Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-13@ East Carolina | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 96.8 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 96.8 |
#13
Tj McMahon
Senior quarterback for Marshall. 2023: 8 passing yards, 0 INT.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Anaheim, CA
CFB Index 46 · #70 of 140 QBsHigh confidenceMarshall 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
PRO recruit
No. 232 nationally · Joined Rice
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Marshall. 2023: 8 passing yards, 0 INT.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rice in 2020.
Tj McMahon
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Bloomgren and Charles Huff. The receipt: 8 pass yds against East Carolina — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Marshall, 2,301 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Rice3-star out of Cerritos College
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Marshall
Played his entire career under Charles Huff.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (100th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 8.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Layne Hatcher’s 2021 season.
Matches Layne on
Height
Differs from Layne on
Weight (lower)
Rush yards / carry (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zach Smith’s path through Tulsa.
87%match
Matches Zach on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Layne Hatcher's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2021).
55%match
Matches Layne on
Height
Differs from Layne on
Rush yards / carry (higher)
INT rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tj McMahon
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology