Player Career

Brendon Kay Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012201220132013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonCincinnati5182.55
2010 Regular SeasonCincinnati3461.96.9-17
2011 Regular SeasonCincinnati2273.36.1-12
2012 PostseasonCincinnati1,60472.316.21,582
2012 Regular SeasonCincinnati1,60472.316.20
2013 PostseasonCincinnati3,43963.414.71,835
2013 Regular SeasonCincinnati3,43963.414.70

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

68

#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