Trinidad Chambliss

#6 · QB · 5th+ · Ole Miss6′0″ · 205 lb · Grand Rapids, MI · Forest Hills Northern

ZPR7312th of 119 QBsHeismanNo. 11in our modelLast gameW 45–15vs Auburn · Oct 31
Nextvs GeorgiaSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET
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Came in vs Auburn.

Traylon Ray started Ole Miss’s last game, W 45-15 vs Auburn, Oct 31.

Ole Miss’s next game: vs Georgia, Sat Nov 7, 7:30 p.m. ET · ABC

Ole Miss is 6-2 in the eight games played. A balanced passer.

Strongest: sacked on 1% of dropbacks, 3rd lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

2,189

189 of 296, 64%

TD–INT

18–8

7.4 per throw

NCAA rating

140.6

60th of 119

ZPR

73

12th of 119

How ZPR works

Steady: solid or better in every start.

  • 3-2 against ranked teams, 298 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: LSU. Lowest: at Texas, with 3 interceptions. Biggest game: LSU, No. 7. Best play: Completion for 27 yards, touchdown, at Texas, Q4 13:57. Win chance 13% to 40%.

Tap a game for its plays

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Season

Gets better 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; on games with a lot of running it grades the passing only. 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

Also: explosive runner

Why this word
Runs4.5 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws8.2 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes64%FewerMore
Takes sacks1% 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. 4.5 carries a game. Closest matches: Coleman, Gleason ’25, Kim ’25, Watson.

Where the throws go

Behind the line15%typical 17%
Short48%typical 47%
Middle26%typical 22%
Deep11%typical 14%

Runs 4.5 times a game; 56% of starters run less.

Closest in style

ColemanGleason ’25Kim ’25WatsonThis QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Coleman James Madison · Balanced
    1,743 yards, 16 TD, 4 INT so far. Both hit few big plays and rarely throw behind the line.
  • Gleason ’25 Toledo 2025 · Playmaker
    2,515 yards, 21 TD, 9 INT. Both are efficient and score a lot.
  • Kim ’25 Eastern Michigan 2025 · Balanced
    2,817 yards, 18 TD, 11 INT. Both avoid sacks.
  • Watson Massachusetts · Precision passer
    1,025 yards, 8 TD, 2 INT so far. Close across the board.

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

  • RecordOle Miss is 6-2, No. 12 in the AP poll (week 10).
  • Fans after Auburn

    A Chambliss pass like that was flagged for intentional grounding last week against Texas.

    Ole Miss fan

What’s being said

28 stories this week, from 15 outlets.

Oct 29: 2Oct 30: 2Oct 31: 11Nov 1: 3Nov 2: 5Nov 3: 5W 45-15 vs AuburnWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 11
Oct 29: 2Oct 30: 2Oct 31: 11Nov 1: 3Nov 2: 5Nov 3: 5W 45-15 vs AuburnWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 11
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Another Blonde Ole Miss Fan Goes Viral Moments Before Trinidad Chambliss Touchdown

EssentiallySports +1 Nov 1

All 272 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Trinidad Chambliss is rated 93 overall in EA College Football 27, 3rd among the game's quarterbacks.
  • Trinidad Chambliss averages 297.6 passing yards in 5 games against ranked teams, 233.7 against everyone else.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 13:57 · Ole Miss down 7, ties itTrinidad Chambliss finds Horatio Fields for a 27-yard touchdownOle Miss at Texas, week 8Q4, 13:57 · Ole Miss 24, Texas 24▲27%Ole Miss’s chance to win, 13% to 40%▲27%Ole Miss’s chance to win, 13% to 40%T.Chambliss pass complete deep left to H.Fields caught at TEXAS00, for 27 yards to the TEXAS00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 23 of his plays on video

The story

As of

Chambliss is the most improbable star in the sport. He won a national championship at Division II Ferris State, entered the portal in April 2025, and arrived at Ole Miss as a backup after spring ball had already ended. Then the starter got hurt at Kentucky, Chambliss stepped in, and a fifth-year unknown took the Rebels to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals and into the Heisman conversation, finishing eighth.

Read the rest of the story

That was supposed to be the end — fifth year, eligibility spent. Chambliss petitioned the NCAA for a sixth on medical grounds, was denied, sued, and won a preliminary injunction; the state's Supreme Court turned away the NCAA's appeal. So he's back, on borrowed-and-litigated time — and for a new boss, after Lane Kiffin left for LSU and Ole Miss handed the program to Pete Golding.

The forward stakes are pure proof. A new staff, a target on his back, and one season to answer the only question a story this strange invites: was it real? If the Division II kid does it twice, in the SEC, the fairy tale becomes a resume.

Update (Nov. 2, 2026): Ole Miss is 6-2. Through eight games Chambliss has thrown for 2,189 yards, 18 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and has run for 199 yards and 7 touchdowns. The interception count is the change from last season, when his rate was close to nothing.

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