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Mike White

#14Mike White

QB·Western Kentucky·2017201611.7 pts line valueDay 2 (Rds 2–3)

Mike White is a 2-year Clutch Passer for Western Kentucky. Mike's 2016 season ranks in the 88th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 388 plays — a above-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 Mike White'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
280/416 Comp/Att4363 Pass yards37 Pass TD7 INT67.3% Comp %
Rushing
-74 Rush yards0 Rush TD29 Carries-2.6 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2016 · vs QB peers

  • Efficiency88
  • Volume100
  • Dual-Threat0
  • Consistency73
  • Clutch78
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)88th %ile · above avg
Game-to-game consistency73th %ile · average
Key findings
  • Above-average efficiency for the QB position (88th percentile).
  • High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
  • 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.
  • Peak game: 2.33 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs Middle Tennessee (SP+ -2).

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
Stetson BennettGeorgia0.63512.5323.0
Tanner MordecaiSMU0.63014.0321.5
Kaidon SalterLiberty0.71114.7345.6
Malik CunninghamLouisville0.68114.7341.6
Blake SimsAlabama0.69615.4329.4

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

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+2.3302.33Wk 1 vs Rice: +1.01 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Alabama: -0.29 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Miami (OH): +0.01 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs Vanderbilt: +0.05 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Houston Christian: +1.17 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs Louisiana Tech: +0.45 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Middle Tennessee: +2.33 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Old Dominion: +0.73 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Florida Atlantic: +0.88 EPA/play9Wk 10 vs Florida International: +0.81 EPA/play10Wk 11 vs North Texas: +0.69 EPA/play11Wk 13 vs Marshall: +0.54 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs Louisiana Tech: +0.49 EPA/play14Wk 1 vs Memphis: +0.42 EPA/play1
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+C/ATTPass YdsPass TDINTQBRRush YdsRush TDEPA/play
1vsRiceW46-14-16.525/315173099.41.01
2@AlabamaL10-3831.710/24135018.9-140-0.29
3@Miami (OH)W31-24-6.119/312682154.1-1300.01
4vsVanderbiltL30-31-1.222/382221149.1500.05
5vsHouston ChristianW50-311/132253096.6-1201.17
6@Louisiana TechL52-553.136/503405078.2-400.45
7@Middle TennesseeW44-43-1.929/403912171.5-2302.33
8vsOld DominionW59-24-0.728/323784197.10.73
9@Florida AtlanticW52-3-14.113/213073096.6-1200.88
10vsFlorida InternationalW49-21-19.016/232741093.50.81
11vsNorth TexasW45-7-14.614/253164090.8000.69
13@MarshallW60-6-12.716/272333091.60.54
14vsLouisiana TechW58-443.121/314213185.2300.49
1vsMemphisW51-317.720/303363185.8-400.42

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
44.1%
Passing plays
86.8%
Rushing plays
3.2%
Standard downs
40.2%
Passing downs
53.5%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.42
Passing downs
0.61
Pass / Rush EPA
0.51 / -0.13

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

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg
+2.600−0.552017
EPA per play · 2016 — 2017 · 27 games
SeasonTeamLine valueTotal EPA
2016Western Kentucky
11.7
265.8
2017Western Kentucky
5.0
211.0

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.