Player Career

Kenny Potter Career Story

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

Player Story

Kenny Potter story

Kenny Potter built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a quarterback from San Pedro, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Kenny Potter's career was his passing role: 4,257 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, 578 attempts, and 745 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with San José State. 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 745 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.

The arc is straightforward: Kenny Potter 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

    San José State

    2015-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonSan José State2,39965.527.5
2015 Regular SeasonSan José State2,39965.527.50
2016 Regular SeasonSan José State2,60357.632.8204

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Air Force

Week 12 · L 38-41 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

392

Total Offense

87.2 takeover

392 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.

#2

vs Boise State

Week 13 · L 23-40 · Conference game

382

Total Offense

86.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

382 total offense with 60.3 efficiency.

#3

@ Boise State

Week 10 · L 31-45 · Conference game

345

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

345 total offense with 66.2 efficiency.

#4

@ Nevada

Week 11 · L 34-37 · Conference game

302

Total Offense

82.1 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

302 total offense with 73.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Hawai'i

Week 12 · W 42-23 · Conference game

366

Total Offense

75.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

366 total offense with 78.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · San José State

2,603 primary output · 57.6 efficiency · 32.8 usage

75.3

#2

2015 Postseason · San José State

71.3

2,399 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 27.5 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · San José State

71.3

2,399 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 27.5 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

8

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency