Player Dossier

2006-2009

Oregon 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.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

9

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Washington

Player Story

Sean Canfield built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Carlsbad, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Sean Canfield's career was his passing role: 5,970...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2004 · Rating 0.7667

Canfield · Canfield, OH

Committed To
Minnesota
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2004

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 32
Overall
No. 239
NFL Team
New Orleans Saints

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.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,657
Passing yards
5,970
Touchdowns
41

Quick Answers

Sean Canfield quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon State · QB
Career Total Offense
5,657
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Oregon State
Top game
Eastern Washington
Recruit profile
2-star · Canfield · Minnesota
High school pipeline
Canfield · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 7 · Pick 32 · New Orleans Saints
Latest roster
No. 5 · Class 2009
2009 Total offense rank
3,111 total offense · QB 31st (top 12%) · Pac-10 2nd (top 2%) · National 31st (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonOregon State7325335-10329.2
2007 PostseasonOregon State105568-13144
2007 Regular SeasonOregon State101,4911,593-102844
2008 Regular SeasonOregon State4675703-28643.4
2009 PostseasonOregon State131691681166.5
2009 Regular SeasonOregon State132,9423,103-1612266.5

Related Context

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

2007 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 49.9 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: Idaho State

Win with 333 yards of offense and 67 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Postseason · Oregon State

Games

10

Primary Metric / G

154.6

Efficiency

49.9

Usage

9.3

Consistency

56

Best Game by takeover score

Idaho State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 55. Utah: 79. Cincinnati: 135. Idaho State: 333. Arizona State: 332. UCLA: 116. Arizona: 157. California: 188. Stanford: 99. USC: 52

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 17 by 42.3. Utah: 20 by 39.8. Cincinnati: 32 by 48.6. Idaho State: 32 by 67. Arizona State: 50 by 53.2. UCLA: 40 by 43.7. Arizona: 33 by 57.2. California: 36 by 52. Stanford: 27 by 55.8. USC: 35 by 39.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins151.8 · Games = 6 · -6.9 vs Losses
Losses158.8 · Games = 4 · +6.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Idaho State

Best efficiency game

67 vs Idaho State

Result
Sat 12/29vs MarylandW 21-148146857.11142.33-13-4.3000
Sun 11/4@ USCL 3-2411258544.00139.110-33-3.30018
Sat 10/27vs StanfordW 23-6142114266.71055.86-43-7.2000
Sat 10/13@ CaliforniaW 31-28183318654.50052320.7004
Sat 10/6vs ArizonaW 31-16173013956.71257.2318608
Sat 9/29vs UCLAL 14-40223514662.90243.75-30-600
Sun 9/23@ Arizona State300-yard gameL 32-44284832458.32553.2284013
Sat 9/15vs Idaho State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 61-10213035370.030672-20-1000
Thu 9/6@ CincinnatiL 3-34183113158.10348.614404
Fri 8/31vs UtahW 24-78198742.11139.81-8-800

Player Story

Sean Canfield story

Sean Canfield built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Carlsbad, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Sean Canfield's career was his passing role: 5,970 passing yards, 38 touchdown passes, and 861 attempts across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Sean Canfield's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Oregon State

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620072007200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonOregon State32552.73.3
2007 PostseasonOregon State1,54649.99.31,221
2007 Regular SeasonOregon State1,54649.99.30
2008 Regular SeasonOregon State67563.25.3-871
2009 PostseasonOregon State3,11158.512.32,436
2009 Regular SeasonOregon State3,11158.512.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Eastern Washington

Week 1 · W 56-17

Win with 177 yards of offense and 81.7 efficiency.

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Total Offense

90.9 takeover

177 total offense with 81.7 efficiency.

#2

vs Portland State

Week 1 · W 34-7

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Total Offense

68.5 takeover

Win with 158 yards of offense and 90.9 efficiency.

158 total offense with 90.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Arizona

Week 4 · L 32-37 · Conference game

292

Total Offense

67.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

292 total offense with 50.7 efficiency.

#4

@ California

Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game

342

Total Offense

63.1 takeover

Win with 342 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency.

342 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.

#5

@ Oregon

Week 14 · L 33-37 · Conference game

296

Total Offense

60.5 takeover

Loss with 296 yards of offense and 59.4 efficiency.

296 total offense with 59.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Oregon State

3,111 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Oregon State

66.5

3,111 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 12.3 usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Oregon State

44

1,546 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 9.3 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency