Usage Score
11.3
Player Dossier
2016-2021Illinois
Brandon Peters
QB • 6'5" • 220 lbs • Avon, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Brandon Peters is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
57.2
Consistency
51.4
Season Value
46.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Michigan • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Brandon Peters, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Brandon Peters is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Brandon Peters played QB for Michigan and Illinois. Across 6 tracked seasons, Brandon Peters recorded 4,163 passing yards, 313 rushing yards, and 36 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 2,097 primary output with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 57.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 268 yards of offense and 68.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
9
Primary Metric / G
130
Efficiency
57.2
Usage
11.3
Consistency
51.4
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 20. Maryland: 154. Purdue: 80. Charlotte: 95. Wisconsin: 3. Rutgers: 215. Minnesota: 101. Iowa: 234. Northwestern: 268
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 6 by 62. Maryland: 35 by 45.6. Purdue: 28 by 46.5. Charlotte: 22 by 60.9. Wisconsin: 8 by 39.3. Rutgers: 24 by 76.8. Minnesota: 16 by 70.5. Iowa: 39 by 44.9. Northwestern: 29 by 68.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins121 · Games = 4 · -16.2 vs Losses
Losses137.2 · Games = 5 · +16.2 vs Wins
First Half70.4 · Games = 5 · -134.1 vs Second Half
Second Half204.5 · Games = 4 · +134.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
76.8 vs Rutgers
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Northwestern | W 47-14 | 14 | 23 | 242 | 60.9 | 1 | 1 | 68.6 | 6 | 26 | 4.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Iowa | L 23-33 | 16 | 36 | 248 | 44.4 | 2 | 2 | 44.9 | 3 | -14 | -4.70 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Minnesota | W 14-6 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 77.8 | 1 | 0 | 70.5 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Rutgers | L 14-20 | 14 | 19 | 190 | 73.7 | 2 | 0 | 76.8 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-24 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Charlotte | W 24-14 | 10 | 19 | 78 | 52.6 | 1 | 0 | 60.9 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Purdue | L 9-13 | 14 | 26 | 100 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 46.5 | 2 | -20 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Maryland | L 17-20 | 10 | 26 | 185 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | 45.6 | 9 | -31 | -3.40 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 8/28 | vs Nebraska | W 30-22 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | -15 | -7.50 | 0 | 0 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Illinois
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Progression
20162017201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 636 | 59 | 9.4 | 636 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 636 | 59 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 44.5 | 0 | -628 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 2,097 | 58.8 | 17.9 | 2,089 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 2,097 | 58.8 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 565 | 55.3 | 17 | -1,532 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 1,170 | 57.2 | 11.3 | 605 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ohio State
Loss with 8 yards of offense and 88.9 efficiency.
8
Primary metric
8 total offense with 88.9 efficiency.
#2
California
341
Primary metric
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
341 total offense with 74.5 efficiency.
#3
Nebraska
241
Primary metric
Win with 241 yards of offense and 71.3 efficiency.
241 total offense with 71.3 efficiency.
#4
Michigan State
365
Primary metric
Win with 365 yards of offense and 54 efficiency.
365 total offense with 54 efficiency.
#5
Northwestern
268
Primary metric
Win with 268 yards of offense and 68.6 efficiency.
268 total offense with 68.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Postseason · Illinois
2,097 primary output · 58.8 efficiency · 17.9 usage
62.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
62.3
2,097 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 17.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
46.4
1,170 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 11.3 usage
Milestones
4
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
1
3+ takeover TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.9684
Avon · Avon, IN
- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
4,476
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.