Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/19Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (5.3%).
Kevin Sperry is a quarterback at Florida State who has played in 3 of Florida State's 8 games this season, most recently Oct 17.
Florida State is 3-5.
Second year in the same quarterback room at Florida State.
21 passing yards · 0 passing TD · -8 rushing yards
Style of play
Style of play
What fans said
at Miami, Oct 17We’re better with Sperry.Florida State fan, r/CFB game thread
In the game threads
at Louisville, Oct 9Knew Norvell was going to do something cute and have Sperry throw it. Louisville can’t stop the run, it’s a free 4-5 yards every time. Just run itFlorida State fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 95.3 |
| 2025 | Florida State | 12 | 17 | 70.6% | 194 | 11.4 | 2 | 0 | 205.3 |
| Career | 15 | 22 | 68.2% | 215 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 180.3 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 2 | −8 | −4.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Florida State | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Career | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 0 | 18 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Central Arkansas | Came on in Q4 | 2/2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | -- | — | -10 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 20-44@ Louisville | Left in Q1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-43@ No. 3 Miami | Left in Q1 | 1/2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | -- | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 3/5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | — | 0 | -8 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2026
W 34-7
14 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · -10 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 27-point win at home against Central Arkansas.
With A. Daniels — 224 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.0 · 34 rush yds (3 car) · O. Kromah — 86 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 19 yds
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | ACC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 21 | T-305th of 370 | 41st of 48 |
| Yards an attempt | 4.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 0 | — | — |
| Passer rating | 95.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 60.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -8 | T-330th of 370 | T-41st of 48 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 5 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All ACC quarterbacks
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Pass targets
Robinson and Lopez saw 3 of the 5 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Robinson | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5.5 | 8.0 | |
| Jasen Lopez | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| Jayvan Boggs | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Desirrio Riles | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | — |
Play by play: 5 passes, 3 caught, 21 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Mike Norvell, all run-leaning offenses — 8-12 over that span.
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Florida State3-5HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 14.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
43.1%
219 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Florida State’s two quarterbacks
| Kevin Sperry | Threw in 3 of 8 games · 3 of 5, 21 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 4.2 yards an attempt on 5 attempts · ran for -8 yds, 0 TD |
| Ashton Daniels | Threw in all 8 games · 127 of 214, 1,968 yds, 14 TD, 11 INT · 9.2 yards an attempt on 214 attempts · ran for 375 yds, 12 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw, quarter by quarter
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Kevin Sperry. Gray: Ashton Daniels. From the play by play.
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Awards
Player standing · 2026
5 pass attempts and 2 carries in 3 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Florida State
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Florida State NorvellYear 2 · 3 games
- 2025 Florida State NorvellYear 1 · 3 games
- High school Denton GuyerDenton, TX · Class of 2025Four-star, No. 421 in the 2025 class. Signed with Florida State.
2025 3 games
- Signed with Florida StateFour-star, out of Denton Guyer