Player Career

John Urzua Career Story

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

Player Story

John Urzua story

John Urzua built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a quarterback from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 19, spending time with Middle Tennessee. The clearest part of John Urzua's career was his passing role: 2,338 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, and 351 attempts across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Middle Tennessee. 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 26 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: John Urzua 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

    Middle Tennessee

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee0
2016 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee76856.29.9768
2017 Regular SeasonMiddle Tennessee1,51257.915.1744

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida International

Week 6 · W 37-17 · Conference game

Win with 250 yards of offense and 82.6 efficiency.

250

Total Offense

76.4 takeover

250 total offense with 82.6 efficiency.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 5 · L 20-38 · Conference game

356

Total Offense

62 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

356 total offense with 49 efficiency.

#3

vs Bowling Green

Week 4 · W 24-13

307

Total Offense

61.3 takeover

Win with 307 yards of offense and 66.6 efficiency.

307 total offense with 66.6 efficiency.

#4

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 13 · W 77-56 · Conference game

79

Total Offense

57.5 takeover

Win with 79 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.

79 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.

#5

@ UAB

Week 7 · L 23-25 · Conference game

275

Total Offense

54.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

275 total offense with 50.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

1,512 primary output · 57.9 efficiency · 15.1 usage

67.7

#2

2016 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

49.2

768 primary · 56.2 efficiency · 9.9 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency