
Quarterback, Notre Dame, 2014–16
DeShone Kizer
- Number
- No. 14
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Toledo, OH
- Born
- Jan 3, 1996, in Toledo, Ohio
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DeShone Kizer played quarterback at Notre Dame (2014–16). The Cleveland Browns took Kizer in round 2, No. 52 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
471passing yards, career highvs. Syracuse, 20165touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Texas, 2016143rushing yards, career highat Temple, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Michigan State, 2016Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 211 | 335 | 63.0 | 2,884 | 8.6 | 21 | 10 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 212 | 361 | 58.7 | 2,925 | 8.1 | 26 | 9 |
| Career | 423 | 696 | 60.8 | 5,809 | 8.3 | 47 | 19 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 134 | 520 | 3.9 | 10 | 79 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 129 | 472 | 3.7 | 8 | 49 |
| Career | 263 | 992 | 3.8 | 18 | 79 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 14 | QB | |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 14 | QB | |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 14 | QB | 6′4″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 469 | 0.34 | 75th (n=151) | 0.24 | 159.0 | 53% | 0.52 | 0.28 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 491 | 0.28 | 58th (n=152) | 0.25 | 135.4 | 59% | 0.36 | 0.15 |
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
2016 Notre Dame 12 games, 2,925 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 47–50 | 15 | 24 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 77 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 39–10 | 15 | 18 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 28–36 | 20 | 37 | 344 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 35–38 | 22 | 37 | 381 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 50–33 | 23 | 35 | 471 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 3–10 | 9 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 10–17 | 14 | 26 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 30–27 | 25 | 38 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 27–28 | 19 | 27 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 44–6 | 17 | 28 | 209 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 31–34 | 16 | 33 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 27–45 | 17 | 32 | 220 | 2 | 1 | −37 |
2015 Notre Dame 13 games, 2,884 passing yards, 21 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 38–3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 34–27 | 8 | 12 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 30–22 | 21 | 30 | 242 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 62–27 | 15 | 22 | 207 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 22–24 | 19 | 34 | 321 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 41–24 | 22 | 30 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–31 | 15 | 24 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 24–20 | 23 | 36 | 299 | 1 | 2 | 143 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 42–30 | 19 | 26 | 262 | 5 | 0 | −10 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 28–7 | 13 | 19 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 19–16 | 21 | 39 | 324 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 36–38 | 13 | 25 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 128 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 28–44 | 22 | 37 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4¼″ |
| Weight | 233 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.40 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | 15 | 255 | 476 | 2,894 | 11 | 22 | 419 |
| 2018 | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 20 | 42 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| NFL career | 18 | 275 | 518 | 3,081 | 11 | 24 | 458 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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