Player Dossier

2014-2017

UTSA

Dalton Sturm

QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Goliad, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Dalton Sturm is a balanced quarterback profile with 26.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

74%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

56

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

68

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

62

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UTSA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
UTSA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State

Player Story

Dalton Sturm built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Goliad, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Dalton Sturm's career was his passing role: 5,768 passing...

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Dalton Sturm, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · UTSA. Dalton Sturm is a balanced quarterback profile with 26.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
6,995
Passing yards
5,768
Rushing yards
1,227
Touchdowns
56

Quick Answers

Dalton Sturm quick answers

Latest team and position
UTSA · QB
Career Total Offense
6,995
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
Best season
2017 Regular Season · UTSA
Top game
Arizona State
Latest roster
No. 14 · Class 2017
2017 Total offense rank
2,730 total offense · QB 61st (top 19%) · Conference USA 6th (top 4%) · National 61st (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonUTSA167598149.5
2015 Regular SeasonUTSA101,7151,3543611462.7
2016 PostseasonUTSA1316811850267
2016 Regular SeasonUTSA132,3152,0522632267
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA112,7302,1855451776.8

Related Context

Dalton Sturm played QB for UTSA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dalton Sturm recorded 5,768 passing yards, 1,227 rushing yards, and -8 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UTSA.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

UTSA paired 2,730 primary output with 66.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 66.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Loss with 395 yards of offense and 64.9 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · UTSA

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

248.2

Efficiency

66.3

Usage

26.7

Consistency

81.4

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 253. Southern: 327. Texas State: 249. Southern Miss: 395. North Texas: 253. Rice: 213. UTEP: 255. Florida International: 187. UAB: 197. Marshall: 289. Louisiana Tech: 112

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 32 by 80.3. Southern: 26 by 93.5. Texas State: 36 by 68.1. Southern Miss: 51 by 64.9. North Texas: 30 by 73. Rice: 35 by 66.7. UTEP: 40 by 66.5. Florida International: 39 by 62.3. UAB: 51 by 49.2. Marshall: 49 by 61.6. Louisiana Tech: 28 by 42.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins264.3 · Games = 6 · +35.5 vs Losses
Losses228.8 · Games = 5 · -35.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

93.5 vs Southern

Result
Sun 11/26@ Louisiana TechL 6-209169156.30242.812211.80011
Sun 11/19vs MarshallW 9-7253826465.80061.611252.30011
Sun 11/12vs UABL 19-24173716245.91149.214352.50122
Sat 11/4@ Florida InternationalDual-threatL 7-14132110561.91062.318824.60016
Sun 10/29@ UTEPDual-threatW 31-14183018860.01166.510676.70019
Sat 10/21vs RiceDual-threatW 20-7122113457.11066.714795.60033
Sat 10/14@ North TexasL 26-29132421554.220736386.30019
Sat 10/7vs Southern Miss300-yard game · 3+ TDL 29-31274336762.83164.98283.50026
Sat 9/23@ Texas StateW 44-14172521268.00068.111373.40035
Sat 9/16vs Southern3+ TDW 51-17192229286.44093.54358.80120
Sun 9/10@ BaylorDual-threatW 17-10152015575.02080.312988.20040

Player Story

Dalton Sturm story

Dalton Sturm built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Goliad, TX wearing No. 14, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Dalton Sturm's career was his passing role: 5,768 passing yards, 49 touchdown passes, 811 attempts, and 1,227 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UTSA. 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 1,227 rushing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTSA.

The arc is straightforward: Dalton Sturm 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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    UTSA

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUTSA67854.8
2015 Regular SeasonUTSA1,71556.7301,648
2016 PostseasonUTSA2,48360.421.1768
2016 Regular SeasonUTSA2,48360.421.10
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA2,73066.326.7247

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arizona State

Week 3 · L 28-32

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

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Total Offense

86.6 takeover

311 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#2

@ North Texas

Week 9 · L 23-30 · Conference game

323

Total Offense

86.2 takeover

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

323 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Old Dominion

Week 10 · L 31-36 · Conference game

286

Total Offense

81.2 takeover

Loss with 286 yards of offense and 61.4 efficiency.

286 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 6 · L 31-34 · Conference game

261

Total Offense

79 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

261 total offense with 56.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Rice

Week 12 · W 34-24 · Conference game

239

Total Offense

77.6 takeover

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

239 total offense with 74.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · UTSA

2,730 primary output · 66.3 efficiency · 26.7 usage

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#2

2016 Postseason · UTSA

67

2,483 primary · 60.4 efficiency · 21.1 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UTSA

67

2,483 primary · 60.4 efficiency · 21.1 usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

20

Above avg efficiency