Grady Brosterhous

#9 · QB · Utah State6′3″ · 210 lb · Charlotte, NC

ZPR17119th of 119 QBsLast gameW 31–14vs Colorado State · Oct 31
Nextvs Fresno StateSat Nov 7 · 9:30 pm ET

Did not play in Utah State’s last game.

McCae Hillstead started the last one, W 31-14 vs Colorado State, Oct 31.

Utah State’s next game: vs Fresno State, Sat Nov 7, 9:30 p.m. ET · USA Network

Utah State is 2-5 in the seven games played. A run-first quarterback.

Weakest: 7% of throws gain 20 or more yards, 15th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,120

99 of 178, 56%

TD–INT

7–6

6.3 per throw

NCAA rating

114.7

112th of 119

ZPR

17

119th of 119

How ZPR works

Graded Rough at Texas State, the last full game; shaky or worse in 6 of 7 graded games.

  • 0-3 against ranked teams, 152 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: Troy. Lowest: at Boise State, sacked 4 times. Biggest game: at Utah, No. 17.

Tap a game for its plays

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Colorado State

W 31–14·Unranked

Did not play

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. 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

Run-first

Why this word
Runs10.1 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws9.8 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes58% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks8% 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. 10.1 carries a game. Closest matches: Reed, Crowder, McKenzie, DeShields.

Where the throws go

Behind the line11%typical 17%
Short52%typical 47%
Middle22%typical 22%
Deep16%typical 14%

Runs 10.1 times a game; 93% of starters run less.

Closest in style

ReedCrowderMcKenzieDeShieldsThis QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Reed Texas A&M · Mobile passer
    1,388 yards, 8 TD, 8 INT so far. Both miss more and are less efficient.
  • Crowder Troy · Mobile passer
    1,162 yards, 9 TD, 5 INT so far. Both are less efficient and throw interceptions.
  • McKenzie Boston College · Run-first
    1,450 yards, 8 TD, 7 INT so far. Both throw interceptions and miss more.
  • DeShields Kent State · Mobile passer
    1,624 yards, 9 TD, 7 INT so far. Both are less efficient and miss more.

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 State is 3-5.

What’s being said

5 stories in the last 60 days, from 4 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 1Sep 24 to Sep 30: 4L 14-16 at WashingtonLL 0-33 at UtahLW 21-10 vs TroyWL 18-37 at Boise StateLW 17-16 vs Washington StateWL 17-20 at Texas StateLW 31-14 vs Colorado StateWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 4
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 1Sep 24 to Sep 30: 4L 14-16 at WashingtonLL 0-33 at UtahLW 21-10 vs TroyWL 18-37 at Boise StateLW 17-16 vs Washington StateWL 17-20 at Texas StateLW 31-14 vs Colorado StateWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 4
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Football’s Grady Brosterhous Named America First Credit Union Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week

Utah State University Athletics Sep 28

All 5 stories this season

His most important play this season

  1. Q3, 11:02 · Utah State down 3, takes the leadGrady Brosterhous finds Eli Wood for a 5-yard touchdownTroy at Utah State, week 4Q3, 11:02 · Utah State 14, Troy 10Go-ahead score for Utah State in the third quarterGo-ahead score for Utah State in the third quarterG.Brosterhous pass complete short right to E.Wood caught at TROY00, for 5 yards to the TROY00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

All 6 of his plays on video

Grady Brosterhous

QB · Utah State · #9

Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Tony Elliott and Bronco Mendenhall. A game that shows it: 242 passing yards and 89 rushing yards against Troy — Week 4, 2026.

1,120 passing yards · 7 passing TD · 270 rushing yards