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Chad Kelly

#11Chad Kelly

QB·Ole Miss·2016201517.5 pts line value1st Round

Chad Kelly is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Ole Miss. Chad's 2015 season ranks in the 90th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 522 plays — a elite rate for the QB.

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 Chad Kelly'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.

2015 Production

Passing
298/458 Comp/Att4042 Pass yards31 Pass TD13 INT65.1% Comp %
Rushing
500 Rush yards10 Rush TD107 Carries4.7 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2015 · vs QB peers

  • Efficiency90
  • Volume100
  • Dual-Threat100
  • Consistency86
  • Clutch54
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)90th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency86th %ile · above avg
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.
  • High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • 8 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 0.99 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Fresno State (SP+ -13).

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
Justin FieldsOhio State0.71317.0385.1
Kyle TraskFlorida0.64816.3347.5
Jalen HurtsOklahoma0.70817.3394.2
Bo NixOregon0.72216.7390.0
Brandon DoughtyWestern Kentucky0.69018.2394.0

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

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.9900.99Wk 1 vs UT Martin: +0.92 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Fresno State: +0.99 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Alabama: +0.55 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Vanderbilt: +0.22 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Florida: +0.33 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs New Mexico State: +0.69 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Memphis: +0.30 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Texas A&M: +0.17 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Auburn: +0.33 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Arkansas: +0.79 EPA/play10Wk 12 vs LSU: +0.41 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Mississippi State: +0.62 EPA/play13Wk 1 vs Oklahoma State: +0.60 EPA/play1
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+C/ATTPass YdsPass TDINTQBRRush YdsRush TDEPA/play
1vsUT MartinW76-39/152112192.32010.92
2vsFresno StateW73-21-12.620/253464098.42610.99
3@AlabamaW43-3729.018/333413073.42110.55
4vsVanderbiltW27-16-1.624/423211250.1-1000.22
5@FloridaL10-3813.826/402591140.64000.33
6vsNew Mexico StateW52-3-18.624/333843193.63210.69
7@MemphisL24-378.033/473722249.1-1100.30
8vsTexas A&MW23-314.126/412412348.82300.17
9@AuburnW27-1914.633/513812266.62100.33
10vsArkansasL52-5319.224/343683098.611030.79
12vsLSUW38-1719.719/342802081.78120.41
13@Mississippi StateW38-2715.121/302362093.67410.62
1vsOklahoma StateW48-209.921/333024191.37300.60

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
57.5%
Passing plays
93.5%
Rushing plays
19.3%
Standard downs
50.8%
Passing downs
75.1%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.45
Passing downs
0.52
Pass / Rush EPA
0.44 / 0.65

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

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+1.07+0.072016
EPA per play · 2015 — 2016 · 22 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2015Ole Miss
17.5
370.2
2016Ole Miss
10.0
220.2

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.