Kyle Kempt: QB · Iowa State · #17.
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Kyle Kempt
Picks you apart underneath and protects the ball. Three seasons in the Iowa State quarterback room to date. On tape: 126 passing yards against Iowa, Week 2, 2018.
Play style
High-percentage passer who protects the ball. Loses the matchup on improvisation.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 21 | 31 | 67.7% | 160 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 104.6 | -- |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 161 | 243 | 66.3% | 1,787 | 7.4 | 15 | 3 | 145.9 | 59 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 163.0 | -- |
| Career | 184 | 276 | 66.7% | 1,962 | 7.1 | 15 | 4 | 141.4 | 59 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa State | 5 | −45 | −9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 31 | −5 | −0.2 | 0 | 27 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 37 | −43 | −1.2 | 0 | 27 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-13@ Iowa | 15/21 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | — | Season-high 126 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 27-3@ Kansas | 1/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 99.1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ No. 13 Texas | 3/6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | — | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24vs Drake | 2/3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | — | |
| Total | 21/31 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | — |
Week 2 · 2018
L 3-13
at Iowa
126 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
With C. Dunn — 36.6 yards per punt · 8 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Assalley — 3 points · 23 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Matt Campbell — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 51.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 126 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 11.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
44.3%
361 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa State, 1,962 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Rhoads → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
