Cade McNamara
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Quarterback, East Tennessee State (from Michigan, Iowa), 2019–⁠25

Cade McNamara

Lettered 2023–⁠24 at Iowa (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′1″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Reno, NV
Born
May 28, 2000, in Reno, Nevada

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Cade McNamara played quarterback at Michigan (2019–⁠22), Iowa (2023–⁠24) and East Tennessee State (2025).

Career highs

398passing yards, career highvs. Mercer, 20254touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Mercer, 2025

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021 and 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Michigan437160.64256.050
2021Michigan21032764.22,5767.9156
2022Michigan142556.01807.211
2023Iowa469051.15055.643
2024Iowa10417260.51,0175.965
2025East Tennessee State12318466.81,2927.076
Career54086962.15,9956.93821

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Michigan571.413
2021Michigan37260.7120
2022Michigan4−30−7.500
2023Iowa13−45−3.5018
2024Iowa13−31−2.4012
2025East Tennessee State35401.1225
Career107−33−0.3425

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Michigan11QBYr 1
2020Michigan11QBYr 2
2021Michigan11QBYr 3
2022Michigan11QBYr 4
2023Iowa11QBYr 5
2024Iowa11QBYr 6
2025East Tennessee State11QBSr. (Yr 7)6′1″205

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
2020Michigan760.27––20.131%0.32–
2021Michigan3580.3144th (n=145)0.33110.338%0.500.19
2022Michigan290.05––1.515%––
2023Iowa970.13––12.736%0.30–
2024Iowa1800.1511th (n=238)0.3026.838%0.17–
2025East Tennessee State (FCS)2200.1932nd (n=314)0.2441.938%––

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

2025 East Tennessee State 8 games, 1,292 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Murray StateW 45–⁠1712171461119
Sep 6atTennesseeL 17–⁠7211188510−2
Sep 13atWest GeorgiaL 31–⁠359137602−16
Sep 20vs.ElonW 26–⁠163045268012
Sep 27vs.MercerL 34–⁠38294639842−22
Oct 4atFurmanL 22–⁠3127110010
Oct 18atChattanoogaL 38–⁠4218252051042
Oct 25vs.WoffordW 14–⁠101213103007
2024 Iowa 8 games, 1,017 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 40–⁠021312513012
Sep 7vs.Iowa StateL 19–⁠2013299902−4
Sep 14vs.TroyW 38–⁠21192317600−13
Sep 21atMinnesotaW 31–⁠1411196200−13
Oct 5atOhio StateL 7–⁠3514209801−7
Oct 12vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠1681410820−12
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 20–⁠321123150116
Oct 26vs.NorthwesternW 40–⁠147137301–
2023 Iowa 5 games, 505 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠14173019120−9
Sep 9atIowa StateW 20–⁠13122212301−3
Sep 16vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠1091910322−33
Sep 23atPenn StateL 0–⁠3151442000
Sep 30vs.Michigan StateW 26–⁠163546000
2022 Michigan 3 games, 180 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠791813610−8
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠10462601−17
Sep 17vs.UConnW 59–⁠0111800−5
2021 Michigan 14 games, 2,576 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠14911136202
Sep 11vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠1071544003
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠1081119110−7
Sep 25vs.RutgersW 20–⁠13916163005
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠171728197206
Oct 9atNebraskaW 32–⁠29223825501−15
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠7202712900−6
Oct 30atMichigan StateL 33–⁠3728443832123
Nov 6vs.IndianaW 29–⁠71018168200
Nov 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠17192921730−7
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠182128259208
Nov 27vs.Ohio StateW 42–⁠271319159019
Dec 4vs.IowaW 42–⁠31624169116
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 11–⁠34111910602−1
2020 Michigan 4 games, 425 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 24atMinnesotaW 49–⁠2403000–
Nov 14vs.WisconsinL 11–⁠49477410–
Nov 21atRutgersW 48–⁠422736260404
Nov 28vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠27122591003

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

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