Usage Score
15.1
Player Dossier
2007-2010Marshall
Brian Anderson
QB • 6'3" • Louisville, KY, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Brian Anderson is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
55.5
Consistency
79
Season Value
60.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
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.
Brian Anderson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Marshall. Brian Anderson is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Brian Anderson played QB for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Anderson recorded 5,403 passing yards, 105 rushing yards, and 38 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Marshall paired 2,666 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 330 yards of offense and 66.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
204
Efficiency
55.5
Usage
15.1
Consistency
79
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 129. West Virginia: 220. Bowling Green: 191. Ohio: 299. Southern Miss: 32. UCF: 137. East Carolina: 227. UTEP: 181. UAB: 330. Memphis: 248. SMU: 264. Tulane: 190
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. Ohio State: 32 by 46.7. West Virginia: 32 by 58.7. Bowling Green: 44 by 48.4. Ohio: 31 by 73. Southern Miss: 18 by 42.3. UCF: 34 by 48.1. East Carolina: 49 by 55.1. UTEP: 31 by 70.1. UAB: 46 by 66.3. Memphis: 35 by 58. SMU: 48 by 45.9. Tulane: 31 by 53.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins249.6 · Games = 5 · +78.2 vs Losses
Losses171.4 · Games = 7 · -78.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
73 vs Ohio
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Tulane | W 38-23 | 9 | 23 | 162 | 39.1 | 2 | 1 | 53.9 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ SMU | L 17-31 | 24 | 42 | 277 | 57.1 | 1 | 3 | 45.9 | 6 | -13 | -2.20 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Memphis3+ TD | W 28-13 | 20 | 28 | 251 | 71.4 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 7 | -3 | -0.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ UAB300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-17 | 25 | 41 | 304 | 61.0 | 3 | 1 | 66.3 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UTEP | W 16-12 | 13 | 26 | 138 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 70.1 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ East Carolina | L 10-37 | 27 | 47 | 217 | 57.4 | 1 | 3 | 55.1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Thu 10/14 | vs UCF | L 14-35 | 15 | 30 | 129 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 48.1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 10/3 | @ Southern Miss | L 16-41 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 43.8 | 1 | 0 | 42.3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Ohio3+ TD | W 24-23 | 21 | 30 | 295 | 70.0 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Bowling Green | L 28-44 | 20 | 44 | 191 | 45.5 | 1 | 4 | 48.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 9/10 | vs West Virginia3+ TD | L 21-24 | 20 | 29 | 229 | 69.0 | 3 | 0 | 58.7 | 3 | -9 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu 9/2 | @ Ohio State | L 7-45 | 17 | 28 | 135 | 60.7 | 0 | 1 | 46.7 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 |
Career Arc
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Marshall
2007-2010
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Season Value Progression
20072008200920092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Marshall | 76 | 34.6 | 5.9 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Marshall | 318 | 56 | 5.6 | 242 |
| 2009 Postseason | Marshall | 2,666 | 56.3 | 15.5 | 2,348 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Marshall | 2,666 | 56.3 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Marshall | 2,448 | 55.5 | 15.1 | -218 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulane
Win with 207 yards of offense and 80.7 efficiency.
207
Primary metric
207 total offense with 80.7 efficiency.
#2
UAB
330
Primary metric
Win with 330 yards of offense and 66.3 efficiency.
330 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.
#3
Tulsa
186
Primary metric
Loss with 186 yards of offense and 68.5 efficiency.
186 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.
#4
UTEP
368
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
368 total offense with 56 efficiency.
#5
Ohio
299
Primary metric
Win with 299 yards of offense and 73 efficiency.
299 total offense with 73 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Marshall
2,666 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage
60.4
#2
2009 Regular Season · Marshall
60.4
2,666 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 15.5 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Marshall
60.4
2,448 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 15.1 usage
Milestones
8
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
7
3+ TD games
9
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
5,508
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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