#6Driphus Jackson

QB·Rice·20148.1 pts line valueDay 3 (Rds 4–7)

Driphus Jackson is a Clutch Passer for Rice. Driphus's 2014 season ranks in the 45th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 415 plays — a average 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 Driphus Jackson'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.

2014 Production

Passing

191/331 Comp/Att2842 Pass yards24 Pass TD8 INT57.7% Comp %

Rushing

401 Rush yards1 Rush TD121 Carries3.3 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2014 · vs QB peers

Efficiency45
Volume100
Dual-Threat50
Consistency80
Clutch98

Player type

Clutch Passer

Elevates on passing downs — 3rd-and-medium, two-minute drills, and pressure situations are where this QB is best.

3rd-down precisionLate-game valueHigh passing-down EPA

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)45th %ile · average

Game-to-game consistency80th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸7 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 0.62 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Fresno State (SP+ -7).

Historical Comparables · QB · efficiency + volume + value

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

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Stetson Bennett	Georgia	2022	509	0.635	12.5	323.0

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

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	C/ATT	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	QBR	Rush Yds	Rush TD	EPA/play
1	@Notre Dame	L17-48	10.8	13/24	163	1	1	60.8	61	0	0.36
3	@Texas A&M	L10-38	20.2	21/32	212	1	0	79.6	84	0	0.28
4	vsOld Dominion	L42-45	-12.7	15/22	175	2	0	84.7	19	0	0.31
5	@Southern Miss	W41-23	-15.9	14/22	178	2	1	47.9	23	0	0.41
6	vsHawai'i	W28-14	-15.0	10/23	248	2	1	9.4	-26	0	0.05
7	@Army	W41-21	-16.9	15/21	209	3	0	97.2	29	0	0.44
9	vsNorth Texas	W41-21	-9.4	13/26	233	1	0	53.8	26	0	0.49
10	@Florida International	W31-17	-16.2	11/24	230	2	0	84.8	66	0	0.44
11	vsUTSA	W17-7	-3.4	18/28	213	1	1	67.8	48	1	0.36
12	@Marshall	L14-41	16.8	11/23	99	0	0	8.9	-19	0	-0.28
13	vsUTEP	W31-13	-12.0	10/22	227	2	1	67.7	53	0	0.51
14	@Louisiana Tech	L31-76	-1.7	25/40	337	4	3	71.6	-4	0	0.51
1	vsFresno State	W30-6	-6.9	15/24	318	3	0	60.2	41	0	0.62

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

48.0%

Passing plays

94.4%

Rushing plays

17.4%

Standard downs

36.3%

Passing downs

70.8%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.21
Passing downs: 0.51
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.42 / 0.15

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

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg

EPA per play · 2014 · 13 games

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.