Quarterback, Boston College, 2018–⁠21

Dennis Grosel

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Willoughby, OH

Dennis Grosel played quarterback at Boston College (2018–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
1,216
Passing yards, 2021 (Boston College, 6–⁠6)
Best game
520 yards
At Virginia, week 14, 2020: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

520passing yards, career highat Virginia, 20204touchdown passes, career highat Virginia, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Boston College7515548.49836.393
2020Boston College375468.556810.563
2021Boston College11119257.81,2166.367
Career22340155.62,7676.92113

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Boston College572093.7224
2020Boston College7223.1044
2021Boston College44691.6219
Career1083002.8444

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Boston College6QBFr.
2019Boston College6QBSo.
2020Boston College6QBJr.
2021Boston College6QBSr.6′1″221

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
2019Boston College2120.3169th (n=155)0.2766.426%0.370.14
2020Boston College610.54––32.733%0.46–
2021Boston College2280.2324th (n=145)0.3351.243%0.210.30

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

2021 Boston College 8 games, 1,216 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.ColgateW 51–⁠056440012
Sep 11atMassachusettsW 45–⁠2811141991015
Sep 18atTempleW 28–⁠3715591140
Sep 25vs.MissouriW 41–⁠3418291752135
Oct 2atClemsonL 13–⁠19234031102−26
Oct 16vs.NC StateL 7–⁠332139194117
Oct 23atLouisvilleL 14–⁠28173214112−18
Oct 30atSyracuseL 6–⁠2191793004
2020 Boston College 3 games, 568 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 31atClemsonL 28–⁠3411400–
Nov 28vs.LouisvilleW 34–⁠2747442049
Dec 5atVirginiaL 32–⁠43324652043−27
2019 Boston College 11 games, 983 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.RichmondW 45–⁠1312900–
Sep 13vs.KansasL 24–⁠48241200–
Sep 28vs.Wake ForestL 24–⁠2701000–
Oct 5atLouisvilleL 39–⁠419241113147
Oct 19vs.NC StateW 45–⁠246151030021
Oct 26atClemsonL 7–⁠593145300−16
Nov 2atSyracuseW 58–⁠278101953025
Nov 9vs.Florida StateL 31–⁠3820292272130
Nov 23atNotre DameL 7–⁠40920630145
Nov 30atPittsburghW 26–⁠199191231051
Jan 2 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 6–⁠3881787006

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

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