Carson Conklin

#17 · QB · Sacramento State6′1″ · 190 lb · Yorba Linda, CA · Corona Centennial

Nextvs ToledoWed Nov 4 · 7 pm ET

Did not play in Sacramento State’s last 8 games.

Jackson Sharman started the last one, W 31-10 vs Kent State, Oct 30.

Sacramento State is 2-7.

Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Matt Entz and Alonzo Carter. One game to point at: 219 passing yards against Eastern Michigan — Week 1, 2026.

222 passing yards · 0 passing TD · -13 rushing yards

Style of play

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Alex PadillaIowa · 2021 · 62% season match
Zach GibsonGeorgia Tech · 2022 · 50% season match
Rhett RodriguezUL Monroe · 2021 · 49% season match
Owen McCownColorado · 2022 · 42% season match
Brayden Fowler-NicolosiColorado State · 2025 · 41% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Sacramento State	25	46	54.3%	222	4.8	0	1	90.5	29
2025	Fresno State	47	96	49.0%	354	3.7	1	2	79.2	35
Career		72	142	50.7%	576	4.1	1	3	82.9	32

Season	Team
2026	Sacramento State	2	−13	−6.5	--
2025	Fresno State	15	−16	−1.1	6
Career		17	−29	−1.7	6

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan	Rough	25/46	222	0	1	4.8	27.7	2	-13	Season-high 222 yds

The season, game by game

L 17-28 at Eastern MichiganAug. 29222 yds25 of 46, 1 INTBox score only

25 of 46 for 222 yards and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

L 17-28

at Eastern Michigan

222 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 27.7

With H. Adams — 38.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 4 inside the 20 · G. Meadors — 5 points · 1 tackle · 1 solo tackle

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA −4.83C.Conklin pass intercepted by J.Marshall at EMU22 J.Marshall return 1 yard, out of bounds at EMU23
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Conklin to Smith Jr.: a 19-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.26Conklin to Brown: a 20-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.97Conklin to Brown: a 15-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.83Conklin to Smith Jr.: a 13-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.62Conklin to Smith Jr.: a 14-yard pass.

4 more plays

Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.58C.Conklin sacked for loss of 3 yards (J.Oluwayemi)
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.24Conklin to Shabazz: a 5-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.04Conklin to Coleman: an 8-yard pass.
Week 1 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 22 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Conklin to Coleman: a 20-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Stat	His	Nation	Mid-American
Passing yards	222	197th of 370	19th of 34
Yards an attempt	4.8	Not ranked	Not ranked
Touchdown passes	0	—	—
Passer rating	90.5	Not ranked	Not ranked
Completion percentage	54.3	Not ranked	Not ranked
Rushing yards	-13	T-341st of 370	31st of 34
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 46 attempts of the 90 needed after 9 games, so the rates are not ranked.

All Mid-American quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	John Alan Richter	2,244	17	2	259	8.7
2	Noah Kim	1,678	11	4	285	5.9
3	Dru DeShields	1,624	9	7	251	6.5
4	Jay Kastantin	1,567	11	8	225	7.0
5	Broc Lowry	1,397	11	3	194	7.2
6	Jason Wright	1,345	9	6	231	5.8
7	Brayden Roggow	1,343	7	10	192	7.0
8	Keldric Luster	1,300	9	6	211	6.2
9	David McComb	1,120	7	1	103	10.9
10	William Watson III	1,025	8	2	138	7.4
11	Nick Poulos	966	7	0	117	8.3
12	Caleb Heavner	769	4	4	125	6.2
13	Cibastian Broughton	612	4	1	100	6.1
14	Angel H Flores	475	2	2	92	5.2
15	Jadyn Glasser	463	2	3	74	6.3
16	Logan Inagawa	296	1	1	37	8.0
17	Tyler Mizzell	260	1	0	38	6.8
18	Elijah Holmes	253	3	0	61	4.1
19	Carson Conklin	222	0	1	46	4.8
20	Brogan McCaughey	215	1	1	43	5.0
21	Levi Davis	203	2	0	27	7.5
22	Aedan McCarthy	182	0	0	33	5.5
23	Brian Salazar	99	1	0	10	9.9
24	Trey Petty	59	1	0	8	7.4
25	Marcus Beamon	40	0	0	8	5.0
26	Walter Moses	40	1	0	1	40.0
27	Jace Stuckey	24	0	0	5	4.8
28	Nolan Good	24	0	2	14	1.7
29	Khamoni Robinson	21	0	1	6	3.5
30	Austin Novosad	20	0	0	7	2.9
31	Ethan Thanthanavong	16	0	0	2	8.0
32	Mason Atkins	10	0	0	1	10.0
33	Semaj Beals	0	0	0	1	0.0
34	Deante Ruffin	-1	0	0	3	-0.3

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Pass targets

Smith and Coleman saw 23 of the 47 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Onterrio Smith Jr.	13	9	88	7.7	3.6
Matthew Coleman	10	4	44	11.5	1.8
Raiden Brown	6	5	52	1.3	12.2
Jordan Williams	5	3	17	3.2	2.7
Kenyon Shabazz	3	2	15	3.7	4.5
3 others	5	3	17	1.2	4.3
No receiver charted	5	The interception is among these

Play by play: 47 passes, 26 caught, 233 yards; the box score counts 46 attempts. 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

2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning

2026Sacramento State2-7HC: Alonzo Carter · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 25. Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

25Building sample?

2 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score rates

Completion %#150 / 159 · 6th pct

54.3%

Yards / att#160 / 160 · 0th pct

4.8

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

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

Thin sample: 43 dropbacks

29Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks

Positive-play rate weight 24%

33.4%0th pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -6.1% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

3.620th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.5 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

6.4%37th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +1.8% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (5 of 48 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 222 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 4.8 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alonzo Carter

Pass share

51.8%

300 pass / 279 run

Plays / game

64.3

9 games

Scheme: Balanced.

Sacramento State’s two quarterbacks

Carson Conklin	Threw in 1 of 9 games · 25 of 46, 222 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · 4.8 yards an attempt on 46 attempts · ran for -13 yds, 0 TD
Brian Salazar	Threw in 3 of 9 games · 7 of 10, 99 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 9.9 yards an attempt on 10 attempts · ran for -5 yds, 0 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

46 pass attempts and 2 carries in 1 game

More passes and runs a game than nearly every FBS quarterback who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Starter

The No. 1,772 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Mid-American.

Carson Conklin

Style of play

Similar players

In the game threads

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The season, game by game

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Sacramento State’s two quarterbacks

Awards

46 pass attempts and 2 carries in 1 game

Starter

Three seasons, two schools

Moves

2023

2025 4 games

2026