Baker Mayfield with the Cleveland Browns, 2018
With the Cleveland Browns, 2018. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Oklahoma (from Texas Tech), 2013–⁠17

Baker Mayfield

Lettered 2013 at Texas Tech (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Weight
220 lb
Hometown
Austin, TX
Born
Apr 14, 1995, in Austin, Texas

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Baker Mayfield played quarterback at Texas Tech (2013) and Oklahoma (2014–⁠17). He won the 2017 Heisman Trophy, the 2015 and 2016 Burlsworth Trophies, the 2017 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2017 Manning Award and the 2017 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The Cleveland Browns took Mayfield first overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,627
Passing yards, 2017 (Oklahoma, 12–⁠2)
Best game
598 yards
At Oklahoma State, week 10, 2017: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2017
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 2018 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

598passing yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20177touchdown passes, career highat Texas Tech, 201685rushing yards, career highvs. Tulsa, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Kansas State, 2017

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2015, 2016 and 2017

All-America: consensus 2017; Sporting News first team 2015; Walter Camp first team 2015; AP second team 2015; Sports Illustrated 2015

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Texas Tech21834064.12,3156.8129
2015Oklahoma26939568.13,7009.4367
2016Oklahoma25435870.93,96511.1408
2017Oklahoma28540470.54,62711.5436
Career1,0261,49768.514,6079.813130

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Texas Tech881902.2322
2015Oklahoma1414052.9739
2016Oklahoma781772.3616
2017Oklahoma973113.2554
Career4041,0832.72154

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Texas Tech6QB
2014Oklahoma6QB
2015Oklahoma6QB
2016Oklahoma6QB
2017Oklahoma6QB6′1″220

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. passAdj. rush
2013Texas Tech3770.2356th (n=144)0.2286.757%0.250.00
2015Oklahoma5330.4191st (n=151)0.24218.452%0.550.25
2016Oklahoma4330.6999th (n=152)0.25300.245%0.870.20
2017Oklahoma4980.6199th (n=160)0.25306.250%0.810.31

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

2017 Oklahoma 14 games, 4,627 passing yards, 43 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.UTEPW 56–⁠7192032930−8
Sep 9atOhio StateW 31–⁠16273538630−5
Sep 16vs.TulaneW 56–⁠141727331400
Sep 23atBaylorW 49–⁠4113192833030
Oct 7vs.Iowa StateL 31–⁠3824333062057
Oct 14vs.TexasW 29–⁠2417273022127
Oct 21atKansas StateW 42–⁠3532414102169
Oct 28vs.Texas TechW 49–⁠2722342814120
Nov 4atOklahoma StateW 62–⁠52243659852−9
Nov 11vs.TCUW 38–⁠2018273333050
Nov 18atKansasW 41–⁠32030257309
Nov 25vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠311417281305
Dec 2vs.TCUW 41–⁠1715232434065
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 48–⁠542335287211
2016 Oklahoma 13 games, 3,965 passing yards, 40 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.HoustonL 23–⁠33243332320−1
Sep 10vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠17142024430–
Sep 17vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠451732226225
Oct 1atTCUW 52–⁠4623302742055
Oct 8vs.TexasW 45–⁠4022313903220
Oct 15vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠1725313464125
Oct 22atTexas TechW 66–⁠5927365457019
Oct 29vs.KansasW 56–⁠316242364016
Nov 3atIowa StateW 34–⁠24253432841−20
Nov 12vs.BaylorW 45–⁠2420253002112
Nov 19atWest VirginiaW 56–⁠28915169217
Dec 3vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠201319288305
Jan 2 ✦vs.AuburnW 35–⁠1919282962034
2015 Oklahoma 13 games, 3,700 passing yards, 36 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.AkronW 41–⁠32333388308
Sep 12atTennesseeW 31–⁠2419391873246
Sep 19vs.TulsaW 52–⁠3832384874085
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 44–⁠24142532031−1
Oct 10vs.TexasL 17–⁠24202821110−5
Oct 17atKansas StateW 55–⁠020272825033
Oct 24vs.Texas TechW 63–⁠2715222122116
Oct 31atKansasW 62–⁠727323834016
Nov 7vs.Iowa StateW 52–⁠1623313423027
Nov 14atBaylorW 44–⁠3424342703176
Nov 21vs.TCUW 30–⁠299201272042
Nov 28atOklahoma StateW 58–⁠2317251802077
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 17–⁠37264131112−15
2013 Texas Tech 8 games, 2,315 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atSMUW 41–⁠2343604134016
Sep 7vs.Stephen F. AustinW 61–⁠1321303673066
Sep 12vs.TCUW 20–⁠1021402161310
Sep 21vs.Texas StateW 33–⁠71420124014
Oct 5atKansasW 54–⁠1633513680123
Nov 9vs.Kansas StateL 26–⁠4934442760229
Nov 16vs.BaylorL 34–⁠6328513144139
Nov 28atTexasL 16–⁠412444237013

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′0⅝″
Weight215 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73⅜″W
40-yard dash4.84 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump29″
Broad jump9′3″
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

9 seasons, 126 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2023–⁠24)

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2018Cleveland Browns143104863,7252714131
2019Cleveland Browns163175343,8272221141
2020Cleveland Browns163054863,563268165
2021Cleveland Browns142534183,0101713134
2022Los Angeles Rams122013352,16310889
2023Tampa Bay Buccaneers173645664,0442810163
2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers174075704,5004116378
2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers173435433,6932611382
2026 (so far)Tampa Bay Buccaneers361966152265
NFL career1262,5614,03429,1401991031,648

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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