Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Miami
Brad Kaaya
QB • 6'4" • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Brad Kaaya is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
90
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Brad Kaaya built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a quarterback from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Brad Kaaya's career was his passing role: 9,972 passing...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 32
- Overall
- No. 215
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Brad Kaaya, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Miami. Brad Kaaya is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,586
- Passing yards
- 9,972
- Touchdowns
- 73
Quick Answers
Brad Kaaya quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,586
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Chaminade · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Chaminade · 33 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 6 · Pick 32 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 3,396 total offense · QB 32nd (top 11%) · ACC 6th (top 4%) · National 32nd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Miami | 13 | 229 | 236 | -7 | 1 | 60 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 13 | 2,838 | 2,962 | -124 | 26 | 60 |
| 2015 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 190 | 223 | -33 | 1 | 62.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 2,933 | 3,019 | -86 | 17 | 62.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 13 | 279 | 282 | -3 | 4 | 64.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 13 | 3,117 | 3,250 | -133 | 24 | 64.9 |
Related Context
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Brad Kaaya played QB for Miami. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brad Kaaya recorded 9,972 passing yards, -386 rushing yards, and 73 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Miami paired 3,396 primary output with 59.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 59.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Win with 241 yards of offense and 89.5 efficiency. It landed in the 46.2th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Miami
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
261.2
Efficiency
59.5
Usage
9.4
Consistency
79.2
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 279. Florida A&M: 127. Florida Atlantic: 194. App State: 360. Georgia Tech: 241. Florida State: 200. North Carolina: 207. Virginia Tech: 268. Notre Dame: 253. Pittsburgh: 373. Virginia: 224. NC State: 272. Duke: 398
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 36 by 59.9. Florida A&M: 19 by 57.3. Florida Atlantic: 33 by 48.8. App State: 28 by 65.7. Georgia Tech: 19 by 89.5. Florida State: 35 by 50.7. North Carolina: 33 by 53. Virginia Tech: 47 by 55.2. Notre Dame: 48 by 52.4. Pittsburgh: 52 by 66.3. Virginia: 31 by 50. NC State: 41 by 55.2. Duke: 36 by 69.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins274.2 · Games = 9 · +42.2 vs Losses
Losses232 · Games = 4 · -42.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
89.5 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | vs West Virginia3+ TD | W 31-14 | 24 | 34 | 282 | 70.6 | 4 | 0 | 59.9 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Duke300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 40-21 | 22 | 35 | 396 | 62.9 | 4 | 0 | 69.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NC State | W 27-13 | 22 | 38 | 286 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Virginia | W 34-14 | 14 | 29 | 228 | 48.3 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Pittsburgh300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-28 | 32 | 47 | 356 | 68.1 | 4 | 0 | 66.3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Notre Dame | L 27-30 | 26 | 42 | 288 | 61.9 | 1 | 1 | 52.4 | 6 | -35 | -5.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Thu 10/20 | @ Virginia Tech300-yard game | L 16-37 | 23 | 38 | 323 | 60.5 | 2 | 1 | 55.2 | 9 | -55 | -6.10 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs North Carolina | L 13-20 | 16 | 31 | 224 | 51.6 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Florida State | L 19-20 | 19 | 32 | 214 | 59.4 | 2 | 1 | 50.7 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Georgia Tech | W 35-21 | 13 | 19 | 241 | 68.4 | 1 | 0 | 89.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ App State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-10 | 21 | 27 | 368 | 77.8 | 3 | 1 | 65.7 | 1 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 38-10 | 17 | 31 | 191 | 54.8 | 0 | 2 | 48.8 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Florida A&M3+ TD | W 70-3 | 12 | 18 | 135 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 57.3 | 1 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Brad Kaaya story
Brad Kaaya built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a quarterback from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Brad Kaaya's career was his passing role: 9,972 passing yards, 69 touchdown passes, and 1,189 attempts across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Miami. 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. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.
The arc is straightforward: Brad Kaaya 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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Miami
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Miami | 3,067 | 55.3 | 6.9 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Miami | 3,067 | 55.3 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Miami | 3,123 | 57.7 | 9 | 56 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Miami | 3,123 | 57.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Miami | 3,396 | 59.5 | 9.4 | 273 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Miami | 3,396 | 59.5 | 9.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 12 · W 38-21 · Conference game
Win with 300 yards of offense and 88 efficiency.
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Total Offense
82.6 takeover
300 total offense with 88 efficiency.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 5 · W 35-21 · Conference game
241
Total Offense
75 takeover
Win with 241 yards of offense and 89.5 efficiency.
241 total offense with 89.5 efficiency.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 6 · L 24-29 · Conference game
389
Total Offense
64 takeover
Loss with 389 yards of offense and 57 efficiency.
389 total offense with 57 efficiency.
#4
@ Virginia Tech
Week 8 · L 16-37 · Conference game
268
Total Offense
63.8 takeover
Loss with 268 yards of offense and 55.2 efficiency.
268 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.
#5
vs Pittsburgh
Week 10 · W 51-28 · Conference game
373
Total Offense
63.6 takeover
Win with 373 yards of offense and 66.3 efficiency.
373 total offense with 66.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Miami
3,396 primary output · 59.5 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Miami
64.9
3,396 primary · 59.5 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Miami
62.5
3,123 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
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