Quarterback, Georgia Southern (from Buffalo), 2017–⁠22

Kyle Vantrease

Lettered 2017, 2019–⁠21 at Buffalo (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2022)
Sixth-year
Hometown
Stow, OH

Kyle Vantrease played quarterback at Buffalo (2017–⁠21) and Georgia Southern (2022).

At a glance

Best season
4,246
Passing yards, 2022 (Georgia Southern, 6–⁠7)
Best game
578 yards
Vs. James Madison, week 7, 2022: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in passing yards, 2022

Career highs

578passing yards, career highvs. James Madison, 20224touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. James Madison, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Buffalo255743.93556.222
2018Buffalo4944.4202.200
2019Buffalo10117258.71,1936.982
2020Buffalo9515362.11,3238.673
2021Buffalo16126261.51,8617.186
2022Georgia Southern37060361.44,2467.02716
Career7561,25660.28,9987.25229

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Buffalo8−26−3.309
2018Buffalo144.004
2019Buffalo25642.6616
2020Buffalo11383.5412
2021Buffalo311153.7324
2022Georgia Southern33341.0315
Career1092292.11624

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2019Buffalo1655334.6510
2020Buffalo14242.0421
2021Buffalo213065.0810
Career1972538.2811

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Buffalo6QBFr.
2018Buffalo6QBSo.
2019Buffalo6QBJr.
2020Buffalo6QBSr.
2021Buffalo6QB5th
2022Georgia Southern6QB6th6′2″225

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
2017Buffalo630.01––0.950%0.16–
2018Buffalo10-0.36––-3.6–––
2019Buffalo1970.2958th (n=155)0.2758.125%0.22–
2020Buffalo1630.4891st (n=116)0.2778.036%0.45–
2021Buffalo2480.3350th (n=145)0.3381.343%0.30–
2022Georgia Southern6190.3357th (n=250)0.32203.663%0.390.04

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

2022 Georgia Southern 13 games, 4,246 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Morgan StateW 59–⁠72946367414
Sep 10atNebraskaW 45–⁠423756409127
Sep 17atUABL 21–⁠3524502041324
Sep 24vs.Ball StateW 34–⁠2326393102015
Oct 1atCoastal CarolinaL 30–⁠34264328421−7
Oct 8atGeorgia StateL 33–⁠41304935734−2
Oct 15vs.James MadisonW 45–⁠38386457841−2
Oct 22atOld DominionW 28–⁠232227192103
Nov 5vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38264527821−4
Nov 10atLouisianaL 17–⁠36284932510−16
Nov 19vs.MarshallL 10–⁠23223920511−14
Nov 26vs.App StateW 51–⁠4834513853117
Dec 27 ✦vs.BuffaloL 21–⁠232845352219
2021 Buffalo 10 games, 1,861 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.WagnerW 69–⁠71519231104
Sep 11atNebraskaL 3–⁠282750224010
Sep 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 25–⁠2813201460024
Sep 25atOld DominionW 35–⁠341726191105
Oct 2vs.Western MichiganL 17–⁠241222151000
Oct 9atKent StateL 38–⁠4824452371249
Oct 16vs.OhioW 27–⁠262230251217
Oct 23atAkronW 45–⁠1015202413025
Oct 30vs.Bowling GreenL 44–⁠565103801−2
Nov 9atMiami (OH)L 18–⁠451120151013
2020 Buffalo 7 games, 1,323 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 4atNorthern IllinoisW 49–⁠301117175114
Nov 10vs.Miami (OH)W 42–⁠101727353408
Nov 17atBowling GreenW 42–⁠1771274006
Nov 28vs.Kent StateW 70–⁠4111211480010
Dec 12vs.AkronW 56–⁠7476810–
Dec 18vs.Ball StateL 28–⁠38294236511−6
Dec 25 ✦vs.MarshallW 17–⁠1016271400116
2019 Buffalo 13 games, 1,193 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Robert MorrisW 38–⁠10–––––−4
Sep 7atPenn StateL 13–⁠4501000–
Sep 14atLibertyL 17–⁠35––––––
Sep 21vs.TempleW 38–⁠22––––––
Sep 28atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠343430008
Oct 5vs.OhioL 20–⁠2116231972019
Oct 19atAkronW 21–⁠014236500–
Oct 26vs.Central MichiganW 43–⁠2013251792116
Nov 2atEastern MichiganW 43–⁠141523208106
Nov 14atKent StateL 27–⁠309221341014
Nov 20vs.ToledoW 49–⁠301320172100
Nov 29vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠7101413100–
Dec 20 ✦vs.CharlotteW 31–⁠981777115
2018 Buffalo 3 games, 20 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Delaware StateW 48–⁠10221100–
Nov 6vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠14259004
Nov 23atBowling GreenW 44–⁠1402000–
2017 Buffalo 2 games, 355 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 14vs.Northern IllinoisL 13–⁠1481615301−16
Oct 21atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠24174120221−10

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

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.