Usage Score
12.3
Player Dossier
2006-2009Oregon State
Sean Canfield
QB • 6'4" • Carlsbad, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Sean Canfield is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
58.5
Consistency
80.1
Season Value
62.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Oregon State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Oregon State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Washington
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Sean Canfield, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Oregon State. Sean Canfield is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Sean Canfield played QB for Oregon State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Sean Canfield recorded 5,970 passing yards, -313 rushing yards, and 41 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Oregon State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Oregon State paired 3,111 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Win with 158 yards of offense and 90.9 efficiency. It landed in the 7.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Oregon State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
239.3
Efficiency
58.5
Usage
12.3
Consistency
80.1
Best Game by takeover score
Portland State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 169. Portland State: 158. UNLV: 172. Cincinnati: 204. Arizona: 292. Arizona State: 210. Stanford: 262. USC: 306. UCLA: 300. California: 342. Washington: 169. Washington State: 231. Oregon: 296
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 42 by 44.4. Portland State: 11 by 90.9. UNLV: 35 by 58.5. Cincinnati: 50 by 50. Arizona: 56 by 50.7. Arizona State: 32 by 51.7. Stanford: 36 by 61.1. USC: 47 by 58.4. UCLA: 37 by 62.1. California: 44 by 59.3. Washington: 34 by 56.4. Washington State: 30 by 57.1. Oregon: 40 by 59.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins230.5 · Games = 8 · -22.9 vs Losses
Losses253.4 · Games = 5 · +22.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Portland State
Best efficiency game
90.9 vs Portland State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/23 | @ BYU | L 20-44 | 19 | 40 | 168 | 47.5 | 0 | 1 | 44.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Fri 12/4 | @ Oregon300-yard game | L 33-37 | 24 | 36 | 306 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 59.4 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Washington State | W 42-10 | 22 | 29 | 231 | 75.9 | 2 | 1 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Washington3+ TD | W 48-21 | 21 | 29 | 185 | 72.4 | 4 | 0 | 56.4 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ California300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-14 | 29 | 39 | 342 | 74.4 | 2 | 1 | 59.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs UCLA300-yard game | W 26-19 | 25 | 34 | 305 | 73.5 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 10/25 | @ USC300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 36-42 | 30 | 43 | 329 | 69.8 | 3 | 0 | 58.4 | 4 | -23 | -5.80 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Stanford | W 38-28 | 22 | 32 | 290 | 68.8 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 | 4 | -28 | -7 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Arizona State | W 28-17 | 18 | 30 | 216 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 51.7 | 2 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Arizona300-yard game | L 32-37 | 31 | 47 | 303 | 66.0 | 2 | 2 | 50.7 | 9 | -11 | -1.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Cincinnati | L 18-28 | 29 | 45 | 240 | 64.4 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 5 | -36 | -7.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ UNLV | W 23-21 | 25 | 31 | 198 | 80.6 | 2 | 0 | 58.5 | 4 | -26 | -6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Portland State | W 34-7 | 8 | 11 | 158 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oregon State
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Oregon State | 325 | 52.7 | 3.3 | — |
| 2007 Postseason | Oregon State | 1,546 | 49.9 | 9.3 | 1,221 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Oregon State | 1,546 | 49.9 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Oregon State | 675 | 63.2 | 5.3 | -871 |
| 2009 Postseason | Oregon State | 3,111 | 58.5 | 12.3 | 2,436 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon State | 3,111 | 58.5 | 12.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Eastern Washington
Win with 177 yards of offense and 81.7 efficiency.
177
Primary metric
177 total offense with 81.7 efficiency.
#2
Portland State
158
Primary metric
Win with 158 yards of offense and 90.9 efficiency.
158 total offense with 90.9 efficiency.
#3
California
342
Primary metric
Win with 342 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency.
342 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.
#4
Idaho State
333
Primary metric
Win with 333 yards of offense and 67 efficiency.
333 total offense with 67 efficiency.
#5
Arizona
292
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
292 total offense with 50.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Oregon State
3,111 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage
62.7
#2
2009 Regular Season · Oregon State
62.7
3,111 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Oregon State
41.8
675 primary · 63.2 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
8
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
4
3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2004 · Rating 0.7667
Canfield · Canfield, OH
- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2004
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
5,657
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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