Player Dossier

2006-2009

Toledo

Aaron Opelt

QB • 6'2" • Fremont, OH, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Aaron Opelt is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

75%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

36

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

37

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Aaron Opelt built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Fremont, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Aaron Opelt's career was his passing role: 6,804 passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2006 · Rating 0.7889

Fremont Ross · Fremont, OH

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2006

Aaron Opelt, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Toledo. Aaron Opelt is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
7,341
Passing yards
6,804
Rushing yards
537
Touchdowns
63

Quick Answers

Aaron Opelt quick answers

Latest team and position
Toledo · QB
Career Total Offense
7,341
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 39 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Toledo
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Fremont Ross · Toledo
High school pipeline
Fremont Ross · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Class 2009
2009 Total offense rank
2,161 total offense · QB 80th (top 30%) · Mid-American 8th (top 7%) · National 81st (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonToledo91,1368752611054.4
2007 Regular SeasonToledo91,9121,7561561761.5
2008 Regular SeasonToledo122,1322,176-441762.5
2009 Regular SeasonToledo92,1611,9971641959.7

Related Context

Aaron Opelt played QB for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aaron Opelt recorded 6,804 passing yards, 537 rushing yards, and 32 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Toledo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Toledo paired 2,132 primary output with 52.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 52.6 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: Fresno State

Loss with 281 yards of offense and 57.6 efficiency. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Toledo

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

177.7

Efficiency

52.6

Usage

11.4

Consistency

73.5

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 166. Eastern Michigan: 118. Fresno State: 281. Florida International: 171. Ball State: 134. Michigan: 249. Northern Illinois: 133. Central Michigan: 227. Akron: 283. Western Michigan: 207. Miami (OH): 144. Bowling Green: 19

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 33 by 53.4. Eastern Michigan: 20 by 48.8. Fresno State: 48 by 57.6. Florida International: 50 by 45.4. Ball State: 34 by 48.3. Michigan: 52 by 52.2. Northern Illinois: 26 by 56.3. Central Michigan: 30 by 64.6. Akron: 36 by 70.1. Western Michigan: 34 by 50.6. Miami (OH): 30 by 52.7. Bowling Green: 25 by 30.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins170.3 · Games = 3 · -9.8 vs Losses
Losses180.1 · Games = 9 · +9.8 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

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

70.1 vs Akron

Result
Fri 11/28vs Bowling GreenL 10-387206735.00230.75-48-9.6012
Sat 11/22vs Miami (OH)W 42-14142613953.80052.7451.30113
Sat 11/15@ Western MichiganL 17-27183121358.11150.63-6-211
Thu 11/6@ Akron3+ TDL 30-47233527765.73170.116616
Sat 10/25vs Central MichiganL 23-24162621661.51064.64112.80010
Sat 10/18@ Northern IllinoisL 7-38162213872.70056.34-5-1.3009
Sat 10/11@ MichiganW 13-10335025766.00052.22-8-400
Sat 10/4vs Ball StateL 0-31213114367.70148.33-9-300
Sat 9/27vs Florida InternationalL 16-35264517757.80145.45-6-1.2004
Sun 9/21vs Fresno State3+ TDL 54-55224126553.73057.67162.3019
Sat 9/13@ Eastern Michigan3+ TDW 41-1781811444.43148.824202
Sun 9/7@ ArizonaL 16-41213117067.71053.42-4-203

Player Story

Aaron Opelt story

Aaron Opelt built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Fremont, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Aaron Opelt's career was his passing role: 6,804 passing yards, 46 touchdown passes, 1,074 attempts, and 537 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 537 rushing yards and 32 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.

The arc is straightforward: Aaron Opelt moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Toledo

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonToledo1,13655.321.7
2007 Regular SeasonToledo1,91256.813.5776
2008 Regular SeasonToledo2,13252.611.4220
2009 Regular SeasonToledo2,16158.313.429

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Central Michigan

Week 6 · L 20-42 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

342

Total Offense

84.8 takeover

342 total offense with 54.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Colorado

Week 2 · W 54-38

428

Total Offense

77.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

428 total offense with 91.3 efficiency.

#3

@ Central Michigan

Week 2 · L 31-52 · Conference game

351

Total Offense

69.6 takeover

Loss with 351 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.

351 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Purdue

Week 1 · L 31-52

446

Total Offense

68.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

446 total offense with 64.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Ball State

Week 5 · W 37-30 · Conference game

421

Total Offense

66.7 takeover

Win with 421 yards of offense and 65.2 efficiency.

421 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Toledo

2,132 primary output · 52.6 efficiency · 11.4 usage

62.5

#2

2007 Regular Season · Toledo

61.5

1,912 primary · 56.8 efficiency · 13.5 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Toledo

59.7

2,161 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 13.4 usage

Milestones

11

250+ passing yards

8

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency