Quarterback, Western Kentucky, 2014–⁠18

Drew Eckels

Number
No. 4
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Daytona, FL

Drew Eckels played quarterback at Western Kentucky (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

347passing yards, career highvs. Maine, 20183touchdown passes, career highvs. Maine, 2018

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2015 and 2016

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Western Kentucky11100.01010.000
2016Western Kentucky61250.01189.820
2017Western Kentucky81172.7867.801
2018Western Kentucky509950.57097.230
Career6512352.89237.551

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Western Kentucky2−1−0.504
2016Western Kentucky3−9−3.000
2017Western Kentucky12272.3011
2018Western Kentucky24210.9021
Career41380.9021

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Western Kentucky4QBRS
2015Western Kentucky4QBFr.
2016Western Kentucky4QBSo.
2017Western Kentucky4QBJr.
2018Western Kentucky4QBSr.6′3″220

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
2015Western Kentucky3-0.24––-0.7––
2016Western Kentucky150.15––2.3––
2017Western Kentucky23-0.31––-7.24%–
2018Western Kentucky1210.13––15.358%0.22

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

2018 Western Kentucky 3 games, 709 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atWisconsinL 3–⁠3415261670038
Sep 8vs.MaineL 28–⁠31234134730−31
Nov 2atMiddle TennesseeL 10–⁠2912321950014
2017 Western Kentucky 7 games, 86 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23vs.Ball StateW 33–⁠21–––––−1
Oct 14vs.CharlotteW 45–⁠147880003
Oct 20atOld DominionW 35–⁠31–––––11
Oct 28vs.Florida AtlanticL 28–⁠42–––––7
Nov 4atVanderbiltL 17–⁠3112601−2
Nov 11atMarshallL 23–⁠30010001
Nov 24atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠41–––––8
2016 Western Kentucky 5 games, 118 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atAlabamaL 10–⁠38232610−6
Oct 1vs.Houston ChristianW 50–⁠312900–
Oct 29atFlorida AtlanticW 52–⁠3227710−3
Nov 5vs.Florida InternationalW 49–⁠21136000
Nov 12vs.North TexasW 45–⁠702000–
2015 Western Kentucky 1 game, 10 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 15atNorth TexasW 55–⁠28111000−1

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

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