J.T. Barrett, 2014
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Quarterback, Ohio State, 2013–⁠17

J.T. Barrett

Number
No. 16
Height
6′2″
Weight
220 lb
Hometown
Wichita Falls, TX
Born
Jan 23, 1995, in Wichita Falls, Texas

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J.T. Barrett played quarterback at Ohio State (2013–⁠17). He was the quarterback of the 2014 national champions (14–⁠1). He finished fifth in the 2014 Heisman vote.

At a glance

Best season
3,053
Passing yards, 2017 (Ohio State, 12–⁠2)
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2017

Career highs

349passing yards, career highvs. Bowling Green, 20166touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Bowling Green, 2016189rushing yards, career highat Minnesota, 20143rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Michigan, 2015

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2014; Big Ten champions, 2014 and 2017

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
2014Ohio State20331464.62,8349.03410
2015Ohio State9314763.39926.7114
2016Ohio State23337961.52,5556.7247
2017Ohio State24037164.73,0538.2359
Career7691,21163.59,4347.810430

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Ohio State1719385.51186
2015Ohio State1156825.91140
2016Ohio State2058454.1941
2017Ohio State1657984.81237
Career6563,2635.04386

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Ohio State16QB
2014Ohio State16QB
2015Ohio State16QB
2016Ohio State16QB
2017Ohio State16QB6′2″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. passAdj. rush
2014Ohio State4800.3786th (n=147)0.24178.754%0.570.53
2015Ohio State2590.2656th (n=151)0.2468.034%0.250.38
2016Ohio State5770.2346th (n=152)0.25135.058%0.370.34
2017Ohio State5310.3886th (n=160)0.25200.351%0.580.30

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

2017 Ohio State 14 games, 3,053 passing yards, 35 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atIndianaW 49–⁠2120353043061
Sep 9vs.OklahomaL 16–⁠3119351830166
Sep 16vs.ArmyW 38–⁠725332702032
Sep 23vs.UNLVW 54–⁠2112172095015
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠015232863078
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 62–⁠1420312613059
Oct 14atNebraskaW 56–⁠1427333255048
Oct 28vs.Penn StateW 39–⁠3833393284095
Nov 4atIowaL 24–⁠5518342083463
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 48–⁠314211832255
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠1411191412033
Nov 25atMichiganW 31–⁠2038301067
Dec 2vs.WisconsinW 27–⁠2112262112260
Dec 29 ✦vs.USCW 24–⁠711171140066
2016 Ohio State 13 games, 2,555 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠1021313496130
Sep 10vs.TulsaW 48–⁠314221490055
Sep 17atOklahomaW 45–⁠2414201524074
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 58–⁠021292384146
Oct 8vs.IndianaW 38–⁠179219311137
Oct 15atWisconsinW 30–⁠2317292261192
Oct 22atPenn StateL 21–⁠2428432451026
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠2021322230071
Nov 5vs.NebraskaW 62–⁠326382904039
Nov 12atMarylandW 62–⁠318272532047
Nov 19atMichigan StateW 17–⁠1610228610105
Nov 26vs.MichiganW 30–⁠27153212401125
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 0–⁠31193312702−2
2015 Ohio State 11 games, 992 passing yards, 11 TD; 682 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7atVirginia TechW 42–⁠2411261040
Sep 12vs.Hawai’iW 38–⁠081570007
Sep 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 20–⁠131119971118
Sep 26vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠1213001−1
Oct 10vs.MarylandW 49–⁠2822260062
Oct 17vs.Penn StateW 38–⁠10443020102
Oct 24atRutgersW 49–⁠7141822330101
Nov 14atIllinoisW 28–⁠315231501174
Nov 21vs.Michigan StateL 14–⁠17916461044
Nov 28atMichiganW 42–⁠1391511310139
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 44–⁠2819312111196
2014 Ohio State 12 games, 2,834 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.NavyW 34–⁠1712152262150
Sep 6vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠359292191370
Sep 13vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠02330312616
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiW 50–⁠2826363304079
Oct 4atMarylandW 52–⁠2418232674071
Oct 18vs.RutgersW 56–⁠17193126130107
Oct 25atPenn StateW 31–⁠241219741275
Nov 1vs.IllinoisW 55–⁠1415241672038
Nov 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠3716263003086
Nov 15atMinnesotaW 31–⁠24152520031189
Nov 22vs.IndianaW 42–⁠2725353024278
Nov 29vs.MichiganW 42–⁠2813211761089

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 10–⁠14).

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′1¼″
Weight224 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan76″W
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′0″
3-cone drill7.38 s
20-yard shuttle4.44 s

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).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022CFLEdmonton Elks *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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