Spencer Rattler in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: utrhighlightvideos, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, South Carolina (from Oklahoma), 2019–⁠23

Spencer Rattler

Lettered 2022–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′1″
Weight
217 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Phoenix, AZ
Born
Sep 28, 2000, in Phoenix, Arizona

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Spencer Rattler played quarterback at Oklahoma (2019–⁠21) and South Carolina (2022–⁠23). The New Orleans Saints took Rattler in round 5, No. 150 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,186
Passing yards, 2023 (South Carolina, 5–⁠7)
Best game
438 yards
Vs. Tennessee, week 12, 2022: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2020
Drafted
No. 150
Round 5, 2024 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

438passing yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20226touchdown passes, career highvs. Tennessee, 2022

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2019 and 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Oklahoma71163.6817.410
2020Oklahoma21431767.53,0319.6287
2021Oklahoma14018774.91,4837.9115
2022South Carolina26239466.53,0117.61812
2023South Carolina27539968.93,1868.0198
Career8981,30868.710,7928.37732

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Oklahoma3237.708
2020Oklahoma811602.0625
2021Oklahoma43771.8322
2022South Carolina72570.8318
2023South Carolina981021.0428
Career2974191.41628

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Oklahoma7QBYr 1
2020Oklahoma7QBYr 2
2021Oklahoma7QBYr 3
2022South Carolina7QBYr 4
2023South Carolina7QBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″217

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
2019Oklahoma140.58––8.1–––
2020Oklahoma3970.4587th (n=116)0.27179.551%0.610.13
2021Oklahoma2110.3560th (n=145)0.3373.945%0.34–
2022South Carolina4520.2838th (n=250)0.32125.655%0.420.04
2023South Carolina4840.3559th (n=255)0.32168.863%0.360.24

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 South Carolina 12 games, 3,186 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠31303935300−22
Sep 9vs.FurmanW 47–⁠212527345308
Sep 16atGeorgiaL 14–⁠2422422561235
Sep 23vs.Mississippi StateW 37–⁠3018202883043
Sep 30atTennesseeL 20–⁠4124351690119
Oct 14vs.FloridaL 39–⁠4123303134146
Oct 21atMissouriL 12–⁠34234021701−15
Oct 28atTexas A&ML 17–⁠30203317610−42
Nov 4vs.Jacksonville StateW 38–⁠28273839921−11
Nov 11vs.VanderbiltW 47–⁠62836351311
Nov 18vs.KentuckyW 17–⁠1419272072024
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠1616321120116
2022 South Carolina 13 games, 3,011 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Georgia StateW 35–⁠14233722712−12
Sep 10atArkansasL 30–⁠44243937611−23
Sep 17vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠481325118028
Sep 24vs.CharlotteW 56–⁠201723187005
Sep 29vs.South Carolina StateW 50–⁠1021272122231
Oct 8atKentuckyW 24–⁠141419177117
Oct 22vs.Texas A&MW 30–⁠24122516800−6
Oct 29vs.MissouriL 10–⁠23203017101−2
Nov 5atVanderbiltW 38–⁠2716231863013
Nov 12atFloridaL 6–⁠38182614500−13
Nov 19vs.TennesseeW 63–⁠3830374386016
Nov 26atClemsonW 31–⁠30253936022−5
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 38–⁠4529442462138
2021 Oklahoma 9 games, 1,483 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.TulaneW 40–⁠353039304127
Sep 11vs.Western CarolinaW 76–⁠020262435029
Sep 18vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠1624342141035
Sep 25vs.West VirginiaW 16–⁠132636256110
Oct 2atKansas StateW 37–⁠3122252432124
Oct 9vs.TexasW 55–⁠4881511101−9
Oct 30vs.Texas TechW 52–⁠21556710–
Nov 13atBaylorL 14–⁠27463600−9
Nov 20vs.Iowa StateW 28–⁠2111900–
2020 Oklahoma 11 games, 3,031 passing yards, 28 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠01417290401
Sep 26vs.Kansas StateL 35–⁠38304138743−5
Oct 3atIowa StateL 30–⁠3725363002120
Oct 10vs.TexasW 53–⁠4523352093151
Oct 24atTCUW 33–⁠141322332207
Oct 31atTexas TechW 62–⁠2821302882024
Nov 7vs.KansasW 62–⁠91527212113
Nov 21vs.Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠1317243014014
Dec 5vs.BaylorW 27–⁠14202819321−12
Dec 19vs.Iowa StateW 27–⁠2122342721017
Dec 30 ✦vs.FloridaW 55–⁠2014232473040
2019 Oklahoma 3 games, 81 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.South DakotaW 70–⁠1444501015
Sep 28vs.Texas TechW 55–⁠16242300–
Dec 28 ✦vs.LSUL 28–⁠63138008

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

Before the draft

MVP of the 2024 Senior Bowl.

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′0¼″
Weight211 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan74¾″W
40-yard dash4.95 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′0″
3-cone drill7.21 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 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).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2024New Orleans Saints71302281,31745146
2025New Orleans Saints91742571,58685167
NFL career163044852,9031210313

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

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