Steven Angeli

#9 · QB · Syracuse6′3″ · 212 lb · Westfield, NJ · Bergen Catholic

Graded Solid or better in each of the last two games.

Last game: W 30-27 vs No. 19 SMU, Oct 31 · 21 of 34 for 200 yards, a touchdown · 3 carries for 14 yards, a rushing touchdown

Syracuse’s next game: vs Clemson, Sat Nov 7, 12:00 p.m. ET · ESPN2

Syracuse is 3-2 in the five games played. A balanced passer who rarely runs.

Weakest: completes 57% of throws, 29th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,186

98 of 171, 57%

TD–INT

7–5

6.9 per throw

NCAA rating

123.2

97th of 119

ZPR

37

94th of 119

How ZPR works

Getting better, from shaky early to solid lately.

Best by our grade: SMU. Lowest: California, with 3 interceptions and sacked 3 times. Biggest game: SMU, No. 19. Best play: Completion for 4 yards, touchdown, at North Carolina, overtime 0:00. Win chance 23% to 100%.

Tap a game for its plays

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at UConn

W 42–41·Unranked

Did not play

Odom looks so much more comfortable back there than Angeli

Syracuse fan

at Virginia

L 25–28·Unranked

Did not play

Malachi looked better than Angeli

Syracuse fan

Louisville

L 26–34·Unranked

Did not play

Season

Fades after halftime

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
Runs1.6 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws8.3 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes57%FewerMore
Takes sacks5% of dropbacksRarelyOften

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

Throws at a middling depth and rarely runs. 1.6 carries a game. Closest matches: DeShields, Jackson, Colandrea, Vattiato ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line12%typical 17%
Short54%typical 47%
Middle18%typical 22%
Deep16%typical 14%

Runs 1.6 times a game; 88% of starters run more.

Closest in style

DeShieldsJacksonColandreaVattiato ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • DeShields Kent State · Mobile passer
    1,624 yards, 9 TD, 7 INT so far. Both miss more and score less.
  • Jackson Arkansas · Mobile passer
    1,673 yards, 7 TD, 5 INT so far. Both score less and are less efficient.
  • Colandrea Nebraska · Dual-threat
    1,824 yards, 15 TD, 7 INT so far. Both miss more.
  • Vattiato ’25 Middle Tennessee 2025 · Balanced
    2,157 yards, 16 TD, 7 INT. Both score less and rarely throw behind the line.

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

  • RecordSyracuse is 4-4.
  • Fans after SMU

    If Angeli hears a bad play call, he needs to override it.

    Syracuse fan

What’s being said

7 stories this week, from 6 outlets.

Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 4Nov 1: 2W 30-27 vs SMUWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 4
Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 4Nov 1: 2W 30-27 vs SMUWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 4
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

All 7 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Steven Angeli spent three seasons at Notre Dame before joining Syracuse.

His most important play this season

  1. Overtime, 0:00 · Syracuse down 7, takes the leadSteven Angeli finds Calvin Russell III for a 4-yard touchdownSyracuse at North Carolina, week 8Overtime, 0:00 · Syracuse 31, North Carolina 30Overtime touchdown for SyracuseOvertime touchdown for SyracuseS.Angeli pass complete short middle to C.Russell III caught at UNC00, for 4 yards to the UNC00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN C.Russell III pass attempt Successful. The previous play is under automatic review - "" C.Russell III pass attempt Successful. The previous play is under automatic review - "". CALL UPHELD C.Russell III pass attempt Successful. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELDWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 8 of his plays on video

Steven Angeli

QB · Syracuse · #9

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Steven Angeli takes over from Rickie Collins at Syracuse.

1,186passing yards7passing TD-8rushing yards

PERCEPTION ABOVE TAPE · PCTL GAP

-50

perception vs production percentile · 2026

Fans see a 63rd-percentile name; the tape grades at the 12th — is the buzz ahead of the production?

Read the story so far

Steven Angeli arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.365 recruit nationally. Steven Angeli lines up at QB for Syracuse.

On the field, the headline is 1,186 pass yds, with 7 pass td.

Steven Angeli inherited the QB job from Rickie Collins (4-star).

The number to watch: -50 — perception above tape · pctl gap.

QB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromRickie Collins 4★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04