Quarterback, SMU (from Iowa), 2019–⁠23

Alex Padilla

Lettered 2020–⁠21 at Iowa (school media guide)

Number
No. 16
Height
6′1″
Weight
194 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Greenwood Village, CO

Alex Padilla played quarterback at Iowa (2019–⁠22) and SMU (2023).

Career highs

206passing yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 2021

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Iowa1250.0126.000
2021Iowa5511249.16365.722
2022Iowa214348.81734.012
2023SMU5771.4598.400
Career8216450.08805.434

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Iowa273.506
2021Iowa17−25−1.516
2022Iowa9−35−3.904
Career28−53−1.916

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Iowa16QBRS
2020Iowa16QBFr.
2021Iowa16QBSo.
2022Iowa16QBJr.
2023SMU16QBSr.6′1″194

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
2020Iowa40.54––2.2––
2021Iowa125-0.01––-1.225%0.19
2022Iowa50-0.07––-3.639%–
2023SMU70.42––3.0––

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 SMU 3 games, 59 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16vs.Prairie View A&MW 69–⁠0112600–
Oct 28vs.TulsaW 69–⁠10343200–
Nov 25vs.NavyW 59–⁠1412100–
2022 Iowa 2 games, 173 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 22atOhio StateL 10–⁠545103201−10
Nov 25vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠24163314111−25
2021 Iowa 8 games, 636 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.IndianaW 34–⁠601000−2
Oct 1atMarylandW 51–⁠14172200–
Oct 30atWisconsinL 7–⁠27363900−10
Nov 6atNorthwesternW 17–⁠12182817200−8
Nov 13vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠221124206203
Nov 20vs.IllinoisW 33–⁠2361783012
Nov 26atNebraskaW 28–⁠216147600−10
Dec 4vs.MichiganL 3–⁠4210153801–
2020 Iowa 1 game, 12 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠71212007

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

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