Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/21Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (9.5%).
Steven Duncan
Steven Duncan: QB · Western Kentucky · #6.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Steven Duncan
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for two head coaches at Western Kentucky: Mike Sanford Jr. and Tyson Helton. On tape: 304 passing yards and 19 rushing yards against Central Arkansas, Week 1, 2019.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 70 | 119 | 58.8% | 790 | 6.6 | 5 | 4 | 121.7 | 51 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 105 | 183 | 57.4% | 1,025 | 5.6 | 9 | 7 | 113.0 | 32 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 108.4 | -- |
| Career | 177 | 304 | 58.2% | 1,817 | 6.0 | 14 | 11 | 116.4 | 40 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky | 74 | 192 | 2.6 | 2 | 27 |
| 2017 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 203 | 2.3 | 3 | 27 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35vs Central Arkansas | 26/39 | 304 | 1 | 2 | 7.8 | 60.6 | Season-high 304 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Florida International | 19/33 | 241 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 | 37.0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-38vs Louisville | 25/47 | 245 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | 50.8 | 3 TD passes |
| Total | 70/119 | 790 | 5 | 4 | 6.6 | — |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2019
L 21-38
vs Louisville · neutral site
245 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.8
With J. Haggerty — 41.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 63 long · J. Simon — 1 rec · 77 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Louisville · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +6.41Steven Duncan pass complete to Joshua Simon for 77 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)
- Week 2 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.46Steven Duncan pass complete to Lucky Jackson for 48 yds to the FlaIn 30 for a
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +3.41Steven Duncan pass complete to Jakairi Moses for 26 yds to the CArk 14 for a
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.29Steven Duncan pass complete to Joshua Simon for 42 yds to the CArk 41 for a
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Steven Duncan pass complete to Jacquez Sloan for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 3 · Louisville · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Steven Duncan pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 8 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Florida International · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.68Steven Duncan pass complete to Jahcour Pearson for 8 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Steven Duncan run for 3 yds for a TD, (Cory Munson KICK)
- Week 1 · Central Arkansas · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Steven Duncan pass complete to Jakairi Moses for 22 yds to the WKent 46 for a
- Week 2 · Florida International · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Steven Duncan pass complete to Kyle Fourtenbary for 28 yds to the FlaIn 24 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
118 of 119 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 118 passing plays (70 completions) against the box score's 119 attempts (70 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
5.77133 of 205 QBsSack rate
1.7%10 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (10 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (133 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds59%of completions
41 comp4.8 yds avg4 TD
Middle
10–19 yds26%of completions
18 comp13.3 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds16%of completions
11 comp32.4 yds avg1 TD
Overall 58.8% completion on 119 attempts · 11 deep completions averaging 32.4 yds.
Teams and coaches
2017Western Kentucky6-7HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Pass-leaning
2018Western Kentucky3-9HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced
2019Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 304 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| Road1g | 241 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 263 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.0%
468 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
67.9
13 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
119 pass attempts and 15 carries in 3 games
More passes and runs a game than nearly every FBS quarterback who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Western Kentucky
- 2019 Western Kentucky HeltonYear 3 · 3 games
- 2018 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 2 · 9 games
- 2017 Western Kentucky Jr.Year 1 · 1 game
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Kentucky, 1,817 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coaches2017–2018
Mike Sanford Jr.
Western Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Tyson Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.