Quarterback, Illinois (from Ball State), 2018–23
John Paddock
Lettered 2022 at Ball State; 2023 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bloomfield Hills, MI
Wikipedia readers: about 235 a month over the past year
John Paddock played quarterback at Ball State (2018–22) and Illinois (2023).
At a glance
Career highs
507passing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20234touchdown passes, career highvs. Indiana, 2023Team titles: MAC champions, 2020
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ball State | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Ball State | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 132 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 286 | 480 | 59.6 | 2,715 | 5.7 | 18 | 14 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 85 | 142 | 59.9 | 1,294 | 9.1 | 9 | 3 |
| Career | 395 | 656 | 60.2 | 4,189 | 6.4 | 27 | 18 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ball State | 2 | −10 | −5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ball State | 2 | −9 | −4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ball State | 27 | −84 | −3.1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 12 | −55 | −4.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 43 | −158 | −3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ball State | 4 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Ball State | 4 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Ball State | 4 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Ball State | 4 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Ball State | 4 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 4 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 190 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ball State | 8 | -0.02 | – | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| 2019 | Ball State | 2 | 0.74 | – | – | 1.5 | – | – |
| 2021 | Ball State | 27 | 0.12 | – | – | 3.2 | 19% | – |
| 2022 | Ball State | 481 | 0.15 | 10th (n=250) | 0.32 | 74.1 | 55% | 0.17 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 147 | 0.46 | – | – | 68.3 | 36% | 0.53 |
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
2023 Illinois 6 games, 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 13–30 | 10 | 16 | 129 | 1 | 0 | −20 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 19–44 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 27–26 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 48–45 | 24 | 36 | 507 | 4 | 1 | −8 |
| Nov 18 | at | L 13–15 | 22 | 47 | 215 | 0 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 43–45 | 24 | 34 | 334 | 3 | 2 | −22 |
2022 Ball State 12 games, 2,715 passing yards, 18 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 10–59 | 27 | 43 | 269 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 30–37 | 23 | 40 | 291 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–0 | 27 | 44 | 227 | 3 | 1 | −9 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 23–34 | 33 | 47 | 338 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 44–38 | 40 | 58 | 403 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 17–16 | 15 | 27 | 122 | 1 | 0 | −31 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 25–21 | 19 | 39 | 147 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 16–20 | 15 | 26 | 178 | 2 | 2 | −8 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 27–20 | 26 | 41 | 254 | 2 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 21–28 | 13 | 35 | 94 | 0 | 1 | −35 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 18–32 | 29 | 48 | 273 | 2 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 17–18 | 19 | 32 | 119 | 0 | 2 | – |
2021 Ball State 2 games, 132 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at | L 13–44 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 12–45 | 13 | 20 | 82 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
2019 Ball State 1 game, 5 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 57–29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – |
2018 Ball State 1 game, 43 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | at | L 21–42 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | −10 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¼″ |
| Weight | 193 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.95 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s |
| Vertical jump | 28″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.46 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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