Usage / Role
80%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Cincinnati
Brendon Kay
QB • 6'4" • Marine City, MI, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Brendon Kay is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
10
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
18
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Brendon Kay built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Marine City, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Brendon Kay's career was his passing role: 4,647...
Read the storyBrendon Kay, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Cincinnati. Brendon Kay is a balanced quarterback profile with 14.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,150
- Passing yards
- 4,647
- Rushing yards
- 503
- Touchdowns
- 41
Quick Answers
Brendon Kay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,150
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Duke
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 3,439 total offense · QB 27th (top 9%) · American Athletic 4th (top 4%) · National 27th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2012 Postseason | Cincinnati | 11 | 408 | 332 | 76 | 4 | 45.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 1,196 | 966 | 230 | 9 | 45.4 |
| 2013 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 166 | 181 | -15 | 0 | 68 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 3,273 | 3,121 | 152 | 28 | 68 |
Related Context
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Brendon Kay played QB for Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brendon Kay recorded 4,647 passing yards, 503 rushing yards, and 56 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 3,439 primary output with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
264.5
Efficiency
63.4
Usage
14.7
Consistency
76
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 166. Purdue: 61. Illinois: 74. Northwestern State: 284. Miami (OH): 201. South Florida: 268. Temple: 288. UConn: 302. Memphis: 321. SMU: 291. Rutgers: 412. Houston: 444. Louisville: 327
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 43 by 43.6. Purdue: 6 by 74.6. Illinois: 14 by 54.6. Northwestern State: 17 by 82.9. Miami (OH): 44 by 55.5. South Florida: 47 by 56.4. Temple: 43 by 68.6. UConn: 26 by 70.2. Memphis: 40 by 60.5. SMU: 38 by 59.3. Rutgers: 39 by 80.5. Houston: 59 by 63. Louisville: 51 by 54.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins289.3 · Games = 9 · +80.6 vs Losses
Losses208.8 · Games = 4 · -80.6 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
Houston
Best efficiency game
82.9 vs Northwestern State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ North Carolina | L 17-39 | 15 | 35 | 181 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 43.6 | 8 | -15 | -1.90 | 0 | 17 |
| Fri 12/6 | vs Louisville300-yard game | L 24-31 | 22 | 40 | 304 | 55.0 | 0 | 2 | 54.8 | 11 | 23 | 2.10 | 2 | 8 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Houston300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 24-17 | 29 | 50 | 406 | 58.0 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Rutgers300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 52-17 | 24 | 38 | 405 | 63.2 | 4 | 0 | 80.5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs SMU | W 28-25 | 27 | 32 | 299 | 84.4 | 2 | 2 | 59.3 | 6 | -8 | -1.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Thu 10/31 | @ Memphis300-yard game | W 34-21 | 27 | 35 | 321 | 77.1 | 1 | 1 | 60.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UConn300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 41-16 | 17 | 24 | 300 | 70.8 | 4 | 0 | 70.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Temple3+ TD | W 38-20 | 31 | 37 | 270 | 83.8 | 2 | 0 | 68.6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ South Florida3+ TD | L 20-26 | 24 | 36 | 240 | 66.7 | 3 | 2 | 56.4 | 11 | 28 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Miami (OH) | W 14-0 | 23 | 37 | 171 | 62.2 | 0 | 2 | 55.5 | 7 | 30 | 4.30 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Northwestern State3+ TD | W 66-9 | 13 | 15 | 275 | 86.7 | 4 | 0 | 82.9 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Illinois | L 17-45 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 54.6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Purdue | W 42-7 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 74.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Player Story
Brendon Kay story
Brendon Kay built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Marine City, MI wearing No. 11, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Brendon Kay's career was his passing role: 4,647 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes, 541 attempts, and 503 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Cincinnati. 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 503 rushing yards and 56 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.
The arc is straightforward: Brendon Kay 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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Cincinnati
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 51 | 82.5 | 5 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 34 | 61.9 | 6.9 | -17 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 22 | 73.3 | 6.1 | -12 |
| 2012 Postseason | Cincinnati | 1,604 | 72.3 | 16.2 | 1,582 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1,604 | 72.3 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Cincinnati | 3,439 | 63.4 | 14.7 | 1,835 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3,439 | 63.4 | 14.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 1 · W 48-34 · Postseason
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
408
Total Offense
88.4 takeover
408 total offense with 86 efficiency.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 12 · L 3-10 · Conference game
297
Total Offense
76.9 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
297 total offense with 58 efficiency.
#3
@ Houston
Week 13 · W 24-17 · Conference game
444
Total Offense
71.4 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
444 total offense with 63 efficiency.
#4
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 2 · W 70-3
41
Total Offense
69.7 takeover
Win with 41 yards of offense and 93.3 efficiency.
41 total offense with 93.3 efficiency.
#5
@ Temple
Week 11 · W 34-10 · Conference game
315
Total Offense
68.6 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
315 total offense with 89.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Cincinnati
3,439 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 14.7 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Cincinnati
68
3,439 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 14.7 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Cincinnati
46.9
22 primary · 73.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
10
250+ passing yards
7
300+ total offense
7
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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