Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2025East Tennessee State
Cade McNamara
QB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Reno, NV, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cade McNamara is a balanced quarterback profile with 0.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
6
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Michigan • Iowa • East Tennessee State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Player Story
Cade McNamara built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a quarterback from Reno, NV wearing No. 11, spending time with East Tennessee State, Iowa, and Michigan. The clearest part of Cade McNamara's career...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Cade McNamara, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Michigan. Cade McNamara is a balanced quarterback profile with 0.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,630
- Passing yards
- 4,703
- Touchdowns
- 33
Quick Answers
Cade McNamara quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Tennessee State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,630
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 8 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Damonte Ranch · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Damonte Ranch · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 432 | 425 | 7 | 6 | 33.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 14 | 105 | 106 | -1 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 14 | 2,497 | 2,470 | 27 | 16 | 62.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 150 | 180 | -30 | 1 | 21.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 460 | 505 | -45 | 4 | 34.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 986 | 1,017 | -31 | 6 | 40.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
Related Context
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Cade McNamara played QB for Michigan, Iowa, and East Tennessee State. Across 7 tracked seasons, Cade McNamara recorded 4,703 passing yards, -73 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Michigan paired 2,602 primary output with 61.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Iowa, East Tennessee State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 128 yards of offense and 53.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
3
Primary Metric / G
50
Efficiency
54.1
Usage
3.6
Consistency
19.8
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 128. Hawai'i: 9. UConn: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 19 by 53.2. Hawai'i: 8 by 34. UConn: 2 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half68.5 · Games = 2 · +55.5 vs Second Half
Second Half13 · Games = 1 · -55.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
75 vs UConn
Player Story
Cade McNamara story
Cade McNamara built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a quarterback from Reno, NV wearing No. 11, spending time with East Tennessee State, Iowa, and Michigan. The clearest part of Cade McNamara's career was his passing role: 4,703 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, and 685 attempts across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cade McNamara's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Michigan
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Iowa
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
East Tennessee State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 432 | 57.1 | 6.5 | 432 |
| 2021 Postseason | Michigan | 2,602 | 61.7 | 7.1 | 2,170 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 2,602 | 61.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 150 | 54.1 | 3.6 | -2,452 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 460 | 47 | 9.6 | 310 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 986 | 56.1 | 5.3 | 526 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Tennessee State | 83 | 50.1 | 0.4 | -903 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 19 Tennessee
Week 2 · Ranked opponent
Game with 83 yards of offense and 50.1 efficiency.
83
Total Offense
75.1 takeover
83 total offense with 50.1 efficiency.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 9 · L 33-37 · Conference game
406
Total Offense
65 takeover
Loss with 406 yards of offense and 81.8 efficiency.
406 total offense with 81.8 efficiency.
#3
vs Illinois State
Week 1 · W 40-0
263
Total Offense
63.1 takeover
Win with 263 yards of offense and 83.8 efficiency.
263 total offense with 83.8 efficiency.
#4
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 48-42 · Conference game
264
Total Offense
60.7 takeover
Win with 264 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency.
264 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 11 · L 11-49 · Conference game
74
Total Offense
54.9 takeover
Loss with 74 yards of offense and 81.7 efficiency.
74 total offense with 81.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Michigan
2,602 primary output · 61.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
62.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · Michigan
62.7
2,602 primary · 61.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Iowa
40.1
986 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
5
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
13
Above avg efficiency
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