Quarterback, Stanford (from Oregon State), 2020–⁠25

Ben Gulbranson

Number
No. 15
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Newbury Park, CA

Ben Gulbranson played quarterback at Oregon State (2020–⁠24) and Stanford (2025).

Career highs

444passing yards, career highvs. San José State, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oregon, 2022

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2024

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Oregon State6966.7647.110
2022Oregon State12119562.11,4557.595
2023Oregon State172860.71866.611
2024Oregon State7812860.99437.444
2025Stanford14826056.91,8137.0910
Career37062059.74,4617.22420

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oregon State40521.3512
2023Oregon State5−12−2.409
2024Oregon State14−7−0.514
2025Stanford33−201−6.1012
Career92−168−1.8612

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Oregon State15QBYr 1
2021Oregon State15QBYr 2
2022Oregon State15QBYr 3
2023Oregon State15QBYr 4
2024Oregon State15QBYr 5
2025Stanford15QBSr. (Yr 6)6′3″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
2020Oregon State90.65––5.9–––
2022Oregon State2310.3872nd (n=250)0.3287.335%0.360.35
2023Oregon State330.03––0.930%––
2024Oregon State1410.26––36.552%0.21–
2025Stanford2810.1933rd (n=314)0.2454.648%0.27–

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Stanford41%8.4 yds3.8 yds3 of 4567%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Stanford60%4.701.600.400%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Stanford 9 games, 1,813 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 23atHawai’iL 20–⁠23153010901−8
Sep 6atBYUL 3–⁠27173214202−22
Sep 13vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠201322186102
Sep 20atVirginiaL 20–⁠48202928620−45
Sep 27vs.San José StateW 30–⁠29294344420−27
Oct 11atSMUL 10–⁠34224027811−40
Oct 18vs.Florida StateW 20–⁠136139011−12
Oct 25atMiamiL 7–⁠429215012−20
Nov 1vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠35173022813−29
2024 Oregon State 4 games, 943 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 26atCaliforniaL 7–⁠441120131104
Nov 9vs.San José StateL 13–⁠24243729202−7
Nov 23vs.Washington StateW 41–⁠3822342942211
Nov 29atBoise StateL 18–⁠34213722610−15
2023 Oregon State 2 games, 186 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 11vs.StanfordW 62–⁠1711600–
Dec 29 ✦vs.Notre DameL 8–⁠40162718011−12
2022 Oregon State 10 games, 1,455 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 17vs.Montana StateW 68–⁠2834480013
Oct 1atUtahL 16–⁠421221177025
Oct 8atStanfordW 28–⁠27202925020−23
Oct 15vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠1012241411110
Oct 22vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠9142220220−11
Nov 4atWashingtonL 21–⁠2412198700−9
Nov 12vs.CaliforniaW 38–⁠101523137209
Nov 19atArizona StateW 31–⁠715211881036
Nov 26vs.OregonW 38–⁠3461360027
Dec 17 ✦vs.FloridaW 30–⁠312191651015
2020 Oregon State 1 game, 64 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Dec 19vs.Arizona StateL 33–⁠46696410–

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

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