Quarterback, San José State, to 2013

David Fales

Number
No. 10
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Salinas, CA
Born
Oct 4, 1990

David Fales played quarterback at San José State (to 2013). The Chicago Bears took Fales in round 6, No. 183 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,193
Passing yards, 2012 (San José State, 11–⁠2)
Best game
547 yards
Vs. Fresno State, week 14, 2013: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 183
Round 6, 2014 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

547passing yards, best game on filevs. Fresno State, 20136touchdown passes, best game on filevs. Fresno State, 2013

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2012San José State32745172.54,1939.3339
2013San José State31248764.14,1898.63313
On file (2012–⁠13)63993868.18,3828.96622

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012San José State42−139−3.3013
2013San José State4870.1216
On file (2012–⁠13)90−132−1.5216

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012San José State10QB
2013San José State10QB6′3″

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
2013San José State4460.3591st (n=144)0.22154.350%0.30

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

2013 San José State 12 games, 4,189 passing yards, 33 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 24–⁠0163222520−6
Sep 7atStanfordL 13–⁠34294321611−28
Sep 21atMinnesotaL 24–⁠43223543932–
Sep 27vs.Utah StateL 12–⁠402548314029
Oct 5atHawai’iW 37–⁠27163531832−6
Oct 12atColorado StateW 34–⁠2728354313133
Oct 26vs.WyomingW 51–⁠44273748250−8
Nov 2atUNLVW 34–⁠241530150126
Nov 9vs.San Diego StateL 30–⁠34274830132−3
Nov 16atNevadaL 16–⁠38284332610−23
Nov 22vs.NavyL 52–⁠584256440510
Nov 29vs.Fresno StateW 62–⁠5237455476033
2012 San José State 13 games, 4,193 passing yards, 33 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atStanfordL 17–⁠20243521711−11
Sep 8vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠13233227710−9
Sep 15vs.Colorado StateW 40–⁠20273437030−12
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠34213126041−7
Sep 29atNavyW 12–⁠0293427601−13
Oct 13vs.Utah StateL 27–⁠49385046730−98
Oct 20atUTSAW 52–⁠24172627930–
Oct 27vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠20263837622–
Nov 3atIdahoW 42–⁠1327393284124
Nov 10atNew Mexico StateW 47–⁠71218276411
Nov 17vs.BYUW 20–⁠14253430531−5
Nov 24vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠43253736731–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 29–⁠20334339520−9

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 Senior Bowl (South team, won 20–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height6′1⅝″
Weight212 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.99 s
10-yard split1.72 s
Vertical jump28″
Broad jump8′7″
3-cone drill7.55 s
20-yard shuttle4.50 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2016Chicago Bears12522000
2017Miami Dolphins22943265118
2019New York Jets1000000
NFL career43148287118

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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