Player Dossier

2015-2018

Boise State

Brett Rypien

QB • 6'2" • 203 lbs • Spokane, WA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Brett Rypien is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

90%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

36

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Player Story

Brett Rypien built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a quarterback from Spokane, WA wearing No. 4, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Brett Rypien's career was his passing role: 13,581...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.9075

Shadle Park · Spokane, WA

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Brett Rypien, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Boise State. Brett Rypien is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
13,490
Passing yards
13,581
Touchdowns
95

Quick Answers

Brett Rypien quick answers

Latest team and position
Boise State · QB
Career Total Offense
13,490
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Boise State
Top game
Oklahoma State
Recruit profile
4-star · Shadle Park · Boise State
High school pipeline
Shadle Park · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2018 Total offense rank
3,728 total offense · QB 14th (top 4%) · Mountain West 3rd (top 2%) · National 14th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2015 PostseasonBoise State11360377-17362.1
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State112,9212,976-551962.1
2016 PostseasonBoise State133053050164
2016 Regular SeasonBoise State133,3253,341-162664
2017 PostseasonBoise State13350362-12257.5
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State132,5012,515-141457.5
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State133,7283,705233069.6

Related Context

Brett Rypien played QB for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brett Rypien recorded 13,581 passing yards, -91 rushing yards, and 38 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Boise State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Boise State paired 3,728 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 60.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Postseason · Boise State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

279.2

Efficiency

60.1

Usage

9.9

Consistency

76.7

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 305. Louisiana: 343. Washington State: 302. Oregon State: 204. Utah State: 166. New Mexico: 392. Colorado State: 222. BYU: 427. Wyoming: 271. San José State: 215. Hawai'i: 352. UNLV: 114. Air Force: 317

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 60 by 49.2. Louisiana: 34 by 63.6. Washington State: 37 by 51.5. Oregon State: 39 by 50.6. Utah State: 29 by 56.3. New Mexico: 29 by 71.3. Colorado State: 29 by 67.1. BYU: 43 by 59.5. Wyoming: 40 by 55.4. San José State: 24 by 65.8. Hawai'i: 26 by 79.2. UNLV: 24 by 52. Air Force: 28 by 59.9

Split Comparison

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

Wins273.7 · Games = 10 · -24.0 vs Losses
Losses297.7 · Games = 3 · +24.0 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

BYU

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Hawai'i

Result
Wed 12/28@ Baylor300-yard gameL 12-31325130562.71249.290007
Fri 11/25@ Air Force300-yard gameL 20-2792631634.61059.9210.5002
Sat 11/19vs UNLVW 42-25102010950.00052451.3013
Sun 11/13@ Hawai'i300-yard game · 3+ TDW 52-16182233881.84079.24143.50111
Sat 11/5vs San José State3+ TDW 45-31162121976.23065.83-4-1.3002
Sat 10/29@ WyomingL 28-30223529562.90155.45-24-4.8002
Fri 10/21vs BYU300-yard game · 3+ TDW 28-27253944264.13259.54-15-3.8004
Sun 10/16vs Colorado StateW 28-23162420766.71067.15153010
Sat 10/8@ New Mexico300-yard game · 3+ TDW 49-21212839175.05071.311101
Sun 10/2vs Utah StateW 21-10152416362.52056.3530.6007
Sat 9/24@ Oregon StateW 38-24193621552.81050.63-11-3.7003
Sun 9/11vs Washington StateW 31-28193529954.31351.5231.5003
Sat 9/3@ Louisiana300-yard gameW 45-10223334766.72063.61-4-405

Player Story

Brett Rypien story

Brett Rypien built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a quarterback from Spokane, WA wearing No. 4, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Brett Rypien's career was his passing role: 13,581 passing yards, 90 touchdown passes, and 1,619 attempts across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Boise State. 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 38 receiving yards and 7 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.

The arc is straightforward: Brett Rypien 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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    Boise State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonBoise State3,2816211.2
2015 Regular SeasonBoise State3,2816211.20
2016 PostseasonBoise State3,63060.19.9349
2016 Regular SeasonBoise State3,63060.19.90
2017 PostseasonBoise State2,85161.78.1-779
2017 Regular SeasonBoise State2,85161.78.10
2018 Regular SeasonBoise State3,72861.416.3877

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oklahoma State

Week 3 · L 21-44

Loss with 361 yards of offense and 56.5 efficiency.

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Total Offense

73.5 takeover

361 total offense with 56.5 efficiency.

#2

@ Troy

Week 1 · W 56-20

319

Total Offense

64.9 takeover

Win with 319 yards of offense and 72.6 efficiency.

319 total offense with 72.6 efficiency.

#3

vs Fresno State

Week 11 · W 24-17 · Conference game

299

Total Offense

63.3 takeover

Win with 299 yards of offense and 70.9 efficiency.

299 total offense with 70.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Colorado State

Week 8 · W 56-28 · Conference game

302

Total Offense

62.1 takeover

Win with 302 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.

302 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Wyoming

Week 5 · W 34-14 · Conference game

348

Total Offense

62.1 takeover

Win with 348 yards of offense and 60.8 efficiency.

348 total offense with 60.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Boise State

3,728 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 16.3 usage

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#2

2016 Postseason · Boise State

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3,630 primary · 60.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Boise State

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3,630 primary · 60.1 efficiency · 9.9 usage

Milestones

31

250+ passing yards

23

300+ total offense

17

3+ TD games

29

Above avg efficiency