Bryce Petty in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Baylor, 2010–⁠14

Bryce Petty

Lettered 2011–⁠14 (school media guide)

Number
No. 14
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Midlothian, TX
Born
May 31, 1991, in Thomaston, Georgia

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Bryce Petty played quarterback at Baylor (2010–⁠14). He finished seventh in the 2013 Heisman vote. The New York Jets took Petty in round 4, No. 103 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,200
Passing yards, 2013 (Baylor, 11–⁠2)
Best game
510 yards
Vs. TCU, week 7, 2014: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
Heisman vote
7th
In the 2013 vote
Drafted
No. 103
Round 4, 2015 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

550passing yards, career highvs. Michigan State, 20146touchdown passes, career highvs. TCU, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCF, 2013

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2013 and 2014

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
2011Baylor3475.04310.800
2012Baylor71070.0979.710
2013Baylor25040362.04,20010.4323
2014Baylor27042863.13,8559.0297
Career53084562.78,1959.76210

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Baylor4153.8011
2012Baylor10131.3110
2013Baylor942092.21427
2014Baylor841011.2621
Career1923381.82127

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Baylor14QB
2011Baylor14QB
2012Baylor14QB
2013Baylor14QB
2014Baylor14QB6′3″

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
2013Baylor4320.3184th (n=144)0.22133.044%0.300.06
2014Baylor5080.3480th (n=147)0.24173.248%0.590.23

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

2014 Baylor 12 games, 3,855 passing yards, 29 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.SMUW 45–⁠013231612021
Sep 12atBuffaloW 63–⁠2123344164011
Sep 27atIowa StateW 49–⁠2830443361147
Oct 4atTexasW 28–⁠7722111207
Oct 11vs.TCUW 61–⁠5828555106223
Oct 18atWest VirginiaL 27–⁠41163622320−9
Nov 1vs.KansasW 60–⁠1415272773011
Nov 8atOklahomaW 48–⁠14324238710−8
Nov 22vs.Oklahoma StateW 49–⁠2818292622223
Nov 29vs.Texas TechW 48–⁠461825210205
Dec 6vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠273440412116
Jan 1 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 41–⁠42365155031−36
2013 Baylor 13 games, 4,200 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.WoffordW 69–⁠31924312203
Sep 7vs.BuffaloW 70–⁠131316338208
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 70–⁠718273514026
Oct 5vs.West VirginiaW 73–⁠4217253472123
Oct 12atKansas StateW 35–⁠25122133230−15
Oct 19vs.Iowa StateW 71–⁠72331343206
Oct 26atKansasW 59–⁠1420324303022
Nov 7vs.OklahomaW 41–⁠1213262043045
Nov 16vs.Texas TechW 63–⁠341731335309
Nov 23atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠4928483592046
Nov 30atTCUW 41–⁠38193820621−5
Dec 7vs.TexasW 30–⁠1021372872024
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFL 42–⁠5230473562117
2012 Baylor 6 games, 97 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.SMUW 59–⁠243552108
Sep 21atUL MonroeW 47–⁠42118002
Oct 13vs.TCUL 21–⁠493437003
Oct 20atTexasL 50–⁠56–––––0
Nov 3vs.KansasW 41–⁠14–––––1
Dec 27 ✦vs.UCLAW 49–⁠26–––––−1
2011 Baylor 3 games, 43 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 17vs.Stephen F. AustinW 48–⁠0121400–
Sep 24vs.RiceW 56–⁠3122290012
Oct 8vs.Iowa StateW 49–⁠26–––––3

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠13).

DrillCombine 2015
Height6′2⅞″
Weight230 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.87 s
10-yard split1.67 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′1″
3-cone drill6.91 s
20-yard shuttle4.13 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

2 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2016New York Jets6751338093719
2017New York Jets4551125441355
NFL career101302451,35341074

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.

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