Quarterback, Washington State (from UC Davis), 2025–⁠26

Caden Pinnick

Number
No. 12
Height
6′0″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Loomis, CA

Caden Pinnick plays quarterback for Washington State, after UC Davis (2025). Last time out, at Utah State: 23 of 36, 156 yards; 11 carries, 16 yards. Pinnick leads Washington State in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

952 passing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 23 of 36, 156 yards; 11 carries, 16 yards at Utah State, L 16–⁠17

Next game: vs. Boise State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 142@WASH
  2. 65@KSU
  3. 196DUQ
  4. 241ARIZ
  5. 152FRES
  6. 156@USU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

402passing yards, career highvs. Illinois State, 20255touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Rhode Island, 202599rushing yards, career highvs. Rhode Island, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025UC Davis24034569.63,2069.33210
2026Washington State11017861.89525.335
Career35052366.94,1588.03515

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025UC Davis1254373.5327
2026Washington State741942.6326
Career1996313.2627

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025UC Davis12QBFr.
2026Washington State12QBSo.6′0″192

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
2025UC Davis (FCS)4600.4494th (n=314)0.24201.358%––
2026Washington State247-0.053rd (n=273)0.21-12.866%-0.010.16

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
2026Washington State36%7.6 yds4.0 yds17 of 17212%

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
2026Washington State46%3.001.701.4027%

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 Washington State 6 games, 952 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6atWashingtonL 10–⁠2416251420261
Sep 12atKansas StateL 7–⁠34920650029
Sep 19vs.DuquesneW 48–⁠717221962176
Sep 26vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠3424412411135
Oct 3vs.Fresno StateL 6–⁠26213415201−23
Oct 9atUtah StateL 16–⁠1723361560016
2025 UC Davis 12 games, 3,206 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atUtah TechW 31–⁠2421312533114
Sep 6atWashingtonL 10–⁠7081650111
Sep 20vs.Southern UtahW 50–⁠3413211622037
Sep 27vs.Weber StateW 34–⁠1216272882048
Oct 4atCal PolyW 34–⁠2721263133060
Oct 11vs.Northern ArizonaW 45–⁠24252934850−33
Nov 1vs.Idaho StateL 36–⁠3823323251270
Nov 8atIdahoW 28–⁠1421272483240
Nov 15atMontana StateL 17–⁠3822362342270
Nov 22vs.Sacramento StateW 31–⁠272430306205
Dec 6vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠2617292775199
Dec 13vs.Illinois StateL 31–⁠4229414023126

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

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