Usage / Role
62%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2021South Alabama
Jake Bentley
QB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Opelika, AL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Jake Bentley is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
42
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- South Carolina • Utah • South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Player Story
Jake Bentley built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a quarterback from Opelika, AL wearing No. 13, spending time with South Alabama, South Carolina, and Utah. The clearest part of Jake Bentley's career...
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- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Jake Bentley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Carolina. Jake Bentley is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 11,143
- Passing yards
- 10,885
- Rushing yards
- 258
- Touchdowns
- 91
Quick Answers
Jake Bentley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 11,143
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · South Carolina
- Top game
- Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Opelika · South Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Cottage Hill Christian Academy · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 2,468 total offense · QB 75th (top 21%) · Sun Belt 4th (top 4%) · National 75th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 7 | 381 | 390 | -9 | 3 | 53.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 7 | 1,024 | 1,030 | -6 | 6 | 53.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 238 | 239 | -1 | 2 | 68.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 2,641 | 2,555 | 86 | 22 | 68.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 13 | 216 | 218 | -2 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 13 | 3,043 | 2,953 | 90 | 29 | 67.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1 | 137 | 142 | -5 | 1 | 47.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 5 | 995 | 882 | 113 | 7 | 55.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 2,468 | 2,476 | -8 | 21 | 62.8 |
Related Context
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Jake Bentley played QB for South Carolina, Utah, and South Alabama. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jake Bentley recorded 10,885 passing yards, 258 rushing yards, and 12 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
South Carolina paired 2,879 primary output with 56.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 59.5 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 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Carolina, Utah, South Alabama.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Win with 271 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Utah
Games
5
Primary Metric / G
199
Efficiency
59.5
Usage
18.3
Consistency
91.6
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 195. Washington: 177. Oregon State: 186. Colorado: 271. Washington State: 166
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 32 by 59.9. Washington: 33 by 55. Oregon State: 32 by 61.1. Colorado: 43 by 60.2. Washington State: 18 by 61.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins207.7 · Games = 3 · +21.7 vs Losses
Losses186 · Games = 2 · -21.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Colorado
Best efficiency game
61.3 vs Washington State
Player Story
Jake Bentley story
Jake Bentley built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a quarterback from Opelika, AL wearing No. 13, spending time with South Alabama, South Carolina, and Utah. The clearest part of Jake Bentley's career was his passing role: 10,885 passing yards, 78 touchdown passes, 1,429 attempts, and 258 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with South Carolina. 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 258 rushing yards, 12 receiving yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Alabama, South Carolina, and Utah.
The arc is straightforward: Jake Bentley 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
South Carolina
2016-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Utah
2020
Peak year stop
- 3
South Alabama
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Carolina | 1,405 | 56.4 | 18.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Carolina | 1,405 | 56.4 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Carolina | 2,879 | 56.9 | 19.4 | 1,474 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2,879 | 56.9 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | South Carolina | 3,259 | 58.6 | 16.8 | 380 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Carolina | 3,259 | 58.6 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 137 | 41.5 | 19.4 | -3,122 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Utah | 995 | 59.5 | 18.3 | 858 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2,468 | 63.6 | 13.8 | 1,473 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kentucky
Week 3 · L 13-23 · Conference game
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
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Total Offense
79.4 takeover
323 total offense with 60.5 efficiency.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 15 · W 38-21 · Conference game
271
Total Offense
76.1 takeover
Win with 271 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency.
271 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 1 · L 39-46 · Postseason
381
Total Offense
74.4 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
381 total offense with 57.8 efficiency.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 7 · W 41-14 · Conference game
397
Total Offense
71.5 takeover
Win with 397 yards of offense and 72.7 efficiency.
397 total offense with 72.7 efficiency.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 5 · L 17-24 · Conference game
210
Total Offense
66.3 takeover
Loss with 210 yards of offense and 56.9 efficiency.
210 total offense with 56.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · South Carolina
2,879 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 19.4 usage
68.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · South Carolina
68.6
2,879 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 19.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · South Carolina
67.6
3,259 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
16
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
16
3+ TD games
21
Above avg efficiency
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