Quarterback, Utah, 2025–⁠26

Byrd Ficklin

Number
No. 15
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Muskogee, OK

Byrd Ficklin plays quarterback for Utah. Last time out, at Colorado: 3 catches, 13 yards.

2026 so far

152 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 13 yards at Colorado, W 27–⁠24

Next game: vs. Houston, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 93IDHO
  2. 40ARK
  3. 33USU
  4. 20KU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

166rushing yards, career highat Baylor, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas State, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Utah213560.03018.630
2026Utah101855.618610.320
Career315358.54879.250

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Utah615138.41074
2026Utah221526.9132
Career836658.01174

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Utah15QBFr.
2026Utah15QBSo.6′1″200

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. rush
2025Utah960.58––55.911%0.52
2026Utah460.28––12.911%–

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
2025Utah49%8.0 yds4.1 yds1 of 24100%

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
2025Utah56%3.501.704.2018%
2026Utah46%3.902.001.2014%

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

2026 Utah 6 games, 152 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.IdahoW 66–⁠1448932070
Sep 12vs.ArkansasW 43–⁠1024400024
Sep 19vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠035330023
Sep 26atIowa StateW 31–⁠17–––––2
Oct 10vs.KansasW 41–⁠2411200031
Oct 17atColoradoW 27–⁠24–––––2
2025 Utah 12 games, 513 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atUCLAW 43–⁠10–––––20
Sep 6vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠944530055
Sep 20vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠34–––––6
Sep 27atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠1444531010
Oct 11vs.Arizona StateW 42–⁠101132004
Oct 18atBYUL 21–⁠24–––––16
Oct 25vs.ColoradoW 53–⁠7102214020151
Nov 1vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠14–––––14
Nov 15atBaylorW 55–⁠28232300166
Nov 22vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠470100054
Nov 28atKansasW 31–⁠21–––––7
Dec 31 ✦vs.NebraskaW 44–⁠22–––––10

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

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