Player Dossier

2014-2016

Miami

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.

Usage / Role

98%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

33

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9375

Chaminade · West Hills, CA

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

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonMiami13229236-7160
2014 Regular SeasonMiami132,8382,962-1242660
2015 PostseasonMiami12190223-33162.5
2015 Regular SeasonMiami122,9333,019-861762.5
2016 PostseasonMiami13279282-3464.9
2016 Regular SeasonMiami133,1173,250-1332464.9

Related Context

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

2014 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 55.3 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: Arkansas State

Win with 324 yards of offense and 62.5 efficiency. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Postseason · Miami

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

235.9

Efficiency

55.3

Usage

6.9

Consistency

79

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 229. Louisville: 158. Florida A&M: 176. Arkansas State: 324. Nebraska: 334. Duke: 223. Georgia Tech: 236. Cincinnati: 273. Virginia Tech: 92. North Carolina: 174. Florida State: 321. Virginia: 230. Pittsburgh: 297

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 36 by 51.3. Louisville: 31 by 45.3. Florida A&M: 23 by 46.3. Arkansas State: 27 by 62.5. Nebraska: 44 by 54.7. Duke: 35 by 53.4. Georgia Tech: 27 by 53.4. Cincinnati: 27 by 67.5. Virginia Tech: 17 by 47.9. North Carolina: 20 by 64.3. Florida State: 35 by 65.7. Virginia: 37 by 53.7. Pittsburgh: 46 by 53.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins210.3 · Games = 6 · -47.5 vs Losses
Losses257.9 · Games = 7 · +47.5 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

Arkansas State

Best efficiency game

67.5 vs Cincinnati

Result
Sat 12/27@ South CarolinaL 21-24193323657.61151.33-7-2.3002
Sun 11/30vs PittsburghL 23-35224529648.92053.411101
Sun 11/23@ VirginiaL 13-30203326360.61153.74-33-8.3000
Sun 11/16vs Florida State300-yard gameL 26-30163431647.12165.715505
Sat 11/1vs North Carolina3+ TDW 47-20111718964.73064.33-15-503
Fri 10/24@ Virginia TechW 30-67169243.81047.910000
Sat 10/11vs Cincinnati3+ TDW 55-34172428670.83067.53-13-4.3011
Sat 10/4@ Georgia TechL 17-28162524564.01253.42-9-4.5000
Sat 9/27vs DukeW 22-10203422358.82053.410000
Sun 9/21@ Nebraska300-yard game · 3+ TDL 31-41284235966.73254.72-25-12.5000
Sat 9/13vs Arkansas State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 41-20162434266.74162.53-18-600
Sat 9/6vs Florida A&MW 41-7122217754.52246.31-1-100
Tue 9/2@ LouisvilleL 13-31172917458.61245.32-16-800

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonMiami3,06755.36.9
2014 Regular SeasonMiami3,06755.36.90
2015 PostseasonMiami3,12357.7956
2015 Regular SeasonMiami3,12357.790
2016 PostseasonMiami3,39659.59.4273
2016 Regular SeasonMiami3,39659.59.40

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

64.9

#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

22

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

12

Above avg efficiency