Everett Golson is a Dual-Threat QB for Notre Dame. Everett's 2014 season ranks in the 38th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 529 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Players from 2014–2024 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 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsRice | W48-17 | -3.1 | 14/22 | 295 | 2 | 0 | 98.1 | 41 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 2 | vsMichigan | W31-0 | 8.2 | 23/34 | 226 | 3 | 0 | 87.7 | -14 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 3 | vsPurdue | W30-14 | -6.2 | 25/40 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
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.
C/ATT 6/11 · Pass Yds 90 · Pass TD 0 · INT 0
| 259 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 80.5 |
| 56 |
| 1 |
| 0.34 |
| 5 | vsSyracuse | W31-15 | -2.1 | 32/39 | 362 | 4 | 2 | 59.2 | 21 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 6 | vsStanford | W17-14 | 21.4 | 20/43 | 241 | 2 | 1 | 52.3 | 34 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 7 | vsNorth Carolina | W50-43 | 0.0 | 21/38 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 45.1 | 68 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 8 | @Florida State | L27-31 | 28.5 | 31/52 | 313 | 3 | 2 | 45.8 | 33 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 10 | vsNavy | W49-39 | 3.4 | 18/25 | 315 | 3 | 1 | 95.2 | 33 | 3 | 0.74 |
| 11 | @Arizona State | L31-55 | 13.5 | 22/41 | 446 | 2 | 4 | 11.6 | -11 | 0 | -0.08 |
| 12 | vsNorthwestern | L40-43 | 1.5 | 21/40 | 287 | 3 | 1 | 50.9 | 78 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 13 | vsLouisville | L28-31 | 17.0 | 16/24 | 236 | 2 | 1 | 45.1 | -48 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 14 | @USC | L14-49 | 17.1 | 7/18 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | -14 | 0 | -0.10 |
| 1 | vsLSU | W31-28 | 21.5 | 6/11 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 6 | 0 | 0.49 |