Quarterback, Cincinnati, 2013–⁠16

Gunner Kiel

Lettered 2014–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Columbus, IN

Gunner Kiel played quarterback at Cincinnati (2013–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
3,254
Passing yards, 2014 (Cincinnati, 9–⁠4)
Best game
523 yards
At Houston, week 10, 2015: No. 3 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

523passing yards, career highat Houston, 20156touchdown passes, career highvs. Toledo, 2014

Team titles: American champions, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Cincinnati23339059.73,2548.33113
2015Cincinnati20631665.22,7778.81911
2016Cincinnati6612752.08046.362
Career50583360.66,8358.25626

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Cincinnati631422.3124
2015Cincinnati32270.8215
2016Cincinnati7−4−0.606
Career1021651.6324

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Cincinnati11QB
2014Cincinnati11QB
2015Cincinnati11QB
2016Cincinnati11QB6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2014Cincinnati4150.4395th (n=147)0.24177.348%0.62
2015Cincinnati3470.3887th (n=151)0.24132.640%0.45
2016Cincinnati1340.09––11.940%0.20

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 Cincinnati 5 games, 804 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 1vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠4531147005
Oct 22vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠1923403484010
Oct 29atTempleL 13–⁠34152711920−3
Nov 5vs.BYUL 3–⁠20193219901−16
Nov 12atUCFL 3–⁠246179101–
2015 Cincinnati 10 games, 2,777 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Alabama A&MW 52–⁠10182223320−9
Sep 12vs.TempleL 26–⁠3430524272410
Sep 19atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠33152614510−6
Sep 24atMemphisL 46–⁠53711630128
Oct 24vs.UConnW 37–⁠1326353272010
Oct 31vs.UCFW 52–⁠715153195013
Nov 7atHoustonL 30–⁠33285152342−24
Nov 14vs.TulsaW 49–⁠382942386214
Nov 20atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠658158402−5
Nov 28atEast CarolinaW 19–⁠163047270116
2014 Cincinnati 13 games, 3,254 passing yards, 31 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.ToledoW 58–⁠3425374186024
Sep 20vs.Miami (OH)W 31–⁠2425392714217
Sep 27atOhio StateL 28–⁠50213235240−1
Oct 4vs.MemphisL 14–⁠411127216117
Oct 11atMiamiL 34–⁠553157355332
Oct 18atSMUW 41–⁠313202411050
Oct 24vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠1713221961020
Oct 31atTulaneW 38–⁠1401001–
Nov 13vs.East CarolinaW 54–⁠462944436436
Nov 22atUConnW 41–⁠017301613128
Nov 29atTempleW 14–⁠6193117410−6
Dec 6vs.HoustonW 38–⁠31152419020−11
Dec 27 ✦vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠331426244126

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 10–⁠3).

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′3¼″
Weight211 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.84 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′9″
3-cone drill7.47 s
20-yard shuttle4.53 s

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

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