Quarterback, Pittsburgh (from Rutgers), 2009–⁠13

Tom Savage

Lettered 2009–⁠10 at Rutgers; 2013 at Pittsburgh (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Springfield, PA
Born
Apr 26, 1990

Tom Savage played quarterback at Rutgers (2009–⁠10) and Pittsburgh (2012–⁠13). The Houston Texans took Savage in round 4, No. 135 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,958
Passing yards, 2013 (Pittsburgh, 7–⁠6)
Best game
424 yards
At Duke, week 4, 2013: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 135
Round 4, 2014 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

424passing yards, career highat Duke, 20136touchdown passes, career highat Duke, 2013

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2009Rutgers14928552.32,2117.8147
2010Rutgers438351.85216.323
2013Pittsburgh23838961.22,9587.6219
Career43075756.85,6907.53719

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2009Rutgers59−105−1.8128
2010Rutgers32−6−0.2020
2013Pittsburgh76−208−2.7312
Career167−319−1.9428

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Rutgers7QB
2010Rutgers7QB
2012Pittsburgh7QB
2013Pittsburgh7QB6′5″

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. pass
2013Pittsburgh3890.3082nd (n=144)0.22115.650%0.27

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

2013 Pittsburgh 13 games, 2,958 passing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Florida StateL 13–⁠41152820112−27
Sep 14vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠271317236224
Sep 21atDukeW 58–⁠55233342460−14
Sep 28vs.VirginiaW 14–⁠3133119112−57
Oct 12atVirginia TechL 9–⁠19132818700−29
Oct 19vs.Old DominionW 35–⁠241118104106
Oct 26atNavyL 21–⁠2420272032022
Nov 2atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠21253723311−24
Nov 9vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠2122352432011
Nov 16vs.North CarolinaL 27–⁠34233831320−83
Nov 23atSyracuseW 17–⁠16284121811−23
Nov 29vs.MiamiL 31–⁠412443281216
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 30–⁠27813124000
2010 Rutgers 6 games, 521 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Norfolk StateW 31–⁠010191481018
Sep 11atFlorida InternationalW 19–⁠1471572013
Sep 25vs.North CarolinaL 13–⁠17162915002−8
Oct 2vs.TulaneL 14–⁠17252900−2
Oct 23atPittsburghL 21–⁠41234610−4
Nov 13vs.SyracuseL 10–⁠136127600−13
2009 Rutgers 12 games, 2,211 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.CincinnatiL 15–⁠47152313510−14
Sep 12vs.HowardW 45–⁠7813223202
Sep 19vs.Florida InternationalW 23–⁠151128185001
Oct 10vs.Texas SouthernW 42–⁠014211501032
Oct 16vs.PittsburghL 17–⁠24233924811−25
Oct 23atArmyW 27–⁠10102016400−16
Oct 31atUConnW 28–⁠2413242363015
Nov 12vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠01530194214
Nov 21atSyracuseL 13–⁠317176602−72
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 34–⁠141016163103
Dec 5vs.West VirginiaL 21–⁠2492715312−33
Dec 19 ✦vs.UCFW 45–⁠24142729421−2

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014
Height6′3⅞″
Weight228 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9⅝″
40-yard dash4.97 s
10-yard split1.77 sW
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump8′9″
3-cone drill7.33 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 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

3 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2014Houston Texans2101912701−6
2016Houston Texans346734610012
2017Houston Texans81252231,412562
NFL career131813152,000578

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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