Senior quarterback for North Dakota State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · West Chicago, IL · St. Charles East HS
The numbers
passing yards · 2026
6 TD · 2 INT · 8.9 per attempt
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 228 pass yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, at Air Force
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for North Dakota State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
Also checked out fine:
Nathan Hayes
2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at North Dakota State since. One game to point at: 228 pass yds, 17 rush yds against Air Force — Week 2, 2026.
598 PASS YDS · 6 PASS TD · 29 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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: completion % (85th percentile). Concern: pass yards (23rd 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
8.5222 of 75 QBsSack rate
5.6%46 of 75 QBsSacked on 5.6% of dropbacks (46 of 75) — and still 22 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 70.1% completion on 67 attempts · 56% completion on 9 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 185 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 228 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 199 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
37.7%
72 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
63.7
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 47 | 67 | 70.1% | 598 | 8.9 | 6 | 2 | 168.7 | 61 | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 67 | 70.1% | 598 | 8.9 | 6 | 2 | 168.7 | 61 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–32
at Air Force
228 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 17 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Air Force on the road in a shootout.
With J. Williams — 18 rush yds (2 car) · A. Bickerton — 52 AVG · 61 LONG · 3 NO
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 14/22 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 61.5 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 18/22 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 15/23 | 228 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 | — | Season-high 228 yds |
| Total | 47/67 | 598 | 6 | 2 | 8.9 | 61.5 |
2026 Outlook
North Dakota State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · North Dakota State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Dakota State · Last season: 12-1 · Talent rank #131 · 2026 recruiting class #117
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #60 this season.
* 2024 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award * 2022, 2023, 2024 MVFC Honor Roll 2025 SEASON (JUNIOR): Appeared in 10 games as the backup quarterback...Totaled 381 passing yards and four touchdowns, completing 25 of his 44 attempts...Completed a career-long 68-yard touchdown pass to Mekhi...