Player Dossier

2009-2012

Boston College

Dave Shinskie

QB • 6'4" • Kulpmont, PA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Dave Shinskie is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

81%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

33

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

31

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Boston College

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Boston College
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Player Story

Dave Shinskie built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Kulpmont, PA wearing No. 15, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Dave Shinskie's career was his passing role:...

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Dave Shinskie, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Boston College. Dave Shinskie is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,571
Passing yards
2,670
Touchdowns
21

Quick Answers

Dave Shinskie quick answers

Latest team and position
Boston College · QB
Career Total Offense
2,571
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Boston College
Top game
Clemson
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2012

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 PostseasonBoston College132192181158.3
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College131,7561,831-751558.3
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College4593618-25543.9
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College1330051.5
2012 Regular SeasonBoston College00000-

Related Context

Dave Shinskie played QB for Boston College. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dave Shinskie recorded 2,670 passing yards, -99 rushing yards, and 21 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Boston College.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Boston College paired 1,975 primary output with 52.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 52.2 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

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Boston College

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

151.9

Efficiency

52.2

Usage

7

Consistency

65.4

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. USC: 219. Northeastern: 112. Kent State: 68. Clemson: -10. Wake Forest: 236. Florida State: 210. Virginia Tech: -18. NC State: 183. Notre Dame: 298. Central Michigan: 268. Virginia: 138. North Carolina: 57. Maryland: 214

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 37 by 47. Northeastern: 11 by 70.4. Kent State: 17 by 42.3. Clemson: 3 by 54.2. Wake Forest: 30 by 73.4. Florida State: 24 by 59.8. Virginia Tech: 14 by 11.1. NC State: 27 by 53.6. Notre Dame: 38 by 61. Central Michigan: 29 by 75.6. Virginia: 29 by 40.6. North Carolina: 33 by 28.9. Maryland: 26 by 60.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins178.6 · Games = 8 · +69.4 vs Losses
Losses109.2 · Games = 5 · -69.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Notre Dame

Best efficiency game

75.6 vs Central Michigan

Result
Sun 12/27@ USCL 13-24143321842.41147410.3009
Sat 11/28@ MarylandW 19-17142322760.91060.83-13-4.3003
Sat 11/21vs North CarolinaL 13-31122810142.91428.95-44-8.8000
Sat 11/14@ VirginiaW 14-10122614746.21240.63-9-311
Sat 10/31vs Central MichiganW 31-10182826264.31075.616606
Sat 10/24@ Notre DameL 16-20173527948.613613196.30015
Sat 10/17vs NC StateW 52-20132518752.02053.62-4-204
Sat 10/10@ Virginia TechL 14-4811248.30211.12-22-1100
Sat 10/3vs Florida StateW 28-21132221159.12059.82-1-0.5000
Sat 9/26vs Wake Forest3+ TDW 27-24182922862.13173.418808
Sat 9/19@ ClemsonL 7-25112100.00054.22-12-600
Sat 9/12vs Kent StateW 34-79167356.31142.31-5-500
Sat 9/5vs NortheasternW 54-071011070.01070.412202

Player Story

Dave Shinskie story

Dave Shinskie built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Kulpmont, PA wearing No. 15, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of Dave Shinskie's career was his passing role: 2,670 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, and 386 attempts across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Boston College. 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 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College.

The arc is straightforward: Dave Shinskie 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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    Boston College

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonBoston College1,97552.27
2009 Regular SeasonBoston College1,97552.270
2010 Regular SeasonBoston College59344.59.1-1,382
2011 Regular SeasonBoston College354.2-590
2012 Regular SeasonBoston College0-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Clemson

Week 6 · L 14-36 · Conference game

Loss with 3 yards of offense and 54.2 efficiency.

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Total Offense

77.1 takeover

3 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.

#2

vs Kent State

Week 2 · W 26-13

201

Total Offense

64.1 takeover

Win with 201 yards of offense and 58.2 efficiency.

201 total offense with 58.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Notre Dame

Week 8 · L 16-20

298

Total Offense

61.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

298 total offense with 61 efficiency.

#4

vs Central Michigan

Week 9 · W 31-10

268

Total Offense

57.5 takeover

Win with 268 yards of offense and 75.6 efficiency.

268 total offense with 75.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Wake Forest

Week 4 · W 27-24 · Conference game

236

Total Offense

52.6 takeover

Win with 236 yards of offense and 73.4 efficiency.

236 total offense with 73.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Boston College

1,975 primary output · 52.2 efficiency · 7 usage

58.3

#2

2009 Regular Season · Boston College

58.3

1,975 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 7 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Boston College

51.5

3 primary · 54.2 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency