Player Profile

Matt Barkley

QB • 6'2" • Newport Beach, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Matt Barkley is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

8.1

Efficiency

57.9

Consistency

72

Season Value

56.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · USC

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
USC
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · USC
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Matt Barkley, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · USC. Matt Barkley is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

USC paired 3,542 primary output with 61.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 57.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Win with 372 yards of offense and 80.7 efficiency. It landed in the 81.8th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · USC

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

291

Efficiency

57.9

Usage

8.1

Consistency

72

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 372. Syracuse: 170. Stanford: 220. California: 190. Utah: 300. Washington: 158. Colorado: 303. Arizona: 497. Oregon: 478. Arizona State: 209. UCLA: 304

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 38 by 80.7. Syracuse: 32 by 53.8. Stanford: 46 by 45.2. California: 38 by 47.1. Utah: 31 by 65.2. Washington: 23 by 49.9. Colorado: 22 by 80. Arizona: 52 by 61. Oregon: 55 by 56.2. Arizona State: 35 by 45.1. UCLA: 40 by 53.1

Split Comparison

Wins243.1 · n=7 · -131.6 vs Losses
Losses374.8 · n=4 · +131.6 vs Wins
First Half235 · n=6 · -123.2 vs Second Half
Second Half358.2 · n=5 · +123.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Hawai'i

Best efficiency game

80.7 vs Hawai'i

Result
Sat 11/17@ UCLA300-yard game · 3+ TDL 28-38203830152.63253.1231.5008
Sat 11/10vs Arizona State3+ TDW 38-17203322260.63345.12-13-6.5000
Sat 11/3vs Oregon300-yard game · 3+ TDL 51-62355448464.85256.21-6-600
Sat 10/27@ Arizona300-yard game · 3+ TDL 36-39314949363.33261341.30011
Sat 10/20vs Colorado3+ TDW 50-6192029895.06080252.5003
Sat 10/13@ WashingtonW 24-14102016750.01149.93-9-307
Fri 10/5@ Utah300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-28233030376.73065.21-3-305
Sat 9/22vs CaliforniaW 27-9223419264.72247.14-2-0.5006
Sat 9/15@ StanfordL 14-21204125448.80245.25-34-6.8000
Sat 9/8@ Syracuse3+ TDW 42-29233018776.76153.82-17-8.5000
Sat 9/1vs Hawai'i300-yard game · 3+ TDW 49-10233837260.54080.7

Career Arc

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    USC

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20092009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonUSC2,6975411.6
2009 Regular SeasonUSC2,6975411.60
2010 Regular SeasonUSC2,77456.68.577
2011 Regular SeasonUSC3,54261.17.6768
2012 Regular SeasonUSC3,20157.98.1-341

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Hawai'i

Win with 372 yards of offense and 80.7 efficiency.

372

Primary metric

372 total offense with 80.7 efficiency.

#2

Washington State

290

Primary metric

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

290 total offense with 76.2 efficiency.

#3

Minnesota

304

Primary metric

Win with 304 yards of offense and 77.3 efficiency.

304 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.

#4

Stanford

423

Primary metric

Loss with 423 yards of offense and 75.1 efficiency.

423 total offense with 75.1 efficiency.

#5

Arizona

470

Primary metric

Win with 470 yards of offense and 70.4 efficiency.

470 total offense with 70.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2011 Regular Season · USC

3,542 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage

62.4

#2

2012 Regular Season · USC

56.8

3,201 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 8.1 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · USC

55.1

2,697 primary · 54 efficiency · 11.6 usage

Milestones

21

250+ passing yards

16

300+ total offense

3

3+ takeover TD games

19

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

5★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.9993

Mater Dei · Newport Beach, CA

Committed To
USC
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

12,214

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 47 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

5-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career passing yards
12,327