Shane Buechele
Photo: Senior Master Sgt. Michael Crane, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, SMU (from Texas), 2015–⁠18

Shane Buechele

Number
No. 7
Height
6′1″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Arlington, TX
Born
Jan 8, 1998, in Arlington, Texas

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Shane Buechele played quarterback at Texas (2016–⁠18) and SMU (2019–⁠20).

At a glance

Best season
3,930
Passing yards, 2019 (SMU, 10–⁠3)
Best game
457 yards
Vs. Temple, week 8, 2019: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in passing yards, 2019

Career highs

474passing yards, career highvs. Memphis, 20206touchdown passes, career highvs. Temple, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Texas23639160.42,9587.62111
2017Texas13721364.31,4056.674
2018Texas304468.22736.221
2019SMU30749062.73,9308.03410
2020SMU24236765.93,0958.4236
Career9521,50563.311,6617.78732

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Texas971511.6223
2017Texas62991.6228
2018Texas1080.8012
2019SMU641051.6228
2020SMU581061.8224
Career2914691.6828

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2016Texas13636.0360
2019SMU727238.9442
Career830838.5442

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Texas7QBYr 1
2017Texas7QBYr 2
2018Texas7QBYr 3
2019SMU7QBYr 4
2020SMU7QBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″207

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
2016Texas4860.2033rd (n=152)0.2595.348%0.260.08
2017Texas2740.1628th (n=160)0.2544.340%0.110.24
2018Texas540.16––8.836%––
2019SMU5490.3681st (n=155)0.27199.353%0.500.15
2020SMU4260.3572nd (n=116)0.27149.557%0.450.16

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

2020 SMU 10 games, 3,095 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atTexas StateW 31–⁠242636367120
Sep 19atNorth TexasW 65–⁠3524333444029
Sep 26vs.Stephen F. AustinW 50–⁠7142314120−8
Oct 3vs.MemphisW 30–⁠2732454743027
Oct 16atTulaneW 37–⁠34233738420−9
Oct 24vs.CincinnatiL 13–⁠4223442161114
Oct 31vs.NavyW 51–⁠3723283003016
Nov 7atTempleW 47–⁠2324353554019
Nov 14atTulsaL 24–⁠2818362001118
Nov 28atEast CarolinaL 38–⁠523550314220
2019 SMU 13 games, 3,930 passing yards, 34 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atArkansas StateW 37–⁠303049360013
Sep 7vs.North TexasW 49–⁠2721312923024
Sep 14vs.Texas StateW 47–⁠171418219226
Sep 21atTCUW 41–⁠3823342882130
Sep 28atSouth FloridaW 48–⁠2121252263127
Oct 5vs.TulsaW 43–⁠37234028020−15
Oct 19vs.TempleW 45–⁠21305345761−4
Oct 24atHoustonW 34–⁠31203820321−6
Nov 2atMemphisL 48–⁠54345445630−13
Nov 9vs.East CarolinaW 59–⁠5133464145111
Nov 23atNavyL 28–⁠3516282512022
Nov 30vs.TulaneW 37–⁠2015271803120
Dec 21 ✦atFlorida AtlanticL 28–⁠522747304110
2018 Texas 2 games, 273 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 23–⁠1720341841111
Nov 17vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠1010108910−3
2017 Texas 9 games, 1,405 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.MarylandL 41–⁠5134523752121
Sep 28atIowa StateW 17–⁠719261711142
Oct 14vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠292211003
Oct 28atBaylorW 38–⁠727342561142
Nov 4atTCUL 7–⁠24214425410−23
Nov 11vs.KansasW 42–⁠272232249114
Nov 18atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠14472800–
Nov 24vs.Texas TechL 23–⁠2722600−2
Dec 27 ✦vs.MissouriW 33–⁠16614551012
2016 Texas 12 games, 2,958 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Notre DameW 50–⁠4716262802133
Sep 10vs.UTEPW 41–⁠722272444034
Sep 17atCaliforniaL 43–⁠50193319611−1
Oct 1atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠4921332391115
Oct 8vs.OklahomaL 40–⁠4519362453127
Oct 15vs.Iowa StateW 27–⁠626382962133
Oct 22atKansas StateL 21–⁠24172422220−12
Oct 29vs.BaylorW 35–⁠34122129121−18
Nov 5atTexas TechW 45–⁠372040244205
Nov 12vs.West VirginiaL 20–⁠2431483181144
Nov 19atKansasL 21–⁠24172616513−4
Nov 25vs.TCUL 9–⁠31163921801−5

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′0¼″
Weight210 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan72½″W
40-yard dash4.96 s
10-yard split1.74 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.34 s
20-yard shuttle4.60 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2025Kansas City Chiefs171488004

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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