Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/17Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (11.8%).
John Paddock
John Paddock: QB · Illinois · #4.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
John Paddock
Pushes it downfield on every look. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Mike Neu and Bret Bielema. First career honor, 2023: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 507 passing yards and 4 passing TD against Indiana — Week 11, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Illinois in the news
- Oregon fires OC Mehringer
LancasterOnline Oct 25 - Bret Bielema's father passes away
Yahoo Sports Oct 25 - Jalen Lott, Messiah Hampton out vs Illinois
- Oregon WR Evan Stewart arrested for DUI
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois | 85 | 142 | 59.9% | 1,294 | 9.1 | 9 | 3 | 153.1 | 80 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 286 | 480 | 59.6% | 2,715 | 5.7 | 18 | 14 | 113.6 | 14 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 18 | 26 | 69.2% | 132 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 104.2 | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 83.3% | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 143.5 | -- |
| Career | 395 | 656 | 60.2% | 4,189 | 6.4 | 27 | 18 | 121.9 | 28 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois | 12 | −55 | −4.6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 27 | −84 | −3.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 2 | −9 | −4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ball State | 2 | −10 | −5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | −158 | −3.7 | 0 | 15 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 13-30vs No. 7 Penn State | 10/16 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 78.6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-44@ Purdue | 2/6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 53.2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-26@ Minnesota | 3/3 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 28.3 | 100.0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-45vs Indiana | 24/36 | 507 | 4 | 1 | 14.1 | 81.8 | Season-high 507 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 13-15@ Iowa | 22/47 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 62.8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 43-45vs Northwestern | 24/34 | 334 | 3 | 2 | 9.8 | 64.8 | 3 TD passes |
| Total | 85/142 | 1294 | 9 | 3 | 9.1 | — |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2023
W 48-45
vs Indiana
507 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.8
Edged out Indiana at home in a shootout.
With I. Williams — 9 rec · 200 yds · 2 TD · H. Robertson — 40.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Northwestern · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +6.94John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 80 yds for a TD
- Week 13 · Northwestern · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +4.89John Paddock pass complete to Casey Washington for 73 yds to the NU 3 for a
- Week 3 · Penn State · 3rd and 29 · Q4 · EPA +4.73John Paddock pass complete to Kenari Wilcher for 47 yds to the PSU 11 for a
- Week 11 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.76John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 67 yds to the IU 8 for a
- Week 10 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.54John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 46 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
- Week 3 · Penn State · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA −3.49John Paddock sacked by Coziah Izzard for a loss of 20 yards to the ILL 42
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Iowa · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.39John Paddock pass complete to Isaiah Williams for 32 yds to the IOWA 34 for a
- Week 11 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Paddock to Williams: a 42-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 11 · Indiana · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.29John Paddock pass complete to Ashton Hollins for 21 yds to the IU 31 for a
- Week 11 · Indiana · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Paddock to Bryant: a 13-yard touchdown pass.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
135 of 142 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 135 passing plays (81 completions) against the box score's 142 attempts (85 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
8.8022 of 212 QBsSack rate
3.4%43 of 212 QBsRarely sacked (43 of 212 QBs) and still 22 of 212 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 yds52%of completions
42 comp5.9 yds avg2 TD
Middle
10–19 yds26%of completions
21 comp15.1 yds avg1 TD
Deep
20+ yds22%of completions
18 comp35.7 yds avg2 TD
Overall 59.9% completion on 142 attempts · 18 deep completions averaging 35.7 yds.
Teams and coaches
2018Ball State4-8HC: Mike Neu · Balanced, fast tempo
2019Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Ball State6-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2022Ball State5-7HC: Mike Neu · Balanced
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 323 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 108 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 76.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 285 | 2.0 | 14.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
51.4%
413 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
66.9
12 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
142 pass attempts and 12 carries in 6 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2023 Illinois BielemaYear 6 · 6 games
- Nov 2022 Entered the transfer portalBall State to Illinois
- 2022 Ball State NeuYear 5 · 12 games
- 2021 Ball State NeuYear 4 · 2 games
- 2020 Ball State NeuYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Ball State NeuYear 2 · 1 game
- 2018 Ball State NeuYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Bloomfield HillsBloomfield Hills, MI · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 2,145 in the 2018 class. Signed with Ball State.
Moves
- Transferred from Ball State to Illinois, Nov 29, 2022.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Ball State and Illinois, 4,189 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over five seasons.
2018
- Signed with Ball StateThree-star, out of Bloomfield Hills
2023 6 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Illinoisfrom Ball State
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
2 coaches2018–2022
Ball State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Neu and Bret Bielema.