Player Career
Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.
Player Story
Alex Padilla built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from Greenwood Village, CO wearing No. 16, spending time with Iowa and SMU. The clearest part of Alex Padilla's career was his passing role: 880 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, and 164 attempts across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Alex Padilla's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Iowa
2019-2022
Opening stop
SMU
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 19 | 58.8 | 4.9 | 19 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 611 | 46.6 | 8 | 592 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 138 | 38.6 | 13.3 | -473 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 59 | 77.3 | 0 | -79 |
Transfer Portal History
#1 Featured game
vs Prairie View A&M
Week 3 · W 69-0
Win with 26 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
26
Total Offense
90.6 takeover
26 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 9 · W 69-10 · Conference game
32
Total Offense
90.3 takeover
Win with 32 yards of offense and 80.6 efficiency.
32 total offense with 80.6 efficiency.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 11 · W 27-22 · Conference game
209
Total Offense
63.9 takeover
Win with 209 yards of offense and 56.2 efficiency.
209 total offense with 56.2 efficiency.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
116
Total Offense
58.9 takeover
Loss with 116 yards of offense and 43 efficiency.
116 total offense with 43 efficiency.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 10 · W 49-7 · Conference game
19
Total Offense
56.6 takeover
Win with 19 yards of offense and 58.8 efficiency.
19 total offense with 58.8 efficiency.
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Iowa
611 primary output · 46.6 efficiency · 8 usage
51.7
#2
2020 Regular Season · Iowa
43.2
19 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · SMU
38.3
59 primary · 77.3 efficiency · 0 usage
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
Next best actions
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.