Cody Fajardo, 2023
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Quarterback, Nevada, 2010–⁠14

Cody Fajardo

Number
No. 17
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Brea, CA
Born
Mar 29, 1992, in Brea, California

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Cody Fajardo played quarterback at Nevada (2010–⁠14).

At a glance

Best season
2,786
Passing yards, 2012 (Nevada, 7–⁠6)
Best game
389 yards
Vs. Air Force, week 5, 2013: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

393passing yards, career highat San Diego State, 20133touchdown passes, career highnine times; last at UNLV, 2014186rushing yards, career highat New Mexico, 20124rushing touchdowns, career highat New Mexico State, 2011

Honors

Team titles: WAC champions, 2010

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
2011Nevada15021868.81,7077.866
2012Nevada24636767.02,7867.6209
2013Nevada24335867.92,6687.5133
2014Nevada23940559.02,4986.21811
Career8781,34865.19,6597.25729

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Nevada1286945.41156
2012Nevada1901,1215.91249
2013Nevada1416214.4868
2014Nevada1771,0465.91360
Career6363,4825.54468

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Nevada17QB
2011Nevada17QB
2012Nevada17QB
2013Nevada17QB
2014Nevada17QB6′2″

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
2013Nevada4490.3489th (n=144)0.22150.856%0.290.14
2014Nevada5300.2451st (n=147)0.24126.160%0.290.47

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 Nevada 13 games, 2,498 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Southern UtahW 28–⁠1930413031168
Sep 5vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠13122111000100
Sep 13atArizonaL 28–⁠3529393213014
Sep 27atSan José StateW 21–⁠101018640064
Oct 4vs.Boise StateL 46–⁠5123433063471
Oct 11vs.Colorado StateL 24–⁠3127502972188
Oct 18atBYUW 42–⁠3526402851047
Oct 25atHawai’iW 26–⁠18182713211133
Nov 1vs.San Diego StateW 30–⁠141024109114
Nov 15atAir ForceL 38–⁠45243627521100
Nov 22vs.Fresno StateL 20–⁠40112412611165
Nov 29atUNLVW 49–⁠275134631143
Dec 20 ✦vs.LouisianaL 3–⁠1614291240049
2013 Nevada 10 games, 2,668 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atUCLAL 20–⁠58193216400106
Sep 7vs.UC DavisW 36–⁠718212392036
Sep 28vs.Air ForceW 45–⁠4238543893081
Oct 4atSan Diego StateL 44–⁠5133513932049
Oct 19atBoise StateL 17–⁠3422292080012
Oct 26vs.UNLVL 22–⁠2724403572129
Nov 2atFresno StateL 23–⁠4114242062198
Nov 9atColorado StateL 17–⁠3831462470087
Nov 16vs.San José StateW 38–⁠16212820610104
Nov 30vs.BYUL 23–⁠2823332591119
2012 Nevada 12 games, 2,786 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1atCaliforniaW 31–⁠2425322300097
Sep 8vs.South FloridaL 31–⁠32273827110134
Sep 15vs.Northwestern StateW 45–⁠34213323711118
Sep 22atHawai’iW 69–⁠2414202202069
Sep 29atTexas StateW 34–⁠2121342863195
Oct 6vs.WyomingW 35–⁠281926221218
Oct 20vs.San Diego StateL 38–⁠3929403043066
Oct 26atAir ForceL 31–⁠4815272111168
Nov 10vs.Fresno StateL 36–⁠5221392141259
Nov 17atNew MexicoW 31–⁠24182713331186
Dec 1vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠2714202030081
Dec 15 ✦vs.ArizonaL 48–⁠49223125632140
2011 Nevada 10 games, 1,707 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atOregonL 20–⁠6924140158
Sep 24atTexas TechL 34–⁠35465910139
Oct 8vs.UNLVW 37–⁠01115930240
Oct 15vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠720252030186
Oct 22vs.Fresno StateW 45–⁠3819273131061
Oct 29atNew Mexico StateW 48–⁠3419292830060
Nov 12vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠2825362903081
Nov 19vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠24233221211110
Nov 26atUtah StateL 17–⁠2119251800045
Dec 24 ✦vs.Southern MissL 17–⁠24819600114

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 3–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2015
Height6′1½″
Weight223 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77″W
40-yard dash4.63 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′10″
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 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).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2015–⁠17CFLToronto Argonauts
2018CFLBC Lions
2019–⁠22CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders
2023–⁠24CFLMontreal Alouettes
2025–CFLEdmonton Elks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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