Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16/243rd/4th & short
18/32Inside-5 share
16 of 24 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 18 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (56.2%).
J.W. Walsh
J.W. Walsh: QB · Oklahoma State · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
J.W. Walsh
Extends plays on the move until something opens up. Second year in the same quarterback room at Oklahoma State. One game to point at: 325 passing yards and 50 rushing yards against Oklahoma — Week 13, 2015.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Oklahoma State in the news
- OSU coach calls out penalty
The New York Times Nov 1 - Carson Kolb out for Iowa State game
Sports Illustrated Oct 29 - Sanchez extends contract with Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22 - Mose Phillips III out for season
The Oklahoman Oct 22
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 57 | 85 | 67.1% | 787 | 9.3 | 13 | 1 | 193.0 | 55 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 20 | 36 | 55.6% | 233 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 113.5 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 121 | 63.6% | 1,020 | 8.4 | 14 | 2 | 169.3 | 55 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oklahoma State | 77 | 359 | 4.7 | 13 | 64 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma State | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 92 | 452 | 4.9 | 15 | 64 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-13@ Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 32-8vs Central Arkansas | 2/4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 97.7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 69-14vs UTSA | 2/3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 | 94.6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 30-27@ Texas | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 78.2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-34vs Kansas State | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 10.6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-26@ West Virginia | 2/3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 97.4 | |
| Wk 8 | W 58-10vs Kansas | 5/5 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 13.6 | 98.9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 70-53@ Texas Tech | 4/5 | 167 | 2 | 0 | 33.4 | 99.6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-29vs No. 5 TCU | 2/3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 52.9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-31@ Iowa State | 2/2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 62.3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-45vs No. 10 Baylor | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 15.9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-58vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 25/42 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 | 68.3 | Season-high 325 yds |
 Bowl | L 20-48vs No. 16 Ole Miss | 9/14 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 63.9 | |
| Total | 57/85 | 787 | 13 | 1 | 9.3 | — |
Signature game
Bowl · 2015
L 20-48
vs Ole Miss · neutral site
124 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 63.9 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD
With Z. Sinor — 38.1 yards per punt · 7 punts · 55 long · M. Rudolph — 179 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 40.9
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +6.53James Washington 73 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 9 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +5.99James Washington 75 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.86James Washington 72 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 8 · Kansas · 1st and 25 · Q3 · EPA +4.59Chris Lacy 38 Yd pass from J.W. Walsh
- Week 9 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.30J.W. Walsh run for 64 yds to the TexTc 1 for a
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +3.48J.W. Walsh pass complete to James Washington for 21 yds to the Okla 33 for a
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.34J.W. Walsh pass complete to James Washington for 23 yds to the Okla 44 for a
- Week 1 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.19J.W. Walsh pass complete to Chris Carson for 28 yds to the Miss 48 for a
- Week 13 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.06J.W. Walsh pass complete to James Washington for 28 yds to the Okla 23 for a
- Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.90J.W. Walsh 16 Yd Run
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
77 of 85 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 77 passing plays (49 completions) against the box score's 85 attempts (57 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
11.792 of 198 QBsSack rate
0.0%1 of 198 QBsRarely sacked (1 of 198 QBs) and still 2 of 198 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 yds59%of completions
29 comp3.8 yds avg4 TD
Middle
10–19 yds24%of completions
12 comp14.4 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds16%of completions
8 comp25.4 yds avg
Overall 67.1% completion on 85 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 25.4 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Mike Gundy — 17-9 over that span.
2014Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning
2015Oklahoma State10-3HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 66.9 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 39.0 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 26.4 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 100 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
53.4%
516 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
74.3
13 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
Heisman model top 25
Our Heisman model had this player inside its top 25 in 2015.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Oklahoma State
- 2015 Oklahoma State GundyYear 5 · 13 games
- 2014 Oklahoma State GundyYear 4 · 2 games
- 2013 Oklahoma State GundyYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Oklahoma State GundyYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 Oklahoma State GundyYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school GuyerDenton, TX · Class of 2011Four-star, No. 110 in the 2011 class. Signed with Oklahoma State.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oklahoma State, 1,020 passing yards — the college career is complete.
2011
- Signed with Oklahoma StateFour-star, out of Guyer
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coach2011–2015
Oklahoma State
Played every college season under Mike Gundy.