Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/18Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (5.6%).
Tyler Hilinski
Tyler Hilinski: QB · Washington State · #3.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyler Hilinski
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Second year in the Washington State quarterback room. A game that shows it: 509 passing yards and 14 rushing yards against Arizona — Week 9, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington State | 130 | 179 | 72.6% | 1,176 | 6.6 | 7 | 7 | 132.9 | 52 |
| 2016 | Washington State | 24 | 30 | 80.0% | 245 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 163.9 | -- |
| Career | 154 | 209 | 73.7% | 1,421 | 6.8 | 9 | 8 | 137.4 | 52 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington State | 16 | −51 | −3.2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 | Washington State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | −51 | −3.2 | 2 | 11 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Montana State | 7/9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 81.7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-44vs Boise State | 25/33 | 240 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 51.9 | 3 TD passes |
| Wk 3 | W 52-23vs Oregon State | 5/9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 | 65.0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-7vs Nevada | 2/3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-37@ California | 4/5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 87.1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-0vs Colorado | 3/9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-58@ Arizona | 45/61 | 509 | 2 | 4 | 8.3 | 68.7 | Season-high 509 yds · 4 INTs — rough day |
 Bowl | L 17-42vs No. 18 Michigan State | 39/50 | 272 | 2 | 1 | 5.4 | 49.5 | |
| Total | 130/179 | 1176 | 7 | 7 | 6.6 | — |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2017
W 47-44
vs Boise State
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Arizona · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA −8.93Tyler Hilinski pass intercepted for a TD Colin Schooler return for 66 yds for a TD, (Josh Pollack KICK)
- Week 9 · Arizona · 1st and 8 · Q3 · EPA −4.68Tyler Hilinski pass intercepted, touchback. Jace Whittaker return for no gain
- Week 9 · Arizona · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +4.25Hilinski to Martin: a 49-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 2 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −4.03Tyler Hilinski sacked by Leighton Vander Esch for a loss of 20 yards to the WshSt 48
- Week 3 · Oregon State · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.04Tyler Hilinski pass complete to Dezmon Patmon for 18 yds to the OrgSt 20 for a
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.01Tyler Hilinski pass complete to Davontavean Martin for 15 yds for a TD, (Erik Powell KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Arizona · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Tyler Hilinski pass complete to Tavares Martin Jr. for 11 yds to the Ariz 48 for a
- Week 1 · Michigan State · 1st and 25 · Q4 · EPA +2.91Tyler Hilinski pass complete to James Williams for 18 yds to the MICHIGANST 47 for a MICHIGAN ST Penalty, Targeting (15 Yards) to the MchSt 32 for a (Josiah Scott EJECTED)
- Week 2 · Boise State · 2nd and 7 · Q7 · EPA +2.84Tyler Hilinski pass complete to Jamal Morrow for 22 yds for a TD
- Week 2 · Boise State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.82Tyler Hilinski sacked by David Moa for a loss of 10 yards to the WshSt 38
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
176 of 179 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 176 passing plays (127 completions) against the box score's 179 attempts (130 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
5.24147 of 205 QBsSack rate
2.7%25 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (25 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (147 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 yds65%of completions
82 comp4.9 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds31%of completions
39 comp13.9 yds avg3 TD
Deep
20+ yds5%of completions
6 comp23.8 yds avg1 TD
Overall 72.6% completion on 179 attempts · 65% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Mike Leach, all pass-heavy, fast tempo offenses — 17-9 over that span.
2016Washington State8-5HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2017Washington State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 73.4 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 268 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 109 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 262 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
70.5%
713 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
77.8
13 games
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
179 pass attempts and 16 carries in 8 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Washington State
- 2017 Washington State LeachYear 3 · 8 games
- 2016 Washington State LeachYear 2 · 3 games
- 2015 Washington State LeachYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington State, 1,421 passing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coach2015–2017
Washington State
Played every college season under Mike Leach.