Quarterback, Rice, 2022–⁠25

A.J. Padgett

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
241 lb
Class (2025)
Junior
Hometown
Frisco, TX

A.J. Padgett played quarterback at Rice (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

295passing yards, career highvs. Southern Miss, 20223touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Florida Atlantic, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highat Charlotte, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Rice397750.66348.251
2023Rice7111760.77216.286
Career11019456.71,3557.0137

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Rice31150.5014
2023Rice32140.4214
Career63290.5214

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Rice12QBYr 1
2023Rice12QBYr 2
2024Rice12QBYr 3
2025Rice12QBJr. (Yr 4)6′3″241

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2022Rice1070.11––12.250%0.31
2023Rice1480.16––23.445%0.24

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Rice 5 games, 721 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23atSouth FloridaL 29–⁠42710591010
Nov 11atUTSAL 14–⁠34172818220−13
Nov 18atCharlotteW 28–⁠71321140124
Nov 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 24–⁠2124372553122
Dec 26 ✦vs.Texas StateL 21–⁠4510218513−9
2022 Rice 3 games, 634 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 19vs.UTSAL 7–⁠4171811010−6
Nov 26atNorth TexasL 17–⁠2113222291126
Dec 17 ✦vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠38193729530−5

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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