Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Louisiana 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.
Impact Production
85
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 162 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 21.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 506 | 461 | 45 | 1 | 39 |
| 2011 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 287 | 264 | 23 | 2 | 55.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 1,560 | 1,403 | 157 | 11 | 55.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 4,324 | 4,147 | 177 | 35 | 70.4 |
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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
2012 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 66.2 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: Texas A&M
Loss with 475 yards of offense and 67.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
360.3
Efficiency
66.2
Usage
12.5
Consistency
87.6
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 374. Rice: 291. Illinois: 269. Virginia: 250. UNLV: 315. Texas A&M: 475. Idaho: 422. New Mexico State: 317. UTSA: 375. Texas State: 342. Utah State: 431. San José State: 463
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 56 by 68.6. Rice: 28 by 78.1. Illinois: 27 by 67. Virginia: 43 by 63.6. UNLV: 47 by 56.9. Texas A&M: 67 by 67.1. Idaho: 42 by 78.1. New Mexico State: 51 by 64.2. UTSA: 45 by 74.1. Texas State: 48 by 62. Utah State: 67 by 62.5. San José State: 62 by 52.5
Split Comparison
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Wins328.3 · Games = 9 · -128 vs Losses
Losses456.3 · Games = 3 · +128 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
78.1 vs Idaho
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | @ San José State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 43-52 | 38 | 59 | 468 | 64.4 | 3 | 3 | 52.5 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Utah State300-yard game | L 41-48 | 35 | 60 | 396 | 58.3 | 1 | 2 | 62.5 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Texas State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 62-55 | 31 | 45 | 337 | 68.9 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs UTSA300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-27 | 30 | 39 | 348 | 76.9 | 3 | 0 | 74.1 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 10/28 | @ New Mexico State | W 28-14 | 29 | 44 | 292 | 65.9 | 1 | 0 | 64.2 | 7 | 25 | 3.60 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Idaho300-yard game | W 70-28 | 29 | 37 | 400 | 78.4 | 2 | 0 | 78.1 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 10/14 | vs Texas A&M300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 57-59 | 44 | 58 | 450 | 75.9 | 5 | 0 | 67.1 | 9 | 25 | 2.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UNLV300-yard game | W 58-31 | 31 | 45 | 316 | 68.9 | 1 | 0 | 56.9 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Virginia | W 44-38 | 24 | 37 | 227 | 64.9 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 1 | 14 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Illinois3+ TD | W 52-24 | 15 | 22 | 284 | 68.2 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 5 | -15 | -3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Rice3+ TD | W 56-37 | 19 | 24 | 276 | 79.2 | 4 | 0 | 78.1 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Houston300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 56-49 | 34 | 52 | 353 | 65.4 | 3 | 0 | 68.6 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 10 |
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
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Season Value Progression
20092010201120112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 162 | 46.3 | 5.5 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 506 | 39.3 | 23 | 344 |
| 2011 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 1,847 | 63.5 | 17.7 | 1,341 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 1,847 | 63.5 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 4,324 | 66.2 | 12.5 | 2,477 |
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
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3+ TD games
16
Above avg efficiency
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