Quarterback, Troy, 2012–⁠17

Brandon Silvers

Number
No. 12
Height
6′3″
Weight
219 lb
Hometown
Orange Beach, AL

Brandon Silvers played quarterback at Troy (2012–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
3,290
Passing yards, 2017 (Troy, 11–⁠2)
Best game
320 yards
At Louisiana, week 14, 2015: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

395passing yards, career highat South Alabama, 20165touchdown passes, career highat New Mexico State, 20152rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at App State, 2015

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Troy19127170.51,8326.8113
2015Troy20233061.22,3787.2207
2016Troy29346063.73,1806.92311
2017Troy28344363.93,2907.4177
Career9691,50464.410,6807.17128

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Troy1001962.0530
2015Troy41411.0214
2016Troy481282.7451
2017Troy48501.0532
Career2374151.81651

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Troy12QB
2014Troy12QB
2015Troy12QB
2016Troy12QB
2017Troy12QB6′3″219

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
2014Troy3670.1937th (n=147)0.2470.548%0.210.14
2015Troy3680.3169th (n=151)0.24115.750%0.370.10
2016Troy4180.1931st (n=152)0.2578.150%0.260.04
2017Troy4570.2759th (n=160)0.25122.456%0.310.15

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 Troy 13 games, 3,290 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atBoise StateL 13–⁠24173313901−13
Sep 9vs.Alabama StateW 34–⁠732403450110
Sep 16atNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠2425402861028
Sep 23vs.AkronW 22–⁠172841314104
Sep 30atLSUW 24–⁠21162815700−8
Oct 11vs.South AlabamaL 8–⁠19244626301−17
Oct 21atGeorgia StateW 34–⁠102535335215
Oct 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 38–⁠169181021014
Nov 2vs.IdahoW 24–⁠212030212115
Nov 11atCoastal CarolinaW 42–⁠1718302061116
Nov 24vs.Texas StateW 62–⁠9223038040–
Dec 2atArkansas StateW 32–⁠252341246205
Dec 16 ✦vs.North TexasW 50–⁠302431305411
2016 Troy 13 games, 3,180 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Austin PeayW 57–⁠172027229202
Sep 10atClemsonL 24–⁠30244223322−8
Sep 17atSouthern MissW 37–⁠311027123310
Sep 24vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠623322462018
Oct 1atIdahoW 34–⁠1331423733214
Oct 15vs.Georgia StateW 31–⁠2120352352113
Oct 20atSouth AlabamaW 28–⁠2128423951018
Nov 5vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠312636245315
Nov 12vs.App StateW 28–⁠2420352231056
Nov 17vs.Arkansas StateL 3–⁠35203920702−20
Nov 26atTexas StateW 40–⁠7202821820–
Dec 3atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠2827342181025
Dec 23 ✦vs.OhioW 28–⁠232441235125
2015 Troy 11 games, 2,378 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atNC StateL 21–⁠49121614910−5
Sep 12vs.Charleston SouthernW 44–⁠16192824920−7
Sep 19atWisconsinL 3–⁠28243517700−8
Oct 3vs.South AlabamaL 18–⁠2416351461316
Oct 10atMississippi StateL 17–⁠45574000−22
Oct 24atNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠723372885013
Oct 31atApp StateL 41–⁠4427412651222
Nov 7vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠142233326401
Nov 14vs.Georgia SouthernL 10–⁠4512251340114
Nov 27atGeorgia StateL 21–⁠3120452842115
Dec 5atLouisianaW 41–⁠172228320402
2014 Troy 11 games, 1,832 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atUABL 10–⁠48172416200−14
Sep 6vs.DukeL 17–⁠341927160003
Sep 13vs.Abilene ChristianL 35–⁠3812211871040
Sep 27atUL MonroeL 20–⁠2223342703032
Oct 11vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠2423302111170
Oct 18vs.App StateL 14–⁠53203015602−7
Oct 24atSouth AlabamaL 13–⁠2791862003
Oct 30atGeorgia SouthernL 10–⁠42371000−6
Nov 8vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠2117211111054
Nov 15atIdahoW 34–⁠1719252312011
Nov 29vs.LouisianaL 23–⁠4229342723010

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′2½″
Weight220 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan73⅜″W
40-yard dash5.06 s
10-yard split1.75 sW
Vertical jump28″
Broad jump8′7″
3-cone drill7.68 s
20-yard shuttle4.78 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).

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