Brandon Peters
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Quarterback, Illinois (from Michigan), 2016–⁠21

Brandon Peters

Lettered 2017–⁠18 at Michigan; 2019–⁠21 at Illinois (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
6′5″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Avon, IN
Born
Oct 15, 1997, in Avon, Indiana

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Brandon Peters played quarterback at Michigan (2016–⁠18) and Illinois (2019–⁠21).

Career highs

369passing yards, career highat Michigan State, 20194touchdown passes, career highat UConn, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Michigan5710852.86726.242
2018Michigan1250.084.001
2019Illinois15227455.51,8846.9188
2020Illinois398048.84295.430
2021Illinois9116953.81,1706.974
Career34063353.74,1636.63215

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Michigan17−36−2.106
2019Illinois742132.9354
2020Illinois241365.7131
2021Illinois3800.0019
Career1533132.0454

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Michigan18QBYr 1
2017Michigan18QBYr 2
2018Michigan18QBYr 3
2019Illinois18QBYr 4
2020Illinois18QBYr 5
2021Illinois18QBSr. (Yr 6)6′5″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
2017Michigan1240.12––14.531%0.26–
2018Michigan2-1.72––-3.4–––
2019Illinois3450.2440th (n=155)0.2783.247%0.290.19
2020Illinois1030.18––18.833%0.29–
2021Illinois2020.3043rd (n=145)0.3361.637%0.36–

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

2021 Illinois 9 games, 1,170 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.NebraskaW 30–⁠22343500−15
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 17–⁠20102618501−31
Sep 25atPurdueL 9–⁠13142610000−20
Oct 2vs.CharlotteW 24–⁠141019781017
Oct 9vs.WisconsinL 0–⁠24371200−9
Oct 30vs.RutgersL 14–⁠2014191902025
Nov 6atMinnesotaW 14–⁠679801021
Nov 20atIowaL 23–⁠33163624822−14
Nov 27vs.NorthwesternW 47–⁠1414232421126
2020 Illinois 5 games, 429 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 23atWisconsinL 7–⁠45819870075
Nov 21atNebraskaW 41–⁠2318252051036
Dec 5vs.IowaL 21–⁠3510181162017
Dec 12atNorthwesternL 10–⁠2831421008
Dec 19atPenn StateL 21–⁠5604000–
2019 Illinois 11 games, 1,884 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.AkronW 42–⁠314231633036
Sep 7atUConnW 31–⁠2324352274116
Sep 14vs.Eastern MichiganL 31–⁠34223729721−34
Sep 21vs.NebraskaL 38–⁠4292278112
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠40510320110
Oct 19vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠2392117420−15
Oct 26atPurdueW 24–⁠636260017
Nov 2vs.RutgersW 38–⁠106111201041
Nov 9atMichigan StateW 37–⁠34224236931−4
Nov 23atIowaL 10–⁠1916311251276
Dec 30 ✦vs.CaliforniaL 20–⁠3522362731168
2018 Michigan 2 games, 8 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 22vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠1001001–
Nov 24atOhio StateL 39–⁠6211800–
2017 Michigan 6 games, 672 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23atPurdueW 28–⁠1011400–
Oct 28vs.RutgersW 35–⁠14101412410−1
Nov 4vs.MinnesotaW 33–⁠108135610−23
Nov 11atMarylandW 35–⁠10918145206
Nov 18atWisconsinL 10–⁠2491815700−7
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 19–⁠26204418602−11

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height6′4½″
Weight228 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′4″
3-cone drill7.53 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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