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
* The season in progress, so far.
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 1 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 1 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 1 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | UNLV | 1 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | UNLV | 1 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan | 7 | 0.77 | – | – | 5.4 | – | – |
| 2023 | Michigan | 15 | 0.20 | – | – | 3.0 | – | – |
| 2024 | Michigan | 101 | 0.17 | – | – | 17.5 | 16% | 0.16 |
| 2025 | UNLV | 15 | 0.07 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – |
| 2026 | UNLV | 12 | -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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 21–27 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 5 | at | W 21–6 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 6–44 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 38–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 29 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 31–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
2025 UNLV 3 games, 37 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. | W 38–31 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 38–21 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 30–23 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
2024 Michigan 11 games, 151 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 30–10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 12–31 | – | – | – | – | – | −1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 28–18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 27–24 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 27–24 | 10 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–27 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 24–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 64 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 17–38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 15–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 13–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 32 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 19–13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2023 Michigan 6 games, 86 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–6 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 49–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 27 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 30–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 22 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 26–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. | W 34–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 |
2022 Michigan 3 games, 5 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 51–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 59–0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 31–10 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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