Usage Score
16.6
Player Dossier
2016-2020SMU
Shane Buechele
QB • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Shane Buechele is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
63.8
Consistency
79.7
Season Value
61.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Texas • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
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.
Shane Buechele, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · SMU. Shane Buechele is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Shane Buechele played QB for Texas and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Shane Buechele recorded 11,661 passing yards, 469 rushing yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
SMU paired 4,035 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 63.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 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 Texas, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 501 yards of offense and 74.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · SMU
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
320.1
Efficiency
63.8
Usage
16.6
Consistency
79.7
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 367. North Texas: 373. Unknown: 133. Memphis: 501. Tulane: 375. Cincinnati: 230. Navy: 316. Temple: 374. Tulsa: 218. East Carolina: 314
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. Texas State: 39 by 58.7. North Texas: 38 by 79.4. Unknown: 25 by 53. Memphis: 52 by 74.4. Tulane: 45 by 62.2. Cincinnati: 55 by 49.2. Navy: 31 by 81.2. Temple: 40 by 72.8. Tulsa: 41 by 55.3. East Carolina: 59 by 51.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins384.3 · Games = 6 · +130.3 vs Losses
Losses254 · Games = 3 · -130.3 vs Wins
First Half349.8 · Games = 5 · +59.4 vs Second Half
Second Half290.4 · Games = 5 · -59.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
81.2 vs Navy
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ East Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 38-52 | 35 | 50 | 314 | 70.0 | 2 | 2 | 51.6 | 9 | 0 | -0.10 | 1 | 9 |
| Sun 11/15 | @ Tulsa | L 24-28 | 18 | 36 | 200 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 55.3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Temple300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 47-23 | 24 | 35 | 355 | 68.6 | 4 | 0 | 72.8 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Navy300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-37 | 23 | 28 | 300 | 82.1 | 3 | 0 | 81.2 | 3 | 16 | 5.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Cincinnati | L 13-42 | 23 | 44 | 216 | 52.3 | 1 | 1 | 49.2 | 11 | 14 | 1.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Fri 10/16 | @ Tulane300-yard game | W 37-34 | 23 | 37 | 384 | 62.2 | 2 | 0 | 62.2 | 8 | -9 | -1.10 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Memphis300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 30-27 | 32 | 45 | 474 | 71.1 | 3 | 0 | 74.4 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Unknown | — | 14 | 23 | 141 | 60.9 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 2 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ North Texas300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 65-35 | 24 | 33 | 344 | 72.7 | 4 | 0 | 79.4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Texas State300-yard game | W 31-24 | 26 | 36 | 367 | 72.2 | 1 | 2 | 58.7 | 3 | 0 | -3.50 | 0 | 7 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas
2016-2018
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Progression
2016201720172018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 3,109 | 58.8 | 16.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Texas | 1,504 | 59.1 | 22.3 | -1,605 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 1,504 | 59.1 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 281 | 61 | 11.6 | -1,223 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 4,035 | 60.8 | 12.6 | 3,754 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 4,035 | 60.8 | 12.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | SMU | 3,201 | 63.8 | 16.6 | -834 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Maryland
Loss with 396 yards of offense and 57.9 efficiency.
396
Primary metric
396 total offense with 57.9 efficiency.
#2
Memphis
501
Primary metric
Win with 501 yards of offense and 74.4 efficiency.
501 total offense with 74.4 efficiency.
#3
West Virginia
362
Primary metric
Loss with 362 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency.
362 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.
#4
Memphis
443
Primary metric
Loss with 443 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency.
443 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.
#5
East Carolina
425
Primary metric
Win with 425 yards of offense and 64.1 efficiency.
425 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Postseason · SMU
4,035 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · SMU
64
4,035 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas
61.3
3,109 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
27
250+ passing yards
18
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
21
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.925
Lamar · Arlington, TX
- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
12,130
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.