Player Dossier

2020-2023

Kent State

Michael Alaimo

QB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Montvale, NJ, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Michael Alaimo is a balanced quarterback profile with 19.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

36%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

14

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

12

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Purdue • Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Player Story

Michael Alaimo built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from Montvale, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Kent State and Purdue. The clearest part of Michael Alaimo's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9072

St. Joseph Regional · Montvale, NJ

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Michael Alaimo, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Kent State. Michael Alaimo is a balanced quarterback profile with 19.3 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
984
Passing yards
1,007
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Michael Alaimo quick answers

Latest team and position
Kent State · QB
Career Total Offense
984
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Kent State
Top game
Miami (OH)
Recruit profile
4-star · St. Joseph Regional · Purdue
High school pipeline
Norland · 45 FBS recruits · 6 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 18 · Junior
2023 Total offense rank
884 total offense · QB 157th (top 40%) · Mid-American 19th (top 14%) · National 214th (top 14%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue00000-
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue1-30-3024
2022 PostseasonPurdue3533815138.1
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue3503713038.1
2023 Regular SeasonKent State8884932-48368.3

Related Context

Michael Alaimo played QB for Purdue and Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Alaimo recorded 1,007 passing yards, -23 rushing yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Kent State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Kent State paired 884 primary output with 54.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 54.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Kent State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

Loss with 139 yards of offense and 51.8 efficiency. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

8

Primary Metric / G

110.5

Efficiency

54.7

Usage

19.3

Consistency

75.4

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 167. Arkansas: 128. Central Connecticut: 190. Fresno State: 105. Miami (OH): 139. Ohio: 89. Eastern Michigan: 22. Buffalo: 44

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 38 by 49.1. Arkansas: 28 by 56.6. Central Connecticut: 21 by 68.9. Fresno State: 18 by 55. Miami (OH): 42 by 51.8. Ohio: 20 by 51.8. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 59.1. Buffalo: 25 by 45.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins190 · Games = 1 · +90.9 vs Losses
Losses99.1 · Games = 7 · -90.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

Best efficiency game

68.9 vs Central Connecticut

Result
Sat 10/21vs BuffaloL 6-247145150.00045.111-7-0.6006
Sat 10/14@ Eastern MichiganL 14-28281125.00059.111111011
Sat 10/7@ OhioL 17-4291310769.21151.87-18-2.6009
Sat 9/30vs Miami (OH)L 3-23183017060.00051.812-31-2.6007
Sun 9/24@ Fresno StateL 10-5381510253.3005533103
Sat 9/16vs Central ConnecticutW 38-10121617275.01168.95183.60111
Sat 9/9@ ArkansasL 6-28111717464.70156.611-46-4.2002
Thu 8/31@ UCFL 6-56123114538.70149.17223.10024

Player Story

Michael Alaimo story

Michael Alaimo built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a quarterback from Montvale, NJ wearing No. 18, spending time with Kent State and Purdue. The clearest part of Michael Alaimo's career was his passing role: 1,007 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, and 162 attempts across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Kent State. 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. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State and Purdue.

The arc is straightforward: Michael Alaimo 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

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  1. 1

    Purdue

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kent State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue-302.4-3
2022 PostseasonPurdue10356.76.4106
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue10356.76.40
2023 Regular SeasonKent State88454.719.3781

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Miami (OH)

Week 5 · L 3-23 · Conference game

Loss with 139 yards of offense and 51.8 efficiency.

139

Total Offense

67.1 takeover

139 total offense with 51.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 2 · L 6-28

128

Total Offense

64 takeover

Loss with 128 yards of offense and 56.6 efficiency.

128 total offense with 56.6 efficiency.

#3

vs Central Connecticut

Week 3 · W 38-10

190

Total Offense

63.2 takeover

Win with 190 yards of offense and 68.9 efficiency.

190 total offense with 68.9 efficiency.

#4

@ UCF

Week 1 · L 6-56

167

Total Offense

60 takeover

Loss with 167 yards of offense and 49.1 efficiency.

167 total offense with 49.1 efficiency.

#5

vs LSU

Week 1 · L 7-63 · Postseason

53

Total Offense

57.2 takeover

Loss with 53 yards of offense and 39.7 efficiency.

53 total offense with 39.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

884 primary output · 54.7 efficiency · 19.3 usage

68.3

#2

2022 Postseason · Purdue

38.1

103 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

38.1

103 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

2

Above avg efficiency