Usage Score
9.4
Player Dossier
2016-2021South Carolina
Zeb Noland
QB • 6'2" • 218 lbs • Watkinsville, GA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Zeb Noland is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
62.2
Consistency
56.9
Season Value
55.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State • South Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Scouting Read
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Zeb Noland, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · South Carolina. Zeb Noland is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Zeb Noland played QB for Iowa State and South Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zeb Noland recorded 1,945 passing yards, -47 rushing yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
South Carolina paired 665 primary output with 62.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 62.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, South Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 75 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency. It landed in the 57.1th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · South Carolina
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
95
Efficiency
62.2
Usage
9.4
Consistency
56.9
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 73. Eastern Illinois: 131. East Carolina: 191. Georgia: 61. Vanderbilt: 75. Texas A&M: 33. Clemson: 101
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 7 by 62.5. Eastern Illinois: 22 by 77.5. East Carolina: 28 by 53.9. Georgia: 4 by 62.5. Vanderbilt: 8 by 80.2. Texas A&M: 20 by 45.7. Clemson: 24 by 52.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins117.5 · Games = 4 · +52.5 vs Losses
Losses65 · Games = 3 · -52.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
80.2 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | vs North Carolina | W 38-21 | 3 | 6 | 82 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Clemson | L 0-30 | 11 | 22 | 96 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 52.8 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Texas A&M | L 14-44 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | 8 | 3 | 0.40 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 21-20 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 80.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Georgia | L 13-40 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ East Carolina | W 20-17 | 13 | 24 | 225 | 54.2 | 1 | 1 | 53.9 | 4 | -34 | -8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Eastern Illinois3+ TD | W 46-0 | 13 | 21 | 121 | 61.9 | 4 | 0 | 77.5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa State
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
South Carolina
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 524 | 59.3 | 3.4 | 524 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 709 | 52.9 | 4.7 | 185 |
| 2021 Postseason | South Carolina | 665 | 62.2 | 9.4 | -44 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Carolina | 665 | 62.2 | 9.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Baylor
Win with 180 yards of offense and 67.9 efficiency.
180
Primary metric
180 total offense with 67.9 efficiency.
#2
Vanderbilt
75
Primary metric
Win with 75 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency.
75 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.
#3
Kansas
90
Primary metric
Win with 90 yards of offense and 79.6 efficiency.
90 total offense with 79.6 efficiency.
#4
East Carolina
191
Primary metric
Win with 191 yards of offense and 53.9 efficiency.
191 total offense with 53.9 efficiency.
#5
Oklahoma
349
Primary metric
Loss with 349 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency.
349 total offense with 60.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · South Carolina
665 primary output · 62.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
55.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · South Carolina
55.6
665 primary · 62.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Iowa State
49
709 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
7
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
1,898
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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