D.J. Uiagalelei: QB · Florida State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Uiagalelei
Operates within the system without forcing anything. The five seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Dabo Swinney, Jonathan Smith and Mike Norvell. One game to point at: 272 passing yards and 1 passing TD against Boston College — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long
Where the completions actually land
58.3% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 32.0% conversion-per-dropback — 42.9% of completions land short of the sticks.
Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. checkdown by design
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (17.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 84 | 156 | 53.8% | 1,065 | 6.8 | 4 | 6 | 112.0 | 43 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 180 | 315 | 57.1% | 2,638 | 8.4 | 21 | 7 | 145.0 | 70 |
| 2022 | Clemson | 228 | 368 | 62.0% | 2,515 | 6.8 | 22 | 7 | 135.3 | 44 |
| 2021 | Clemson | 208 | 374 | 55.6% | 2,246 | 6.0 | 9 | 10 | 108.7 | 31 |
| 2020 | Clemson | 78 | 117 | 66.7% | 914 | 7.8 | 5 | 0 | 146.4 | 65 |
| Career | 778 | 1,330 | 58.5% | 9,378 | 7.1 | 61 | 30 | 128.3 | 48 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida State | 37 | −8 | −0.2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 68 | 219 | 3.2 | 6 | 26 |
| 2022 | Clemson | 142 | 545 | 3.8 | 7 | 40 |
| 2021 | Clemson | 104 | 316 | 3.0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2020 | Clemson | 28 | 60 | 2.1 | 4 | 30 |
| Career | 379 | 1,132 | 3.0 | 21 | 40 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24vs Georgia Tech | 19/27 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 77.7 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-28vs Boston College | 21/42 | 272 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-20vs Memphis | 16/30 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 33.6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-9vs California | 16/27 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 48.0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-42@ SMU | 12/30 | 222 | 2 | 3 | 7.4 | 13.2 | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Total | 84/156 | 1065 | 4 | 6 | 6.8 | — |
Week 1 · 2024
L 13-28
272 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
With A. Mastromanno — 52.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Lucas — 2 rec · 34 yds
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 154 passing plays (83 completions) against the box score's 156 attempts (84 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
4.81165 of 205 QBsSack rate
6.6%132 of 205 QBsSacked on 6.6% of dropbacks (132 of 205) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (165 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 53.8% completion on 156 attempts · 16 deep completions averaging 29.9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 217 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 222 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 213 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
48.8%
354 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
60.5
12 games
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Clemson, Oregon State and Florida State, 9,378 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Dabo Swinney, Jonathan Smith and Mike Norvell.
