Usage Score
24.2
Player Dossier
2018-2021Cincinnati
Desmond Ridder
QB • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Louisville, KY, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Desmond Ridder is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
66
Consistency
81.8
Season Value
68
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
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.
Desmond Ridder, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Cincinnati. Desmond Ridder is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Desmond Ridder played QB for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Ridder recorded 10,239 passing yards, 2,202 rushing yards, and 8 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 3,689 primary output with 66 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 66 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
263.5
Efficiency
66
Usage
24.2
Consistency
81.8
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 138. Miami (OH): 326. Unknown: 239. Indiana: 255. Notre Dame: 323. Temple: 265. UCF: 154. Navy: 182. Tulane: 274. Tulsa: 317. South Florida: 369. SMU: 320. East Carolina: 318. Houston: 209
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. Alabama: 42 by 47.7. Miami (OH): 31 by 78.5. Unknown: 26 by 63.9. Indiana: 46 by 59.5. Notre Dame: 42 by 65.7. Temple: 33 by 66.3. UCF: 27 by 60.6. Navy: 35 by 51.9. Tulane: 40 by 63.6. Tulsa: 35 by 70.7. South Florida: 52 by 71. SMU: 26 by 93.3. East Carolina: 38 by 59.7. Houston: 24 by 71.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins276 · Games = 12
First Half242.9 · Games = 7 · -41.3 vs Second Half
Second Half284.1 · Games = 7 · +41.3 vs First Half
All Games263.5 · Games = 14
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
South Florida
Best efficiency game
93.3 vs SMU
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Alabama | L 6-27 | 17 | 32 | 144 | 53.1 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 10 | -6 | -0.60 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 12/4 | vs Houston3+ TD | W 35-20 | 11 | 17 | 190 | 64.7 | 3 | 0 | 71.2 | 7 | 19 | 2.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ East Carolina300-yard game | W 35-13 | 17 | 28 | 301 | 60.7 | 2 | 2 | 59.7 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs SMU3+ TD | W 48-14 | 17 | 23 | 274 | 73.9 | 3 | 0 | 93.3 | 3 | 46 | 15.30 | 1 | 40 |
| Fri 11/12 | @ South Florida300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-28 | 31 | 39 | 304 | 79.5 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tulsa3+ TD | W 28-20 | 15 | 23 | 274 | 65.2 | 2 | 1 | 70.7 | 12 | 43 | 3.60 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Tulane3+ TD | W 31-12 | 17 | 27 | 227 | 63.0 | 3 | 1 | 63.6 | 13 | 47 | 3.60 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Navy | W 27-20 | 18 | 30 | 176 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 51.9 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs UCF | W 56-21 | 13 | 23 | 140 | 56.5 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Fri 10/8 | vs Temple3+ TD | W 52-3 | 22 | 30 | 259 | 73.3 | 3 | 0 | 66.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Notre Dame3+ TD | W 24-13 | 19 | 32 | 297 | 59.4 | 2 | 0 | 65.7 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Indiana | W 38-24 | 20 | 36 | 210 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 59.5 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 1 | 26 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Unknown | — | 14 | 22 | 243 | 63.6 | 2 | 0 | 63.9 | 4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Miami (OH)3+ TD | W 49-14 | 20 | 25 | 295 | 80.0 | 4 | 1 | 78.5 | 6 | 31 | 5.20 | 1 | 25 |
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Progression
20182018201920192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Cincinnati | 3,028 | 68.2 | 24.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3,028 | 68.2 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Cincinnati | 2,839 | 61.2 | 25.4 | -189 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2,839 | 61.2 | 25.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Cincinnati | 2,885 | 71.1 | 27.8 | 46 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2,885 | 71.1 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Cincinnati | 3,689 | 66 | 24.2 | 804 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3,689 | 66 | 24.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
East Carolina
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
402
Primary metric
402 total offense with 89.8 efficiency.
#2
South Florida
369
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
369 total offense with 71 efficiency.
#3
Tulsa
352
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
352 total offense with 73.7 efficiency.
#4
UCF
395
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
395 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.
#5
SMU
399
Primary metric
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
399 total offense with 59.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Cincinnati
3,689 primary output · 66 efficiency · 24.2 usage
68
#2
2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati
68
3,689 primary · 66 efficiency · 24.2 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Cincinnati
65.8
2,885 primary · 71.1 efficiency · 27.8 usage
Milestones
26
250+ passing yards
18
300+ total offense
1
3+ takeover TD games
34
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8181
St. Xavier · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
12,441
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.