Player Career

Peyton Bender Career Story

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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. 1

    Washington State

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas

    2017-2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014201520172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonWashington State0
2013 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2014 Regular SeasonWashington State00
2015 Regular SeasonWashington State48052.625480
2017 Regular SeasonKansas1,52247.89.91,042
2018 Regular SeasonKansas1,75951.59.5237

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