Player Dossier

2020-2023

San José State

Jay Butterfield

QB • 6'6" • 223 lbs • Brentwood, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Jay Butterfield is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

12

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

1

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

24

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San José State

20212223

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon • San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stony Brook
4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9352

Liberty · Brentwood, CA

Committed To
Oregon
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Jay Butterfield, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San José State. Jay Butterfield is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
101
Passing yards
103
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Jay Butterfield quick answers

Latest team and position
San José State · QB
Career Total Offense
101
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 4 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · San José State
Top game
Stony Brook
Recruit profile
4-star · Liberty · Oregon
High school pipeline
Liberty · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 9 · Sophomore
2023 Total offense rank
78 total offense · QB 301st (top 76%) · Mountain West 74th (top 56%) · National 800th (top 51%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonOregon00000-
2021 Regular SeasonOregon122220051.1
2022 Regular SeasonOregon1110042.7
2023 Regular SeasonSan José State27880-2152

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Oregon to San José StateP4 to G5/FCS28.2Dec 5, 2022

Jay Butterfield played QB for Oregon and San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jay Butterfield recorded 103 passing yards, -2 rushing yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with San José State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

San José State paired 78 primary output with 47.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 47.8 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 Oregon, San José State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Loss with 75 yards of offense and 63 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · San José State

Games

2

Primary Metric / G

39

Efficiency

47.8

Usage

3.4

Consistency

52.6

Best Game by takeover score

Oregon State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 75. Cal Poly: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins3 · Games = 1 · -72 vs Losses
Losses75 · Games = 1 · +72 vs Wins

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

63 vs Oregon State

Result
Sat 9/9vs Cal PolyW 59-30200.00032.513303
Sun 9/3vs Oregon StateL 17-42798077.810631-5-500

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oregon

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San José State

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonOregon0
2021 Regular SeasonOregon2275.9022
2022 Regular SeasonOregon169.40-21
2023 Regular SeasonSan José State7847.83.477

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Stony Brook

Week 3 · W 48-7

Win with 22 yards of offense and 75.9 efficiency.

22

Total Offense

88 takeover

22 total offense with 75.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Eastern Washington

Week 2 · W 70-14

1

Total Offense

84.7 takeover

Win with 1 yards of offense and 69.4 efficiency.

1 total offense with 69.4 efficiency.

#3

vs Oregon State

Week 1 · L 17-42

75

Total Offense

57.7 takeover

Loss with 75 yards of offense and 63 efficiency.

75 total offense with 63 efficiency.

#4

vs Cal Poly

Week 2 · W 59-3

3

Total Offense

13.9 takeover

Win with 3 yards of offense and 32.5 efficiency.

3 total offense with 32.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · San José State

78 primary output · 47.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage

52

#2

2021 Regular Season · Oregon

51.1

22 primary · 75.9 efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Oregon

42.7

1 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

3

Above avg efficiency