Quarterback, Wisconsin (from Old Dominion), 2023–⁠26

Colton Joseph

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Newport Beach, CA

Colton Joseph plays quarterback for Wisconsin, after Old Dominion (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at UCLA: 6 of 16, 66 yards; 18 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD. Joseph leads Wisconsin in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,198 passing yards, 10 TD

Last game: 6 of 16, 66 yards; 18 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD at UCLA, L 7–⁠17

Next game: vs. USC, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 217ND
  2. 173WIU
  3. 362EMU
  4. 235@PSU
  5. 145MSU
  6. 66@UCLA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
2,619
Passing yards, 2025 (Old Dominion, 10–⁠3)
Best game
179 yards
At Indiana, week 1, 2025: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

362passing yards, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 20264touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Coastal Carolina, 2025189rushing yards, career highat Georgia Southern, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at UL Monroe, 2025

Honors

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Old Dominion13322259.91,6237.3115
2025Old Dominion17328860.12,6199.12110
2026Wisconsin8715954.71,1987.5105
Career39366958.75,4408.14220

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Old Dominion1146475.71139
2025Old Dominion1571,0116.41378
2026Wisconsin693334.8447
Career3401,9915.92878

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Old Dominion1QBRS
2024Old Dominion1QBFr.
2025Old Dominion1QBSo.
2026Wisconsin1QBJr.6′2″212

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
2024Old Dominion3280.3874th (n=238)0.30125.055%0.400.29
2025Old Dominion4480.4293rd (n=314)0.24188.955%0.380.38
2026Wisconsin2230.2663rd (n=273)0.2157.662%0.250.36

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
2025Old Dominion46%11.3 yds4.9 yds18 of 11428%
2026Wisconsin44%7.4 yds7.8 yds16 of 15456%

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
2025Old Dominion53%3.801.703.2012%
2026Wisconsin48%3.401.101.2012%

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 Wisconsin 6 games, 1,198 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠411930217113
Sep 12vs.Western IllinoisW 36–⁠912221731033
Sep 19vs.Eastern MichiganW 54–⁠1023333623146
Sep 26atPenn StateW 24–⁠2018382352339
Oct 3vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠392014530141
Oct 17atUCLAL 7–⁠17616660071
2025 Old Dominion 12 games, 2,619 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atIndianaL 14–⁠2711229603179
Sep 6vs.North Carolina CentralW 54–⁠619242573052
Sep 13atVirginia TechW 45–⁠2616222762063
Sep 27vs.LibertyW 21–⁠718262713176
Oct 4vs.Coastal CarolinaW 47–⁠717303154066
Oct 11atMarshallL 24–⁠4815282661250
Oct 18atJames MadisonL 27–⁠631321209324
Oct 25vs.App StateW 24–⁠2121333053162
Nov 1atUL MonroeW 31–⁠612222310072
Nov 13vs.TroyW 33–⁠010201471090
Nov 22atGeorgia SouthernW 45–⁠10121814010189
Nov 29vs.Georgia StateW 27–⁠1092210601108
2024 Old Dominion 9 games, 1,623 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠371212001
Sep 28atBowling GreenW 30–⁠27613260065
Oct 5atCoastal CarolinaL 37–⁠4522402623168
Oct 12atGeorgia StateW 21–⁠1414231411198
Oct 19vs.Texas StateW 24–⁠14152813000111
Oct 24vs.Georgia SouthernW 47–⁠1920263044069
Nov 2atApp StateL 20–⁠2827383322142
Nov 16vs.James MadisonL 32–⁠359211890135
Nov 23vs.MarshallL 35–⁠42193122711158

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

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