Noah Kim

#1 · QB · Gr. · Eastern Michigan6′2″ · 186 lb · Centreville, VA · Westfield

ZPR27105th of 119 QBsLast gameL 20–24at Ohio · Oct 24
Nextvs Central MichiganWed Nov 4 · 7:30 pm ET

Did not play in Eastern Michigan’s last game.

Brogan McCaughey started the last one, L 20-24 at Ohio, Oct 24.

Eastern Michigan is 4-4 in the eight games played. A balanced passer.

Strongest: sacked on 2% of dropbacks, 11th lowest of 158 starters. Weakest: 5.9 yards an attempt, 16th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,678

169 of 285, 59%

TD–INT

11–4

5.9 per throw

NCAA rating

118.7

107th of 119

ZPR

27

105th of 119

How ZPR works

Graded Solid against Toledo, the last full game; shaky or worse in 6 of 8 graded games.

Best by our grade: at Massachusetts. Lowest: Lindenwood.

Tap a game for its plays

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at Ohio

L 20–24·Unranked

Did not play

Season

Steady through the game

How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Balanced

Why this word
Runs2.4 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws7.8 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes60% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks2% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs some. 2.4 carries a game. Closest matches: Washington ’25, Gagliano, Vattiato ’25, Anderson ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line20%typical 17%
Short45%typical 47%
Middle21%typical 22%
Deep14%typical 14%

Runs 2.4 times a game; 79% of starters run more.

Closest in style

Washington ’25GaglianoVattiato ’25Anderson ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Washington ’25 Maryland 2025 · Balanced
    2,963 yards, 17 TD, 9 INT. Both avoid sacks and hit few big plays.
  • Gagliano Middle Tennessee · Balanced
    1,587 yards, 12 TD, 4 INT so far. Both throw short and protect the ball.
  • Vattiato ’25 Middle Tennessee 2025 · Balanced
    2,157 yards, 16 TD, 7 INT. Both hit few big plays.
  • Anderson ’25 Wyoming 2025 · Balanced
    1,971 yards, 12 TD, 10 INT. Both throw short and rarely run.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordEastern Michigan is 4-5.
  • Fans after Ohio

    Going to be honest, it doesn't feel like a much of a drop-off between Kim and McCaughey at all.

    Eastern Michigan fan

What’s being said

10 stories in the last 60 days, from 7 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 1Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 1 to Oct 7: 1L 7-35 at Michigan StateLL 10-54 at WisconsinLW 29-3 vs LindenwoodWW 38-14 at MassachusettsWW 25-23 at AkronWL 14-34 vs ToledoLL 20-24 at OhioLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 1
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 1Sep 24 to Sep 30: 1Oct 1 to Oct 7: 1L 7-35 at Michigan StateLL 10-54 at WisconsinLW 29-3 vs LindenwoodWW 38-14 at MassachusettsWW 25-23 at AkronWL 14-34 vs ToledoLL 20-24 at OhioLSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 1
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

All 16 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Noah Kim played at Michigan State and Coastal Carolina before joining Eastern Michigan.
  • Noah Kim has 231 passing yards a game at home, 188.5 on the road.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 9:19 · Eastern Michigan tiedNoah Kim finds Harold Mack for a 5-yard touchdownSan José State at Eastern Michigan, week 1Q2, 9:19 · Eastern Michigan 7, San José State 0Eastern Michigan opened the scoringEastern Michigan opened the scoringN.Kim pass complete short left to H.Mack caught at SJSU00, for 5 yards to the SJSU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 3 of his plays on video

Noah Kim

QB · Eastern Michigan · #1

Played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The first career honor came in 2023: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 279 passing yards and 2 passing TD against Sacramento State — Week 1, 2026.

1,678 passing yards · 11 passing TD · -1 rushing yards