Senior quarterback for SMU. 2024: 422 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Glastonbury, CT
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
PRO recruit
No. 227 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for SMU. 2024: 422 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Tyler Van Dyke
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Four head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. He has been named ACC Quarterback Player of the Week three seasons running, most recently in 2023. The receipt: 214 pass yds, 1 pass TD against South Dakota — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt, and Rhett Lashlee. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (100th percentile). Concern: pass yards (1st percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.96119 of 205 QBsSack rate
4.2%63 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (63 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (119 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 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 63.2% completion on 68 attempts · 60% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 141 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 141 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 21/36 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 48.8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-13vs South Dakota | 17/27 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | 18.0 | Season-high 214 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-42vs Alabama | 5/5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 93.0 | |
| Total | 43/68 | 422 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 53.3 |
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · SMU
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #32
Player DNA
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jake Bentley’s 2021 season.
Differs from Jake on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Book’s path through Notre Dame.
Matches Ian on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Carson Beck's senior season at Georgia (2024).
Matches Carson on
Differs from Carson on
Player DNA