Player Dossier

2014-2017

Florida International

Alex McGough

QB • 6'3" • 218 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Alex McGough is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

62%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

32

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

33

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Florida International

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Florida International
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Player Story

Alex McGough built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Alex McGough's career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8061

Gaither · Tampa, FL

Committed To
Florida International
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2018
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 2
Overall
No. 220
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Alex McGough, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Florida International. Alex McGough is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
9,626
Passing yards
9,091
Rushing yards
535
Touchdowns
81

Quick Answers

Alex McGough quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida International · QB
Career Total Offense
9,626
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
Best season
2015 Regular Season · Florida International
Top game
Massachusetts
Recruit profile
3-star · Gaither · Florida International
High school pipeline
Gaither · 26 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
NFL Draft
2018 · Round 7 · Pick 2 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2017
2017 Total offense rank
3,029 total offense · QB 44th (top 14%) · Conference USA 5th (top 3%) · National 44th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida International121,7721,680921856.4
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida International122,8172,722952469.9
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida International92,0081,8911171759.7
2017 PostseasonFlorida International1324717069.7
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida International133,0052,7912142269.7

Related Context

Alex McGough played QB for Florida International. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex McGough recorded 9,091 passing yards, 535 rushing yards, and 81 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Florida International.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Florida International paired 2,817 primary output with 57.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 49.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Win with 239 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Regular Season · Florida International

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

147.7

Efficiency

49.1

Usage

19.7

Consistency

74.2

Best Game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Bethune-Cookman: 105. Wagner: 59. Pittsburgh: 224. Louisville: 74. UAB: 217. Florida Atlantic: 188. UTSA: 152. Marshall: 176. Rice: 121. Old Dominion: 181. Middle Tennessee: 239. North Texas: 36

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bethune-Cookman: 30 by 46.1. Wagner: 20 by 44.4. Pittsburgh: 38 by 53.1. Louisville: 23 by 33.5. UAB: 30 by 57.5. Florida Atlantic: 36 by 62. UTSA: 34 by 42.8. Marshall: 38 by 44.1. Rice: 30 by 50. Old Dominion: 29 by 61.5. Middle Tennessee: 32 by 65.3. North Texas: 31 by 28.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins175.8 · Games = 4 · +42.1 vs Losses
Losses133.6 · Games = 8 · -42.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

65.3 vs Middle Tennessee

Result
Sat 11/22@ North TexasL 14-1711255644.00328.76-20-3.3004
Sat 11/15vs Middle Tennessee3+ TDW 38-28172423170.83065.388107
Sat 11/8@ Old Dominion3+ TDL 35-3881313261.52161.516493.10110
Sat 11/1vs RiceL 17-3181913242.1105011-11-1013
Sat 10/18vs MarshallL 13-45142717651.90244.1110015
Sat 10/11@ UTSAL 13-16112514144.01242.89111.20013
Thu 10/2vs Florida AtlanticW 38-10182916062.100627284118
Sat 9/27@ UABW 34-2092420437.52057.56132.2006
Sat 9/20vs LouisvilleL 3-345134738.50233.510272.70026
Sat 9/13vs Pittsburgh3+ TDL 25-42153022450.02053.180018
Sat 9/6vs WagnerW 34-39186050.02044.42-1-0.50014
Sat 8/30vs Bethune-CookmanL 12-14132711748.11046.13-12-400

Player Story

Alex McGough story

Alex McGough built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a quarterback from Tampa, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Florida International. The clearest part of Alex McGough's career was his passing role: 9,091 passing yards, 65 touchdown passes, 1,335 attempts, and 535 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Florida International. 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 535 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida International.

The arc is straightforward: Alex McGough 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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    Florida International

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonFlorida International1,77249.119.7
2015 Regular SeasonFlorida International2,81757.923.71,045
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida International2,0085617.6-809
2017 PostseasonFlorida International3,02965.915.61,021
2017 Regular SeasonFlorida International3,02965.915.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Massachusetts

Week 14 · W 63-45

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

403

Total Offense

80 takeover

403 total offense with 90.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Old Dominion

Week 8 · W 41-12 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

76 takeover

Win with 380 yards of offense and 65.7 efficiency.

380 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.

#3

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 9 · L 35-42 · Conference game

353

Total Offense

71.2 takeover

Loss with 353 yards of offense and 68.1 efficiency.

353 total offense with 68.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 12 · W 38-28 · Conference game

239

Total Offense

70.7 takeover

Win with 239 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency.

239 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 3 · L 25-42

224

Total Offense

68.7 takeover

Loss with 224 yards of offense and 53.1 efficiency.

224 total offense with 53.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Florida International

2,817 primary output · 57.9 efficiency · 23.7 usage

69.9

#2

2017 Postseason · Florida International

69.7

3,029 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Florida International

69.7

3,029 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage

Milestones

13

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

15

3+ TD games

20

Above avg efficiency