Devon Dampier

#4 · QB · Utah5′11″ · 210 lb · Phoenix, AZ · Saguaro

ZPR7215th of 119 QBsHeismanNo. 2in our modelLast gameW 49–25at Cincinnati · Oct 31
Nextvs BYUSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET

Graded Solid or better in each of the last two games.

Last game: W 49-25 at Cincinnati, Oct 31 · 22 of 29 for 260 yards, 3 touchdowns, an interception · 9 carries for 45 yards. Started all eight of Utah’s games.

Utah’s next game: vs BYU, Sat Nov 7, 12:00 p.m. ET · ABC

Utah has won all eight of the games played. A dual-threat quarterback.

Strongest: a touchdown on 7.9% of throws, 11th best of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,876

158 of 227, 70%

TD–INT

18–7

8.3 per throw

NCAA rating

159.0

27th of 119

ZPR

72

15th of 119

How ZPR works

Solid or better in 7 of 8 graded games.

Best by our grade: at Cincinnati. Lowest: at Colorado, with 2 interceptions and sacked 3 times. Biggest game: Houston, No. 14. Best play: Run for 9 yards, touchdown, against Houston, Q4 2:09. Win chance 70% to 96%.

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Season

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How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game; on games with a lot of running it grades the passing only. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Dual-threat

Also: mobile, accurate

Why this word
Runs7.6 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws9.6 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes70%FewerMore
Takes sacks4% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs a lot. 7.6 carries a game. Closest matches: Brown ’25, Veltkamp, Jackson, Pesansky ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line18%typical 17%
Short45%typical 47%
Middle19%typical 22%
Deep17%typical 14%

Runs 7.6 times a game; 84% of starters run less.

Closest in style

Brown ’25VeltkampJacksonPesansky ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Brown ’25 South Florida 2025 · Dual-threat
    3,158 yards, 28 TD, 7 INT. Both are efficient and throw deep.
  • Veltkamp Florida Atlantic · Precision passer
    2,534 yards, 23 TD, 5 INT so far. Both complete a lot and are efficient.
  • Jackson Texas State · Dual-threat
    1,933 yards, 18 TD, 5 INT so far. Both score a lot and avoid sacks.
  • Pesansky ’25 Florida International 2025 · Balanced
    1,021 yards, 11 TD, 7 INT. Both score a lot and are efficient.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordUtah is 8-0, No. 3 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • Fans after Cincinnati

    Why is Dampier still on the field

    Utah fan

What’s being said

3 stories this week, from 1 outlet.

Oct 29: 2Oct 31: 1W 49-25 at CincinnatiWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Oct 29: 2Oct 31: 1W 49-25 at CincinnatiWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

All 80 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Devon Dampier had 150 rushing yards in the 21-13 win over No. 14 Houston, the best game of the season so far.
  • Devon Dampier was third-team All-Big 12 in 2025.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 2:09 · Utah up 1Devon Dampier runs 9 yards for a touchdownHouston at Utah, week 8Q4, 2:09 · Utah 21, Houston 13▲26%Utah’s chance to win, 70% to 96%▲26%Utah’s chance to win, 70% to 96%D.Dampier rush right for 9 yards gain to the HOU00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 22 of his plays on video

Devon Dampier

QB · Utah · #4

Extends plays on the move until something opens up. Played for four head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Danny Gonzales, Bronco Mendenhall, Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley. Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 278 passing yards and 3 passing TD against Colorado, Week 7, 2026.

1,876 passing yards · 18 passing TD · 394 rushing yards