Usage Score
8.1
Player Dossier
2009-2012USC
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.
Efficiency
57.9
Consistency
72
Season Value
56.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
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.
Matt Barkley played QB for USC. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matt Barkley recorded 12,327 passing yards, -113 rushing yards, and 122 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with USC.
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.
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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
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins243.1 · Games = 7 · -131.6 vs Losses
Losses374.8 · Games = 4 · +131.6 vs Wins
First Half235 · Games = 6 · -123.2 vs Second Half
Second Half358.2 · Games = 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+ TD | L 28-38 | 20 | 38 | 301 | 52.6 | 3 | 2 | 53.1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Arizona State3+ TD | W 38-17 | 20 | 33 | 222 | 60.6 | 3 | 3 | 45.1 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Oregon300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 51-62 | 35 | 54 | 484 | 64.8 | 5 | 2 | 56.2 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Arizona300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 36-39 | 31 | 49 | 493 | 63.3 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Colorado3+ TD | W 50-6 | 19 | 20 | 298 | 95.0 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Washington | W 24-14 | 10 | 20 | 167 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 49.9 | 3 | -9 | -3 | 0 | 7 |
| Fri 10/5 | @ Utah300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-28 | 23 | 30 | 303 | 76.7 | 3 | 0 | 65.2 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs California | W 27-9 | 22 | 34 | 192 | 64.7 | 2 | 2 | 47.1 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Stanford | L 14-21 | 20 | 41 | 254 | 48.8 | 0 | 2 | 45.2 | 5 | -34 | -6.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Syracuse3+ TD | W 42-29 | 23 | 30 | 187 | 76.7 | 6 | 1 | 53.8 | 2 | -17 | -8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Hawai'i300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 49-10 | 23 | 38 | 372 | 60.5 | 4 | 0 | 80.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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USC
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Progression
20092009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | USC | 2,697 | 54 | 11.6 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | USC | 2,697 | 54 | 11.6 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | USC | 2,774 | 56.6 | 8.5 | 77 |
| 2011 Regular Season | USC | 3,542 | 61.1 | 7.6 | 768 |
| 2012 Regular Season | USC | 3,201 | 57.9 | 8.1 | -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.