Quarterback, UNLV (from Michigan), 2022–⁠26

Alex Orji

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Sachse, TX

Alex Orji plays quarterback for UNLV, after Michigan (2022–⁠24).

2026 so far

9 passing yards

Last game: at Air Force, L 31–⁠41

Next game: vs. Northern Illinois, Oct 31

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023 (Michigan)

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Michigan11100.055.000
2024Michigan264953.11513.132
2025UNLV33100.03712.300
2026UNLV1520.091.801
Career315853.42023.533

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Michigan6376.2219
2023Michigan15865.7120
2024Michigan572694.7129
2025UNLV10424.2111
2026UNLV7659.3023
Career954995.3529

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Michigan1QBYr 1
2023Michigan1QBYr 2
2024Michigan1QBYr 3
2025UNLV1QBYr 4
2026UNLV1QBSr. (Yr 5)6′3″240

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. rush
2022Michigan70.77––5.4––
2023Michigan150.20––3.0––
2024Michigan1010.17––17.516%0.16
2025UNLV150.07––1.0––
2026UNLV12-0.06––-0.7––

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

2026 UNLV 5 games, 9 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.MemphisL 21–⁠27–––––2
Sep 5atHawai’iW 21–⁠6–––––2
Sep 12atNorth TexasL 6–⁠441590132
Sep 26atAkronW 38–⁠10–––––29
Oct 17atAir ForceL 31–⁠41–––––0
2025 UNLV 3 games, 37 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 23vs.Idaho StateW 38–⁠3133370034
Aug 29vs.Sam HoustonW 38–⁠21–––––7
Sep 6vs.UCLAW 30–⁠23–––––1
2024 Michigan 11 games, 151 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠101231032
Sep 7vs.TexasL 12–⁠31–––––−1
Sep 14vs.Arkansas StateW 28–⁠1824121027
Sep 21vs.USCW 27–⁠24712320043
Sep 28vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠241018861112
Oct 5atWashingtonL 17–⁠2737150011
Oct 26vs.Michigan StateW 24–⁠17–––––64
Nov 2vs.OregonL 17–⁠381310039
Nov 9atIndianaL 15–⁠20–––––1
Nov 30atOhio StateW 13–⁠10–––––32
Dec 31 ✦vs.AlabamaW 19–⁠13232019
2023 Michigan 6 games, 86 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠6–––––11
Oct 21atMichigan StateW 49–⁠0–––––27
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateW 30–⁠24–––––22
Dec 2vs.IowaW 26–⁠0–––––9
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 27–⁠20–––––2
Jan 8 ✦vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠13–––––15
2022 Michigan 3 games, 5 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠7–––––4
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠01150030
Oct 8atIndianaW 31–⁠10–––––3

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

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