Gunner Cruz: QB · Arizona · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Gunner Cruz
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Nick Rolovich and Jedd Fisch. One game to point at: 336 passing yards and 1 passing TD against BYU — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona | 61 | 93 | 65.6% | 536 | 5.8 | 2 | 3 | 114.6 | 28 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 5 | 7 | 71.4% | 34 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 159.4 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 100 | 66.0% | 570 | 5.7 | 3 | 3 | 117.8 | 28 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona | 19 | −21 | −1.1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 21 | −18 | −0.9 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24vs BYU | 34/45 | 336 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 55.0 | Season-high 336 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs San Diego State | 10/19 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 24.8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-34vs UCLA | 4/7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 15.0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-34@ Colorado | 13/22 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 27.7 | |
| Total | 61/93 | 536 | 2 | 3 | 5.8 | — |
Week 1 · 2021
L 16-24
vs BYU · neutral site
336 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.0
With K. Ostendorp — 42.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · T. Cunningham — 4 rec · 59 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 92 passing plays (62 completions) against the box score's 93 attempts (61 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
3.78189 of 204 QBsSack rate
8.8%177 of 204 QBsSacked on 8.8% of dropbacks (177 of 204) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (189 of 204).
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 65.6% completion on 93 attempts · 66% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 59.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 82.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 134 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
47.9%
371 pass / 403 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Washington State and Arizona, 570 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich and Jedd Fisch.
