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Baker Mayfield

#6Baker Mayfield

QB·Oklahoma·20172016201522.5 pts line value1st Round

Baker Mayfield is a 3-year Dual-Threat QB for Oklahoma. Baker's 2016 season ranks in the 98th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 428 plays — a elite rate for the QB. Baker's production has improved each season, a positive development trajectory.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.46
    Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.51
    Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Baker Mayfield's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2016 Production

Passing
254/358 Comp/Att3965 Pass yards40 Pass TD8 INT70.9% Comp %
Rushing
177 Rush yards6 Rush TD78 Carries2.3 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2016 · vs QB peers

  • Efficiency98
  • Volume100
  • Dual-Threat72
  • Consistency89
  • Clutch100
Player type
Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)98th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency89th %ile · above avg
Career trajectory:↑ Rising
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among QBs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
  • Career trajectory is upward — WEPA value has improved season over season.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 11 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.20 from the first to second half of the season.
  • Peak game: 1.16 EPA/play in Wk 14 vs Oklahoma State (SP+ 16).

Historical Comparables · QB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
C.J. StroudOhio State0.89022.4438.8
Mac JonesAlabama0.83019.2379.3
Kyler MurrayOklahoma0.87524.5492.9
Jayden DanielsLSU0.78317.5360.8
C.J. StroudOhio State0.74617.6355.2

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+1.1601.16Wk 1 vs Houston: +0.29 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs UL Monroe: +0.88 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Ohio State: +0.28 EPA/play3Wk 5 vs TCU: +0.56 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Texas: +0.92 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Kansas State: +0.71 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Texas Tech: +1.15 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Kansas: +0.72 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Iowa State: +0.51 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs Baylor: +0.61 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs West Virginia: +0.98 EPA/play12Wk 14 vs Oklahoma State: +1.16 EPA/play14Wk 1 vs Auburn: +0.82 EPA/play1
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+C/ATTPass YdsPass TDINTQBRRush YdsRush TDEPA/play
1vsHoustonL23-3310.124/333232053.6-100.29
2vsUL MonroeW59-17-21.314/202443098.40.88
3vsOhio StateL24-4522.417/322262222.8500.28
5@TCUW52-4611.023/302742088.05520.56
6vsTexasW45-4010.622/313903295.12010.92
7vsKansas StateW38-178.225/313464187.82500.71
8@Texas TechW66-593.727/365457099.01901.15
9vsKansasW56-3-15.916/242364091.21600.72
10@Iowa StateW34-240.725/343284175.7-2000.51
11vsBaylorW45-2411.320/253002195.51210.61
12@West VirginiaW56-2811.39/151692190.6720.98
14vsOklahoma StateW38-2016.413/192883095.5501.16
1vsAuburnW35-1915.319/282962095.23400.82

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
44.9%
Passing plays
92.5%
Rushing plays
11.5%
Standard downs
36.6%
Passing downs
69.7%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.57
Passing downs
0.90
Pass / Rush EPA
0.77 / 0.26

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+1.280−0.0820162017
EPA per play · 2015 — 2017 · 40 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2015Oklahoma
14.1
323.7
2016Oklahoma
22.5
413.2
2017Oklahoma
21.5
437.3

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.