Player Dossier

2009-2012

Louisiana Tech

Colby Cameron

QB • 6'2" • Newbury Park, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Colby Cameron is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

93%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

58

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

46

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Louisiana Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Player Story

Colby Cameron built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Newbury Park, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Colby Cameron's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7444

Newbury Park · Newbury Park, CA

Committed To
Louisiana Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Colby Cameron, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Colby Cameron is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
6,839
Passing yards
6,417
Rushing yards
422
Touchdowns
50

Quick Answers

Colby Cameron quick answers

Latest team and position
Louisiana Tech · QB
Career Total Offense
6,839
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Top game
Nevada
Recruit profile
2-star · Newbury Park · Louisiana Tech
High school pipeline
Newbury Park · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2012
2012 Total offense rank
4,324 total offense · QB 6th (top 2%) · Western Athletic 1st (top 2%) · National 6th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech416214220121.6
2010 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech550646145139
2011 PostseasonLouisiana Tech728726423255.6
2011 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech71,5601,4031571155.6
2012 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech124,3244,1471773570.4

Related Context

Colby Cameron played QB for Louisiana Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Colby Cameron recorded 6,417 passing yards, 422 rushing yards, and 50 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Louisiana Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Louisiana Tech paired 4,324 primary output with 66.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 63.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Win with 371 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2011 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

Games

7

Primary Metric / G

263.9

Efficiency

63.5

Usage

17.7

Consistency

76.9

Best Game by takeover score

Nevada

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 287. Utah State: 43. San José State: 286. Fresno State: 382. Ole Miss: 194. Nevada: 371. New Mexico State: 284

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 49 by 57.3. Utah State: 9 by 59. San José State: 42 by 67.2. Fresno State: 37 by 66.9. Ole Miss: 32 by 54.2. Nevada: 49 by 65.3. New Mexico State: 40 by 74.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins260 · Games = 6 · -27 vs Losses
Losses287 · Games = 1 · +27 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

74.3 vs New Mexico State

Result
Thu 12/22vs TCUL 24-31214326448.82157.36233.80014
Sat 11/26vs New Mexico StateDual-threatW 44-0193421755.91174.366711.20024
Sat 11/19@ Nevada300-yard game · 3+ TDW 24-20254535555.63065.34164027
Sun 11/13@ Ole MissW 27-7132718048.11154.25142.8007
Sun 11/6@ Fresno State300-yard game · 3+ TDW 41-21193337657.64066.9461.5009
Sat 10/29vs San José StateW 38-28172723763.02067.215493.3008
Sat 10/22@ Utah StateW 24-17463866.70059351.7005

Player Story

Colby Cameron story

Colby Cameron built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Newbury Park, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Colby Cameron's career was his passing role: 6,417 passing yards, 45 touchdown passes, 854 attempts, and 422 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His career also includes 422 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Colby Cameron's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Louisiana Tech

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech16246.35.5
2010 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech50639.323344
2011 PostseasonLouisiana Tech1,84763.517.71,341
2011 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech1,84763.517.70
2012 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech4,32466.212.52,477

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nevada

Week 12 · W 24-20 · Conference game

Win with 371 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency.

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Total Offense

73.9 takeover

371 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 7 · L 57-59

475

Total Offense

71.6 takeover

Loss with 475 yards of offense and 67.1 efficiency.

475 total offense with 67.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Navy

Week 3 · L 23-37

266

Total Offense

70.3 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

266 total offense with 55.2 efficiency.

#4

@ Fresno State

Week 10 · W 41-21 · Conference game

382

Total Offense

66.2 takeover

Win with 382 yards of offense and 66.9 efficiency.

382 total offense with 66.9 efficiency.

#5

vs San José State

Week 9 · W 38-28 · Conference game

286

Total Offense

66.2 takeover

Win with 286 yards of offense and 67.2 efficiency.

286 total offense with 67.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

4,324 primary output · 66.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage

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#2

2011 Postseason · Louisiana Tech

55.6

1,847 primary · 63.5 efficiency · 17.7 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

55.6

1,847 primary · 63.5 efficiency · 17.7 usage

Milestones

15

250+ passing yards

11

300+ total offense

9

3+ TD games

16

Above avg efficiency