Player Career

Ben Gulbranson Career Story

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

Player Story

Ben Gulbranson story

Ben Gulbranson built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Newbury Park, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Oregon State and Stanford. The clearest part of Ben Gulbranson's career was his passing role: 4,461 passing yards, 24 touchdown passes, and 620 attempts across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Oregon 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. His career also includes 24 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon State and Stanford.

The arc is straightforward: Ben Gulbranson 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

    Oregon State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Stanford

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonOregon State6475.30.1
2021 Regular SeasonOregon State0-64
2022 PostseasonOregon State1,50759.99.61,507
2022 Regular SeasonOregon State1,50759.99.60
2023 PostseasonOregon State17466.731.3-1,333
2023 Regular SeasonOregon State17466.731.30
2024 Regular SeasonOregon State93656.49.7762
2025 Regular SeasonStanford1,61248.812.2676

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Oregon State to StanfordG5/FCS to P485.4Apr 26, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arizona State

Week 16 · L 33-46 · Conference game

Loss with 64 yards of offense and 75.3 efficiency.

64

Total Offense

87.7 takeover

64 total offense with 75.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Notre Dame

Week 1 · L 8-40 · Postseason

168

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Loss with 168 yards of offense and 50 efficiency.

168 total offense with 50 efficiency.

#3

@ Arizona State

Week 12 · W 31-7 · Conference game

224

Total Offense

72.6 takeover

Win with 224 yards of offense and 71.5 efficiency.

224 total offense with 71.5 efficiency.

#4

vs No. 118 San José State

Week 5 · W 30-29

417

Total Offense

65.9 takeover

Win with 417 yards of offense and 63.4 efficiency.

417 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Stanford

Week 6 · W 28-27 · Conference game

227

Total Offense

62.7 takeover

Win with 227 yards of offense and 60.2 efficiency.

227 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Oregon State

1,507 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 9.6 usage

62.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · Oregon State

62.9

1,507 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 9.6 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Stanford

60.2

1,612 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 12.2 usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency