Quarterback, Florida International (from Holy Cross), 2021–⁠25

Joe Pesansky

Number
No. 16
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Joe Pesansky played quarterback at Holy Cross (2021–⁠24) and Florida International (2025).

Career highs

337passing yards, career highat Fordham, 20234touchdown passes, career highat Middle Tennessee, 2025

Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2022, 2023 and 2024

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Holy Cross81747.1955.601
2023Holy Cross325558.24999.152
2024Holy Cross16427859.02,2658.1176
2025Florida International8915956.01,0216.4117
Career29350957.63,8807.63316

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Holy Cross35518.3030
2023Holy Cross11−48−4.404
2024Holy Cross591592.7121
2025Florida International431172.7232
Career1162832.4332

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Holy Cross16QBFr.
2023Holy Cross16QBSo.
2024Holy Cross16QBJr.
2025Florida International16QBSr.6′4″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
2022Holy Cross (FCS)10-0.02––-0.2–––
2023Holy Cross (FCS)540.45––24.220%––
2024Holy Cross (FCS)3010.4791st (n=238)0.30142.042%––
2025Florida International2000.2139th (n=314)0.2442.331%0.100.26

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Florida International44%10.1 yds4.8 yds21 of 12629%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Florida International40%3.401.400.9023%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Florida International 9 games, 1,021 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Bethune-CookmanW 42–⁠945460013
Sep 6atPenn StateL 0–⁠343522009
Oct 4atUConnL 10–⁠5171210002−11
Oct 14atWestern KentuckyW 25–⁠63520000
Oct 29atMissouri StateL 21–⁠286117210–
Nov 8atMiddle TennesseeW 56–⁠3017282574212
Nov 15vs.LibertyW 34–⁠2724342062040
Nov 22vs.Jacksonville StateW 27–⁠2114281962240
Dec 26 ✦vs.UTSAL 20–⁠5711311022114
2024 Holy Cross 12 games, 2,265 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atRhode IslandL 17–⁠2010181011023
Sep 7vs.New HampshireL 20–⁠21192930111−4
Sep 14atBryantW 43–⁠2211141941023
Sep 21vs.YaleL 31–⁠3812262791035
Sep 28atSyracuseL 14–⁠42142516711−10
Oct 5atColgateW 38–⁠71619179212
Oct 12vs.FordhamW 19–⁠1614331502112
Oct 19atHarvardL 34–⁠3521352773028
Oct 26atLafayetteW 34–⁠2814211832027
Nov 9vs.LehighL 7–⁠10172614810−6
Nov 16vs.BucknellW 40–⁠388161861026
Nov 23atGeorgetownW 34–⁠0816100123
2023 Holy Cross 6 games, 499 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16atYaleW 49–⁠2401000–
Sep 23vs.ColgateW 47–⁠711400−3
Oct 7atBucknellW 55–⁠2701000–
Oct 28atFordhamW 49–⁠47203333731−36
Nov 4atLehighW 28–⁠24111915821−13
Nov 18vs.GeorgetownW 31–⁠10–––––4
2022 Holy Cross 6 games, 95 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atMerrimackW 31–⁠17241700–
Sep 17vs.YaleW 38–⁠14133300–
Sep 24atColgateW 35–⁠10232000–
Oct 8vs.BucknellW 57–⁠0141401–
Nov 5vs.LehighW 42–⁠14116003
Nov 19atGeorgetownW 47–⁠101250052

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′2¼″
Weight216 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.83 s
10-yard split1.71 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′2″
3-cone drill7.38 s
20-yard shuttle4.52 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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