Quarterback, Oregon (from Eastern Washington), 2012–15
Vernon Adams Jr.
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Pasadena, CA
Vernon Adams Jr. played quarterback at Eastern Washington (2012–14) and Oregon (2015).
Career highs
475passing yards, career highat Washington, 20147touchdown passes, career highat Washington, 2014107rushing yards, career highat Oregon State, 20132rushing touchdowns, career highat Oregon State, 2013Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2012, 2013 and 2014
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eastern Washington | 44 | 71 | 62.0 | 737 | 10.4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2014 | Eastern Washington | 31 | 46 | 67.4 | 475 | 10.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | Oregon | 168 | 259 | 64.9 | 2,643 | 10.2 | 26 | 6 |
| Career | 243 | 376 | 64.6 | 3,855 | 10.3 | 40 | 7 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012* | Eastern Washington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Eastern Washington | 23 | 109 | 4.7 | 2 | 19 |
| 2014 | Eastern Washington | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 | 15 |
| 2015 | Oregon | 83 | 147 | 1.8 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 124 | 274 | 2.2 | 4 | 24 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eastern Washington | 3 | QB | |
| 2013 | Eastern Washington | 3 | QB | |
| 2014 | Eastern Washington | 3 | QB | |
| 2015 | Oregon | 3 | QB | 5′11″ |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eastern Washington (FCS) | 7 | 3.28 | – | – | 23.0 | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Oregon | 338 | 0.47 | 97th (n=151) | 0.24 | 159.4 | 44% | 0.66 | 0.13 |
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
2015 Oregon 10 games, 2,643 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 61–42 | 19 | 25 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 94 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 28–31 | 22 | 39 | 309 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 20–62 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 26–20 | 14 | 25 | 272 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 61–55 | 23 | 40 | 315 | 4 | 1 | −15 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 44–28 | 17 | 29 | 300 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
| Nov 14 | at | W 38–36 | 10 | 12 | 205 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 48–28 | 20 | 25 | 407 | 6 | 1 | −11 |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 52–42 | 28 | 38 | 366 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 41–47 | 13 | 19 | 197 | 1 | 0 | −8 |
2014 Eastern Washington 1 game, 475 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at | L 52–59 | 31 | 46 | 475 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
No box score in the source for Aug 23 vs. Sam Houston; Aug 31 vs. Montana Western; Sep 20 at Montana State; Sep 28 at UC Davis; Oct 4 vs. Idaho State; Oct 11 at Southern Utah; Oct 18 vs. Northern Colorado; Oct 25 at Northern Arizona; Nov 1 vs. North Dakota; Nov 8 vs. Montana; Nov 22 at Portland State; Dec 6 vs. Montana; Dec 13 vs. Illinois State, so those games are not listed.
2013 Eastern Washington 2 games, 737 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 49–46 | 23 | 30 | 411 | 4 | 0 | 107 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 21–33 | 21 | 41 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Western Oregon; Sep 28 at Sam Houston; Oct 5 vs. Weber State; Oct 12 at North Dakota; Oct 20 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 26 at Montana; Nov 2 at Idaho State; Nov 9 vs. Montana State; Nov 16 at Cal Poly; Nov 23 vs. Portland State; Dec 21 vs. Towson, so those games are not listed.
2012 Eastern Washington 1 game, 2 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at | L 20–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
No box score in the source for Dec 1 vs. Wagner, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Offensive MVP of the 2016 East–West Shrine Game.
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 30¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 74½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.83 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.82 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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