Quarterback, UConn (from NC State), 2013–⁠17

Bryant Shirreffs

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Weight
210 lb
Hometown
Jefferson, GA

Bryant Shirreffs played quarterback at NC State (2013) and UConn (2014–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
2,287
Passing yards, 2017 (UConn, 3–⁠9)
Best game
408 yards
At SMU, week 5, 2017: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

408passing yards, career highat SMU, 20173touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Temple, 2017100rushing yards, career highvs. South Florida, 2015

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013NC State4580.0173.410
2015UConn16827960.22,0787.498
2016UConn16628358.72,0107.176
2017UConn17126065.82,2878.8145
Career50982761.56,3927.73119

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013NC State341584.6128
2015UConn1545033.3336
2016UConn1443262.3235
2017UConn902002.2049
Career4221,1872.8649

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013NC State4QB
2014UConn4QB
2015UConn4QB
2016UConn4QB
2017UConn4QB6′2″210

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
2013NC State36-0.16––-5.87%––
2015UConn4300.1831st (n=151)0.2477.055%0.140.09
2016UConn4260.1315th (n=152)0.2555.465%0.180.00
2017UConn3480.2965th (n=160)0.25101.553%0.30-0.03

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 UConn 9 games, 2,287 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 27–⁠2091312410−1
Sep 16atVirginiaL 18–⁠3818262272190
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaL 38–⁠4124394063118
Sep 30atSMUL 28–⁠49222840820−36
Oct 6vs.MemphisL 31–⁠7021353101115
Oct 14atTempleW 28–⁠2418281053139
Oct 21vs.TulsaW 20–⁠1423293721024
Oct 28vs.MissouriL 12–⁠5219392020023
Nov 4vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠3717231331128
2016 UConn 9 games, 2,010 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.MaineW 24–⁠2116231620095
Sep 10atNavyL 24–⁠2823262391032
Sep 17vs.VirginiaW 13–⁠1013241540133
Sep 24vs.SyracuseL 24–⁠3127452641127
Sep 29atHoustonL 14–⁠4213292391012
Oct 8vs.CincinnatiW 20–⁠918332242252
Oct 15atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠42223930620−20
Oct 22vs.UCFL 16–⁠2418342420049
Oct 29atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠4116301800246
2015 UConn 12 games, 2,078 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.VillanovaW 20–⁠1512202022133
Sep 12vs.ArmyW 22–⁠1719252700031
Sep 19atMissouriL 6–⁠917261560029
Sep 26vs.NavyL 18–⁠2819322192022
Oct 2atBYUL 13–⁠30142816812−5
Oct 10atUCFW 40–⁠1316222561042
Oct 17vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠28284136511100
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 13–⁠371227870190
Oct 30vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠131221184111
Nov 7atTulaneW 7–⁠3819810179
Nov 21vs.HoustonW 20–⁠17114106
Dec 26 ✦vs.MarshallL 10–⁠161017860175
2013 NC State 7 games, 158 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Louisiana TechW 40–⁠14–––––34
Sep 7vs.RichmondW 23–⁠2133191036
Sep 19vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠26–––––23
Sep 28vs.Central MichiganW 48–⁠14–––––29
Oct 5atWake ForestL 13–⁠28–––––4
Oct 12vs.SyracuseL 10–⁠2412−20024
Nov 16atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠38–––––8

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

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