Quarterback, North Alabama (from Kentucky, Colorado), 2022–⁠26

Destin Wade

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Spring Hill, TN

Destin Wade plays quarterback for North Alabama, after Kentucky (2022–⁠23) and Colorado (2024). Last time out, against Abilene Christian: 15 of 25, 203 yards; 14 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD. Wade leads North Alabama in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,402 passing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 15 of 25, 203 yards; 14 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD vs. Abilene Christian, L 28–⁠31

Next game: vs. Austin Peay, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 229SAM
  2. 113@ARK
  3. 265@SELA
  4. 296ALCN
  5. 219WIU
  6. 77@EKU
  7. 203ACU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

330passing yards, career highat Austin Peay, 20253touchdown passes, career highvs. Alcorn State, 2026109rushing yards, career highvs. Eastern Kentucky, 20253rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Abilene Christian, 2026

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Kentucky163053.3983.302
2025North Alabama9218150.81,1886.6104
2026North Alabama9717555.41,4028.062
Career20538653.12,6887.0168

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kentucky16291.8019
2025North Alabama1044694.5531
2026North Alabama872082.4954
Career2077063.41454

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Kentucky5QBYr 1
2023Kentucky5QBYr 2
2024Colorado5QBYr 3
2025North Alabama5QBYr 4
2026North Alabama5QBJr. (Yr 5)6′3″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Kentucky46-0.47––-21.567%
2025North Alabama (FCS)3100.0910th (n=314)0.2428.542%
2026North Alabama (FCS)2580.2045th (n=273)0.2150.759%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 North Alabama 7 games, 1,402 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.SamfordW 22–⁠1013192291018
Sep 5atArkansasL 14–⁠31122311300−5
Sep 12atSE LouisianaL 25–⁠3019302651147
Sep 19vs.Alcorn StateW 38–⁠2015302963037
Sep 26vs.Western IllinoisW 23–⁠20152721901−21
Oct 3atEastern KentuckyW 20–⁠16821771056
Oct 17vs.Abilene ChristianL 28–⁠3115252030076
2025 North Alabama 9 games, 1,188 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atWestern KentuckyL 6–⁠55513190034
Sep 6atSoutheast Missouri StateL 21–⁠308181032067
Sep 13vs.Northeastern StateW 49–⁠2111151611043
Sep 20atIllinois StateL 36–⁠3856220017
Oct 11vs.Central ArkansasL 21–⁠4972386108
Oct 18vs.Eastern KentuckyW 35–⁠14111812720109
Oct 25atAustin PeayL 28–⁠5626493302360
Nov 1atUtah TechL 33–⁠34143220311100
Nov 8vs.West GeorgiaL 17–⁠24571371031
2022 Kentucky 1 game, 98 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Dec 31 ✦vs.IowaL 0–⁠211630980229

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

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