Player Career

Trace McSorley Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Trace McSorley story

Trace McSorley built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from Ashburn, VA wearing No. 9, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Trace McSorley's career was his passing role: 9,882 passing yards, 77 touchdown passes, 1,215 attempts, and 1,698 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,698 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Trace McSorley'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.

  1. 1

    Penn State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2015 PostseasonPenn State22842.18.3228
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State22842.18.30
2016 PostseasonPenn State3,97962.727.23,751
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State3,97962.727.20
2017 PostseasonPenn State4,06167.731.982
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State4,06167.731.90
2018 PostseasonPenn State3,31262.533.1-749
2018 Regular SeasonPenn State3,31262.533.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ohio State

Week 5 · L 26-27 · Conference game

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

461

Total Offense

91.2 takeover

461 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.

#2

vs Minnesota

Week 5 · W 29-26 · Conference game

408

Total Offense

80 takeover

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

408 total offense with 76.4 efficiency.

#3

vs Washington

Week 1 · W 35-28 · Postseason

402

Total Offense

79.9 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

402 total offense with 69.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Michigan

Week 8 · W 42-13 · Conference game

358

Total Offense

78.8 takeover

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

358 total offense with 77.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 13 · W 45-12 · Conference game

389

Total Offense

78.1 takeover

Win with 389 yards of offense and 71.7 efficiency.

389 total offense with 71.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Penn State

4,061 primary output · 67.7 efficiency · 31.9 usage

81.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · Penn State

81.3

4,061 primary · 67.7 efficiency · 31.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Penn State

76.6

3,979 primary · 62.7 efficiency · 27.2 usage

Milestones

16

250+ passing yards

15

300+ total offense

23

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency