Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/15Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (13.3%).
Davis Mills
Davis Mills: QB · Stanford · #15.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Davis Mills
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Third year in the same quarterback room at Stanford. One game to point at: 428 passing yards and 12 rushing yards against UCLA — Week 16, 2020.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Stanford in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | L 32-35vs Colorado | 30/55 | 333 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-23@ California | 24/32 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-26@ No. 23 Washington | 20/30 | 252 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | — | |
| Wk 15 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 21/29 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | — | |
| Wk 16 | W 48-47@ UCLA | 32/47 | 428 | 3 | 3 | 9.1 | — | Season-high 428 yds · 3 INTs — rough day |
| Total | 127/193 | 1510 | 7 | 3 | 7.8 | — |
Signature game
Week 15 · 2020
W 27-24
at Oregon State
292 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
With A. Jones — 126 rush yds (22 car) · 3 rec · 22 yds · R. Sanborn — 32.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 15 · Oregon State · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +5.51Davis Mills pass complete to Simi Fehoko for 57 yds to the OrgSt 1 for a
- Week 11 · Colorado · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.85Davis Mills pass complete to Simi Fehoko for 34 yds to the Colo 24 for a
- Week 11 · Colorado · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.75Davis Mills pass complete to Connor Wedington for 28 yds to the Colo 31 for a
- Week 14 · Washington · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +3.73Davis Mills pass complete to Simi Fehoko for 25 yds to the WASHINGTON 35 for a WASHINGTON Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference ( Yards) declined for a
- Week 16 · UCLA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.40Davis Mills pass complete to Simi Fehoko for 45 yds to the UCLA 42 for a
- Week 15 · Oregon State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.34Davis Mills pass complete to Brycen Tremayne for 40 yds to the OrgSt 41 for a
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Colorado · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.28Davis Mills pass complete to Simi Fehoko for 10 yds to the Colo 44 for a
- Week 16 · UCLA · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Davis Mills pass complete to Simi Fehoko for 11 yds for a TD ( KICK)
- Week 14 · Washington · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Davis Mills pass complete to Brycen Tremayne for 26 yds to the Wash 21 for a
- Week 14 · Washington · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.96Davis Mills pass complete to Brycen Tremayne for 33 yds to the Wash 3 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
189 of 193 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 189 passing plays (127 completions) against the box score's 193 attempts (127 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
7.3250 of 171 QBsSack rate
4.9%58 of 171 QBsRarely sacked (58 of 171 QBs) and still 50 of 171 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds53%of completions
67 comp5.1 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds31%of completions
39 comp13.2 yds avg4 TD
Deep
20+ yds17%of completions
21 comp31.1 yds avg1 TD
Overall 65.8% completion on 193 attempts · 21 deep completions averaging 31.1 yds.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under David Shaw — 17-14 over that span.
2018Stanford9-4HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2019Stanford4-8HC: David Shaw · Pass-leaning
2020Stanford4-2HC: David Shaw · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 333 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 294 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 302 | 1.4 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
53.4%
219 pass / 191 run
Plays / game
68.3
6 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
193 pass attempts and 30 carries in 5 games
More passes and runs a game than nearly every FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Stanford, drafted
- 2021 Drafted in round 3, No. 67 by the Houston
- 2020 Stanford ShawYear 4 · 5 games
- 2019 Stanford ShawYear 3 · 8 games
- 2018 Stanford ShawYear 2 · 1 game
- 2017 Stanford ShawYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Greater Atlanta Christian SchoolNorcross, GA · Class of 2017Five-star, No. 15 in the 2017 class. Signed with Stanford.Also from Greater Atlanta Christian School: Addison Nichols (SMU), Choe Bryant-Strother (BYU), Gabe Daniels (Tulane) and 3 more.
How it ended
Three seasons at Stanford, 3,453 passing yards — drafted at #67 overall by the Houston Texans.
2017
- Signed with StanfordFive-star, out of Greater Atlanta Christian School
2021
- Drafted by Houston Texansround 3, pick 67
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Stanford
Played every college season under David Shaw.
Next stop · NFL
Houston TexansEntering 6th NFL season
#67Rd 3 · Pick 3
Houston TexansEntering 6th NFL season