Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Matt Barkley built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Newport Beach, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Matt Barkley's career was his passing role: 12,327...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 98
- NFL Team
- Philadelphia Eagles
Matt Barkley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · USC. Matt Barkley is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,214
- Passing yards
- 12,327
- Touchdowns
- 122
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Matt Barkley USC Highlights
2012 · USC · Player Highlight
Matt Barkley college highlights at USC.
- Season
- 2012
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Matt Barkley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,214
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · USC
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Mater Dei · USC
- High school pipeline
- Mater Dei · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 4 · Pick 1 · Philadelphia Eagles
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2012
- 2012 Total offense rank
- 3,201 total offense · QB 39th (top 13%) · Pac-12 5th (top 4%) · National 39th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | USC | 12 | 343 | 350 | -7 | 3 | 58.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 2,354 | 2,385 | -31 | 14 | 58.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 2,774 | 2,791 | -17 | 28 | 57.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 3,542 | 3,528 | 14 | 41 | 65 |
| 2012 Regular Season | USC | 11 | 3,201 | 3,273 | -72 | 36 | 59.6 |
Related Context
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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
2009 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 54 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: Notre Dame
Win with 363 yards of offense and 62.9 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · USC
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
224.8
Efficiency
54
Usage
11.6
Consistency
79.6
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 343. San José State: 228. Ohio State: 203. Washington State: 245. California: 277. Notre Dame: 363. Oregon State: 218. Oregon: 180. Arizona State: 110. Stanford: 174. UCLA: 212. Arizona: 144
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 40 by 57.5. San José State: 22 by 69.7. Ohio State: 38 by 49.8. Washington State: 24 by 63.2. California: 38 by 53.3. Notre Dame: 33 by 62.9. Oregon State: 30 by 56.8. Oregon: 41 by 46.4. Arizona State: 24 by 39. Stanford: 35 by 45.4. UCLA: 29 by 60. Arizona: 43 by 43.9
Split Comparison
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Wins244.3 · Games = 9 · +78.3 vs Losses
Losses166 · Games = 3 · -78.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
69.7 vs San José State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/27 | vs Boston College300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 24-13 | 27 | 37 | 350 | 73.0 | 2 | 2 | 57.5 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Arizona | L 17-21 | 20 | 37 | 144 | 54.1 | 1 | 1 | 43.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs UCLA | W 28-7 | 18 | 26 | 206 | 69.2 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Stanford | L 21-55 | 21 | 31 | 196 | 67.7 | 1 | 3 | 45.4 | 4 | -22 | -5.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Arizona State | W 14-9 | 7 | 22 | 112 | 31.8 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 11/1 | @ Oregon | L 20-47 | 21 | 38 | 187 | 55.3 | 2 | 1 | 46.4 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Oregon State3+ TD | W 42-36 | 15 | 25 | 202 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 56.8 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Notre Dame300-yard game | W 34-27 | 19 | 29 | 380 | 65.5 | 2 | 1 | 62.9 | 4 | -17 | -4.30 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 10/4 | @ California | W 30-3 | 20 | 35 | 283 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 53.3 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Washington State | W 27-6 | 13 | 22 | 247 | 59.1 | 2 | 0 | 63.2 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/13 | @ Ohio State | W 18-15 | 15 | 31 | 195 | 48.4 | 0 | 1 | 49.8 | 7 | 8 | 1.10 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs San José State | W 56-3 | 15 | 19 | 233 | 78.9 | 1 | 0 | 69.7 | 3 | -5 | -1.70 | 0 | 1 |
Player Story
Matt Barkley story
Matt Barkley built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Newport Beach, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Matt Barkley's career was his passing role: 12,327 passing yards, 116 touchdown passes, and 1,562 attempts across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with USC. 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 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Matt Barkley 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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USC
2009-2012
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Season Value 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
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · W 49-10
Win with 372 yards of offense and 80.7 efficiency.
372
Total Offense
77.8 takeover
372 total offense with 80.7 efficiency.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 4 · W 50-16 · Conference game
290
Total Offense
72.4 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
290 total offense with 76.2 efficiency.
#3
@ Stanford
Week 6 · L 35-37 · Conference game
423
Total Offense
71.6 takeover
Loss with 423 yards of offense and 75.1 efficiency.
423 total offense with 75.1 efficiency.
#4
vs Minnesota
Week 1 · W 19-17
304
Total Offense
71 takeover
Win with 304 yards of offense and 77.3 efficiency.
304 total offense with 77.3 efficiency.
#5
@ Notre Dame
Week 7 · W 34-27
363
Total Offense
63.3 takeover
Win with 363 yards of offense and 62.9 efficiency.
363 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · USC
3,542 primary output · 61.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · USC
59.6
3,201 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · USC
58.9
2,697 primary · 54 efficiency · 11.6 usage
Milestones
23
250+ passing yards
16
300+ total offense
23
3+ TD games
19
Above avg efficiency
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