Garrett Grayson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Antonio Zugaldia from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Colorado State, 2010–⁠14

Garrett Grayson

Number
No. 18
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Vancouver, WA
Born
May 29, 1991

Garrett Grayson played quarterback at Colorado State (2010–⁠14). The New Orleans Saints took Grayson in round 3, No. 75 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
4,006
Passing yards, 2014 (Colorado State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
434 yards
At Boise State, week 2, 2014: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 75
Round 3, 2015 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

434passing yards, career highat Boise State, 20145touchdown passes, career highvs. Wyoming, 201491rushing yards, career highvs. Wyoming, 2011

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2011Colorado State437755.85427.026
2012Colorado State7813856.59466.973
2013Colorado State29747862.13,6967.72311
2014Colorado State27042064.34,0069.5327
Career6881,11361.89,1908.36427

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Colorado State471934.1120
2012Colorado State39130.3116
2013Colorado State691191.7222
2014Colorado State57−46−0.8019
Career2122791.3422

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Colorado State18QB
2012Colorado State18QB
2013Colorado State18QB
2014Colorado State18QB6′2″

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
2013Colorado State4870.2043rd (n=144)0.2296.549%0.18
2014Colorado State4470.4597th (n=147)0.24201.554%0.59

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

2014 Colorado State 13 games, 4,006 passing yards, 32 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.ColoradoW 31–⁠171323134103
Sep 6atBoise StateL 24–⁠37315843432−6
Sep 13vs.UC DavisW 49–⁠212231425406
Sep 27atBoston CollegeW 24–⁠21274126822−5
Oct 4vs.TulsaW 42–⁠171218236313
Oct 11atNevadaW 31–⁠242636326306
Oct 18vs.Utah StateW 16–⁠13203124300−25
Oct 25vs.WyomingW 45–⁠31182139050−3
Nov 1atSan José StateW 38–⁠31222829010−8
Nov 8vs.Hawai’iW 49–⁠22132427840−1
Nov 22vs.New MexicoW 58–⁠2023293893017
Nov 28atAir ForceL 24–⁠27234636631−12
Dec 20 ✦vs.UtahL 10–⁠45203422701−21
2013 Colorado State 14 games, 3,696 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.ColoradoL 27–⁠412239201000
Sep 7atTulsaL 27–⁠30122910822−11
Sep 14vs.Cal PolyW 34–⁠1721302972013
Sep 21atAlabamaL 6–⁠3124382280016
Sep 28vs.UTEPW 59–⁠421728307306
Oct 12vs.San José StateL 27–⁠341934310327
Oct 19atWyomingW 52–⁠22182321931−1
Oct 26atHawai’iW 35–⁠281526177117
Nov 2vs.Boise StateL 30–⁠4236533971148
Nov 9vs.NevadaW 38–⁠17202723901−2
Nov 16atNew MexicoW 66–⁠4220283023026
Nov 23atUtah StateL 0–⁠13163914702−26
Nov 30vs.Air ForceW 58–⁠1326343953026
Dec 21 ✦vs.Washington StateW 48–⁠4531503692110
2012 Colorado State 6 games, 946 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.ColoradoW 22–⁠17142117320−12
Sep 8vs.North Dakota StateL 7–⁠22132417111−1
Sep 15atSan José StateL 20–⁠4024422972140
Sep 22vs.Utah StateL 19–⁠31224022420−13
Sep 29atAir ForceL 21–⁠42222000−3
Nov 3atWyomingL 31–⁠453961012
2011 Colorado State 4 games, 542 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 12vs.San Diego StateL 15–⁠1861526016
Nov 19atTCUL 10–⁠3414242481153
Nov 26vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠458131251143
Dec 3vs.WyomingL 19–⁠2215251430391

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 13–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2015Pro day 2015
Height6′2½″6′2″W
Weight213 lb213 lbW
Arm length30″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.75 sW
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump34″W
Broad jump10′1″W
3-cone drill6.97 sW
20-yard shuttle4.35 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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