Player Career

Carter Stanley Career Story

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

Player Story

Carter Stanley story

Carter Stanley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Vero Beach, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Carter Stanley's career was his passing role: 5,032 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, 758 attempts, and 321 rushing yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Kansas. 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 321 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Carter Stanley 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

    Kansas

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonKansas1,08361.311.8
2017 Regular SeasonKansas1,1994622116
2018 Regular SeasonKansas34262.716.3-857
2019 Regular SeasonKansas2,72955.318.72,387

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 9 · L 20-30 · Conference game

Loss with 441 yards of offense and 57.1 efficiency.

441

Total Offense

85.7 takeover

441 total offense with 57.1 efficiency.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 5 · L 28-48 · Conference game

246

Total Offense

83.3 takeover

Loss with 246 yards of offense and 59.8 efficiency.

246 total offense with 59.8 efficiency.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 13 · L 19-34 · Conference game

354

Total Offense

81.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

354 total offense with 61.4 efficiency.

#4

@ Texas

Week 8 · L 48-50 · Conference game

375

Total Offense

70.9 takeover

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

375 total offense with 71.2 efficiency.

#5

vs West Virginia

Week 4 · L 24-29 · Conference game

314

Total Offense

70 takeover

Loss with 314 yards of offense and 75.1 efficiency.

314 total offense with 75.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Kansas

2,729 primary output · 55.3 efficiency · 18.7 usage

67.3

#2

2017 Regular Season · Kansas

44.6

1,199 primary · 46 efficiency · 22 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Kansas

39.9

1,083 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 11.8 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

8

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency