Player Career

Adrian Martinez Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Adrian Martinez story

Adrian Martinez built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a quarterback from Fresno, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Kansas State and Nebraska. The clearest part of Adrian Martinez's career was his passing role: 9,752 passing yards, 51 touchdown passes, 1,239 attempts, and 2,928 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Nebraska. 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 2,928 rushing yards and 2 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 Kansas State and Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Adrian Martinez 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. 1

    Nebraska

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas State

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska3,24663.833.8
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska2,58262.332.6-664
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska1,57670.631.3-1,006
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska3,38867.731.21,812
2022 PostseasonKansas State1,88865.626.9-1,500
2022 Regular SeasonKansas State1,88865.626.90

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Nebraska to Kansas StateP4 to P491.2Dec 2, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Wisconsin

Week 6 · L 24-41 · Conference game

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

441

Total Offense

89.8 takeover

441 total offense with 69.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Oklahoma

Week 4 · W 41-34 · Conference game

382

Total Offense

89.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

382 total offense with 72.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Rutgers

Week 16 · W 28-21 · Conference game

412

Total Offense

87.8 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

412 total offense with 75.3 efficiency.

#4

@ Iowa State

Week 6 · W 10-9 · Conference game

323

Total Offense

86.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

323 total offense with 75.9 efficiency.

#5

vs Purdue

Week 5 · L 28-42 · Conference game

414

Total Offense

86.7 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

414 total offense with 66.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Nebraska

3,388 primary output · 67.7 efficiency · 31.2 usage

82.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · Nebraska

78

3,246 primary · 63.8 efficiency · 33.8 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Nebraska

71

2,582 primary · 62.3 efficiency · 32.6 usage

Milestones

17

250+ passing yards

22

300+ total offense

19

3+ TD games

36

Above avg efficiency