566 team passing yards leader — the number Jaden Craig has built a role at TCU on.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Montclair, NJ · Seton Hall Prep
The numbers
passing yards · 2026
4 TD · 0 INT · 9 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 391 pass yds, 4 TD, 53 rush yds, vs Grambling
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for TCU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
TCU and Jaden Craig are a perfect mutualistic relationship. What Craig brings to TCU Football is usually the focus, but TCU helps elevate Craig too. Some of the other biggest wins of the offseason include picking up IOL help in the portal…
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Jaden Craig
Jaden Craig is a cornerstone for TCU — measured against the line he joined.
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
566
Team leader in passing yards (566).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
Career arc
Badges
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (15th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
9.2419 of 75 QBsSack rate
6.0%51 of 75 QBsSacked on 6.0% of dropbacks (51 of 75) — and still 19 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 69.8% completion on 63 attempts · 50% completion on 10 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 283 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 9.1 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TCU | 44 | 63 | 69.8% | 566 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 166.3 | 52 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 63 | 69.8% | 566 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 166.3 | 52 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TCU | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–7
vs Grambling
391 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 70.9 · 53 rush yds (8 car)
Dominant 56-point win at home against Grambling.
With E. Small — 5 rec · 101 yds · J. Hoyet Chance — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 20/32 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 46.0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-7vs Grambling | 24/31 | 391 | 4 | 0 | 12.6 | 70.9 | Season-high 391 yds |
| Total | 44/63 | 566 | 4 | 0 | 9.1 | 58.5 |
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · TCU
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #96 this season.
HONORS » 2025 Walter Payton Award Finalist » 2025 All-Ivy League First Team » 2024 Walter Payton Award Finalist » 2024 All-Ivy League Second Team AT HARVARD 2025 | SENIOR (11/11) Played and started in 11 games … as a senior, set Harvard program single-season records for passing completions (208),...