Player Dossier

2016-2019

Michigan State

Brian Lewerke

QB • 6'3" • 216 lbs • Phoenix, AZ, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Brian Lewerke is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

83%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

72

High-end production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Player Story

Brian Lewerke built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Brian Lewerke's career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8819

Pinnacle · Phoenix, AZ

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Brian Lewerke, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan State. Brian Lewerke is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
9,550
Passing yards
8,295
Rushing yards
1,255
Touchdowns
58

Quick Answers

Brian Lewerke quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · QB
Career Total Offense
9,550
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Indiana
Recruit profile
3-star · Pinnacle · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Pinnacle · 16 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 14 · Senior
2019 Total offense rank
3,442 total offense · QB 29th (top 8%) · Big Ten 2nd (top 2%) · National 29th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State4530381149248.7
2017 PostseasonMichigan State1328621373371
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State133,0662,5804862271
2018 PostseasonMichigan State1123717463060.4
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State111,9891,8681211160.4
2019 PostseasonMichigan State1336632046273.3
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State133,0762,7593171873.3

Related Context

Brian Lewerke played QB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brian Lewerke recorded 8,295 passing yards, 1,255 rushing yards, and 32 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Michigan State paired 3,442 primary output with 58.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 58.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2019 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

264.8

Efficiency

58.4

Usage

24.9

Consistency

79.4

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 366. Tulsa: 226. Western Michigan: 315. Arizona State: 316. Northwestern: 237. Indiana: 378. Ohio State: 214. Wisconsin: 57. Penn State: 187. Illinois: 347. Michigan: 178. Rutgers: 253. Maryland: 368

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 48 by 68.3. Tulsa: 44 by 62.1. Western Michigan: 33 by 62.8. Arizona State: 48 by 63. Northwestern: 38 by 58.1. Indiana: 48 by 71.1. Ohio State: 46 by 47.5. Wisconsin: 24 by 37.8. Penn State: 42 by 50.8. Illinois: 47 by 66.2. Michigan: 43 by 46.3. Rutgers: 37 by 60.8. Maryland: 48 by 64.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins306.1 · Games = 7 · +89.6 vs Losses
Losses216.5 · Games = 6 · -89.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

71.1 vs Indiana

Result
Fri 12/27@ Wake Forest300-yard gameW 27-21263732070.31168.311464.20124
Sat 11/30vs Maryland300-yard gameW 19-16304034275.00264.78263.30110
Sat 11/23@ Rutgers3+ TDW 27-0213023970.03160.87142016
Sat 11/16@ MichiganL 10-44173016656.71246.313120.9008
Sat 11/9vs IllinoisDual-threatL 34-37193625152.81366.211968.70142
Sat 10/26vs Penn StateL 7-28163416547.10150.88222.80012
Sat 10/12@ WisconsinL 0-387165343.80137.8840.5006
Sat 10/5@ Ohio StateL 10-34203821852.61147.58-4-0.50013
Sat 9/28vs Indiana300-yard game · 3+ TDW 40-31183630050.03071.112786.50030
Sat 9/21@ Northwestern3+ TDW 31-10183122858.13058.1791.3006
Sat 9/14vs Arizona StateL 7-10243829163.2006310252.50011
Sat 9/7vs Western Michigan300-yard game · 3+ TDW 51-17233231471.93162.811101
Fri 8/30vs TulsaW 28-7213719256.81062.17344.90016

Player Story

Brian Lewerke story

Brian Lewerke built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Phoenix, AZ wearing No. 14, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Brian Lewerke's career was his passing role: 8,295 passing yards, 47 touchdown passes, 1,241 attempts, and 1,255 rushing yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1,255 rushing yards, 32 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brian Lewerke's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State53071.216
2017 PostseasonMichigan State3,35262.523.72,822
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State3,35262.523.70
2018 PostseasonMichigan State2,22648.426.2-1,126
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State2,22648.426.20
2019 PostseasonMichigan State3,44258.424.91,216
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State3,44258.424.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Indiana

Week 5 · W 40-31 · Conference game

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

378

Total Offense

83.2 takeover

378 total offense with 71.1 efficiency.

#2

@ Northwestern

Week 9 · L 31-39 · Conference game

475

Total Offense

77.2 takeover

Loss with 475 yards of offense and 64.9 efficiency.

475 total offense with 64.9 efficiency.

#3

@ Wake Forest

Week 1 · W 27-21 · Postseason

366

Total Offense

74.9 takeover

Win with 366 yards of offense and 68.3 efficiency.

366 total offense with 68.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Northwestern

Week 6 · L 19-29 · Conference game

340

Total Offense

73.5 takeover

Loss with 340 yards of offense and 55.6 efficiency.

340 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game

425

Total Offense

72.1 takeover

Win with 425 yards of offense and 61.8 efficiency.

425 total offense with 61.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Michigan State

3,442 primary output · 58.4 efficiency · 24.9 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Michigan State

73.3

3,442 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 24.9 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Michigan State

71

3,352 primary · 62.5 efficiency · 23.7 usage

Milestones

14

250+ passing yards

13

300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

22

Above avg efficiency