Quarterback, Syracuse, 2016–⁠19

Clayton Welch

Number
No. 11
Height
6′5″
Weight
243 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Chico, CA

Clayton Welch played quarterback at Syracuse (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

234passing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2019

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Syracuse366852.95237.742

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Syracuse20582.9023

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Syracuse11QBFr.
2017Syracuse11QBSo.
2018Syracuse11QBJr.
2019Syracuse11QBSr.6′5″243

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. pass
2019Syracuse880.20––17.719%0.24

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

2019 Syracuse 6 games, 523 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atMarylandL 20–⁠6301000–
Sep 14vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠4102000–
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠34517003
Oct 18vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠278201762036
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 34–⁠56349600–
Nov 30vs.Wake ForestW 39–⁠3021362342219

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

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