Player Career

John Rhys Plumlee Career Story

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

Player Story

John Rhys Plumlee story

John Rhys Plumlee built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from Hattiesburg, MS wearing No. 10, spending time with Ole Miss and UCF. The clearest part of John Rhys Plumlee's career was his passing role: 5,824 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, 758 attempts, and 2,539 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with UCF. 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 2,539 rushing yards, 296 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss and UCF.

The arc is straightforward: John Rhys Plumlee 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

    Ole Miss

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCF

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOle Miss1,93067.936.4
2020 PostseasonOle Miss145519.5-1,785
2020 Regular SeasonOle Miss145519.50
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss7846.95.4-67
2022 PostseasonUCF3,43465.927.53,356
2022 Regular SeasonUCF3,43465.927.50
2023 PostseasonUCF2,77667.829.2-658
2023 Regular SeasonUCF2,77667.829.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022UCF to UCFP4 to P486.8Jan 4, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs LSU

Week 12 · L 37-58 · Conference game

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

335

Total Offense

91.3 takeover

335 total offense with 73.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 3 · W 40-14

460

Total Offense

84.5 takeover

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

460 total offense with 74.3 efficiency.

#3

vs Vanderbilt

Week 6 · W 31-6 · Conference game

264

Total Offense

82.6 takeover

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

264 total offense with 69.1 efficiency.

#4

vs Oklahoma State

Week 11 · W 45-3 · Conference game

373

Total Offense

79.9 takeover

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

373 total offense with 78.5 efficiency.

#5

@ Missouri

Week 7 · L 27-38 · Conference game

246

Total Offense

79.4 takeover

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

246 total offense with 64.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · UCF

2,776 primary output · 67.8 efficiency · 29.2 usage

73.8

#2

2023 Regular Season · UCF

73.8

2,776 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 29.2 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · UCF

72.8

3,434 primary · 65.9 efficiency · 27.5 usage

Milestones

10

250+ passing yards

14

300+ total offense

12

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency