Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2010New Mexico
Brad Gruner
QB • 6'2" • Chandler, AZ, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Brad Gruner is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Brad Gruner built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a quarterback from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 10, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Brad Gruner's career was his passing role: 1,359...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Brad Gruner, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico. Brad Gruner is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,760
- Passing yards
- 1,359
- Rushing yards
- 401
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Brad Gruner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,760
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Utah
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hamilton · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Hamilton · 51 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2010
- 2010 Total offense rank
- 386 total offense · QB 164th (top 57%) · Mountain West 27th (top 25%) · National 355th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico | 10 | 1,368 | 1,037 | 331 | 6 | 67.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico | 4 | 386 | 322 | 64 | 2 | 39.9 |
Related Context
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Brad Gruner played QB for New Mexico. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brad Gruner recorded 1,359 passing yards, 401 rushing yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 1,368 primary output with 57.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 57.3 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: Utah
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
136.8
Efficiency
57.3
Usage
17.6
Consistency
73.5
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 88. Tulsa: 95. New Mexico State: 99. Wyoming: 114. BYU: 119. San Diego State: 134. Air Force: 116. Utah: 227. UNLV: 147. Colorado State: 229
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 17 by 37.1. Tulsa: 14 by 31.6. New Mexico State: 23 by 52.6. Wyoming: 27 by 64.1. BYU: 17 by 73.1. San Diego State: 18 by 75.6. Air Force: 20 by 68.1. Utah: 41 by 64.4. UNLV: 35 by 47.7. Colorado State: 47 by 58.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins115.7 · Games = 3 · -30.2 vs Losses
Losses145.9 · Games = 7 · +30.2 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
Utah
Best efficiency game
75.6 vs San Diego State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/15 | @ Colorado State | L 6-20 | 23 | 39 | 204 | 59.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.5 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/9 | @ UNLV | L 20-27 | 11 | 24 | 128 | 45.8 | 0 | 1 | 47.7 | 11 | 19 | 1.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/2 | vs UtahDual-threat | L 10-13 | 16 | 25 | 165 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 64.4 | 16 | 62 | 3.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 10/24 | @ Air Force | L 10-23 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs San Diego State3+ TD | W 70-7 | 8 | 11 | 92 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 75.6 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ BYU | L 3-21 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 10/5 | vs WyomingDual-threat | W 24-0 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 42.1 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 8 | 81 | 10.10 | 1 | 52 |
| Sun 9/28 | @ New Mexico State | W 35-24 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 52.6 | 7 | 44 | 6.30 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Tulsa | L 14-56 | 7 | 12 | 98 | 58.3 | 1 | 3 | 31.6 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs TCU | L 3-26 | 3 | 14 | 93 | 21.4 | 0 | 1 | 37.1 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 2 |
Player Story
Brad Gruner story
Brad Gruner built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a quarterback from Chandler, AZ wearing No. 10, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Brad Gruner's career was his passing role: 1,359 passing yards, 5 touchdown passes, 241 attempts, and 401 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with New Mexico. 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 401 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.
The arc is straightforward: Brad Gruner 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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New Mexico
2008-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1,368 | 57.3 | 17.6 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | New Mexico | 6 | 60 | 2.9 | -1,362 |
| 2010 Regular Season | New Mexico | 386 | 54.3 | 13.3 | 380 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah
Week 10 · L 10-13 · Conference game
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
227
Total Offense
86.5 takeover
227 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.
#2
@ Colorado State
Week 12 · L 6-20 · Conference game
229
Total Offense
72.6 takeover
Loss with 229 yards of offense and 58.5 efficiency.
229 total offense with 58.5 efficiency.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 6 · L 14-16
194
Total Offense
69.6 takeover
Loss with 194 yards of offense and 61.2 efficiency.
194 total offense with 61.2 efficiency.
#4
vs Colorado State
Week 12 · W 29-27 · Conference game
6
Total Offense
55.5 takeover
Win with 6 yards of offense and 60 efficiency.
6 total offense with 60 efficiency.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 11 · L 20-27 · Conference game
147
Total Offense
54.6 takeover
Loss with 147 yards of offense and 47.7 efficiency.
147 total offense with 47.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · New Mexico
1,368 primary output · 57.3 efficiency · 17.6 usage
67.5
#2
2009 Regular Season · New Mexico
41.7
6 primary · 60 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · New Mexico
39.9
386 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
8
Above avg efficiency
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