Usage / Role
59%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2018Kansas
Peyton Bender
QB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Peyton Bender is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
34
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: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Washington State • Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Peyton Bender built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a quarterback from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Kansas and Washington State. The clearest part of Peyton Bender's career was...
Read the storyPeyton Bender, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kansas. Peyton Bender is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,761
- Passing yards
- 4,006
- Touchdowns
- 26
Quick Answers
Peyton Bender quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,761
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Washington
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2018 Total offense rank
- 1,759 total offense · QB 105th (top 29%) · Big 12 9th (top 8%) · National 109th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 5 | 480 | 498 | -18 | 3 | 42.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 1,522 | 1,609 | -87 | 10 | 53.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 1,759 | 1,899 | -140 | 13 | 63.4 |
Related Context
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Peyton Bender played QB for Washington State and Kansas. Across 6 tracked seasons, Peyton Bender recorded 4,006 passing yards, -245 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kansas paired 1,759 primary output with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 51.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Kansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nicholls
Loss with 172 yards of offense and 49.7 efficiency. It landed in the 63.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
159.9
Efficiency
51.5
Usage
9.5
Consistency
81
Best Game by takeover score
Nicholls
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nicholls: 172. Central Michigan: 119. Rutgers: 73. Baylor: 93. West Virginia: 170. Texas Tech: 191. TCU: 247. Iowa State: 178. Kansas State: 201. Oklahoma: 167. Texas: 148
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nicholls: 45 by 49.7. Central Michigan: 27 by 51.8. Rutgers: 13 by 54.3. Baylor: 19 by 52.6. West Virginia: 29 by 52.9. Texas Tech: 44 by 44.8. TCU: 33 by 59.3. Iowa State: 42 by 46. Kansas State: 37 by 54.7. Oklahoma: 29 by 55.5. Texas: 38 by 44.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins146.3 · Games = 3 · -18.7 vs Losses
Losses165 · Games = 8 · +18.7 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
Nicholls
Best efficiency game
59.3 vs TCU
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Texas | L 17-24 | 18 | 35 | 159 | 51.4 | 1 | 1 | 44.5 | 3 | -11 | -3.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Oklahoma | L 40-55 | 19 | 27 | 167 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 55.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Kansas State | L 17-21 | 21 | 34 | 232 | 61.8 | 2 | 0 | 54.7 | 3 | -31 | -10.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Iowa State | L 3-27 | 19 | 41 | 185 | 46.3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | -7 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs TCU | W 27-26 | 19 | 29 | 249 | 65.5 | 2 | 0 | 59.3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Texas Tech | L 16-48 | 18 | 41 | 221 | 43.9 | 2 | 1 | 44.8 | 3 | -30 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ West Virginia | L 22-38 | 16 | 25 | 191 | 64.0 | 2 | 1 | 52.9 | 4 | -21 | -5.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Baylor | L 7-26 | 10 | 17 | 105 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 52.6 | 2 | -12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Rutgers | W 55-14 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Central Michigan | W 31-7 | 17 | 26 | 130 | 65.4 | 1 | 0 | 51.8 | 1 | -11 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Nicholls | L 23-26 | 19 | 35 | 187 | 54.3 | 2 | 0 | 49.7 | 10 | -15 | -1.50 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Peyton Bender story
Peyton Bender built his college career from 2012 through 2018 as a quarterback from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Kansas and Washington State. The clearest part of Peyton Bender's career was his passing role: 4,006 passing yards, 26 touchdown passes, and 686 attempts across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Peyton Bender'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
Washington State
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2017-2018
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 480 | 52.6 | 25 | 480 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,522 | 47.8 | 9.9 | 1,042 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,759 | 51.5 | 9.5 | 237 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington
Week 13 · L 10-45 · Conference game
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
270
Total Offense
67.7 takeover
270 total offense with 47.4 efficiency.
#2
vs Nicholls
Week 1 · L 23-26
172
Total Offense
63 takeover
Loss with 172 yards of offense and 49.7 efficiency.
172 total offense with 49.7 efficiency.
#3
@ Ohio
Week 3 · L 30-42
313
Total Offense
61.5 takeover
Loss with 313 yards of offense and 54 efficiency.
313 total offense with 54 efficiency.
#4
vs TCU
Week 9 · W 27-26 · Conference game
247
Total Offense
61.1 takeover
Win with 247 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency.
247 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 38-16
353
Total Offense
60.8 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
353 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kansas
1,759 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
63.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
53.5
1,522 primary · 47.8 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Washington State
42.2
480 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 25 usage
Milestones
4
250+ passing yards
3
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
3
Above avg efficiency
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