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UNLV · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #63
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Graham Mertz’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cole Pennington's freshman season at Marshall (2023).
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Player DNA