Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2013San José State
David Fales
QB • 6'3" • Salinas, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
David Fales is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a quarterback
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
David Fales built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a quarterback from Salinas, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of David Fales' career was his passing role: 8,382...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 183
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
David Fales, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · San José State. David Fales is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 8,250
- Passing yards
- 8,382
- Touchdowns
- 68
Quick Answers
David Fales quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,250
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · San José State
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 6 · Pick 7 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 4,196 total offense · QB 14th (top 5%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 14th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | San José State | 13 | 386 | 395 | -9 | 2 | 70.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San José State | 13 | 3,668 | 3,798 | -130 | 31 | 70.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 4,196 | 4,189 | 7 | 35 | 66.1 |
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David Fales played QB for San José State. Across 2 tracked seasons, David Fales recorded 8,382 passing yards, -132 rushing yards, and 68 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
San José State paired 4,054 primary output with 66.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 60.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
349.7
Efficiency
60.4
Usage
12.2
Consistency
76.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sacramento State: 219. Stanford: 188. Minnesota: 439. Utah State: 323. Hawai'i: 312. Colorado State: 464. Wyoming: 474. UNLV: 156. San Diego State: 298. Nevada: 303. Navy: 440. Fresno State: 580
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sacramento State: 33 by 52.1. Stanford: 49 by 50. Minnesota: 35 by 80. Utah State: 51 by 55. Hawai'i: 39 by 49.6. Colorado State: 44 by 76.3. Wyoming: 44 by 68.2. UNLV: 33 by 46.3. San Diego State: 51 by 48. Nevada: 47 by 57.1. Navy: 58 by 58.3. Fresno State: 51 by 84.3
Split Comparison
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Wins367.5 · Games = 6 · +35.7 vs Losses
Losses331.8 · Games = 6 · -35.7 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
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
84.3 vs Fresno State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Fresno State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 62-52 | 37 | 45 | 547 | 82.2 | 6 | 0 | 84.3 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Navy300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 52-58 | 42 | 56 | 440 | 75.0 | 5 | 1 | 58.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Nevada300-yard game | L 16-38 | 28 | 43 | 326 | 65.1 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 4 | -23 | -5.80 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs San Diego State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 30-34 | 27 | 48 | 301 | 56.3 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ UNLV | W 34-24 | 15 | 30 | 150 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 46.3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Wyoming300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-44 | 27 | 37 | 482 | 73.0 | 5 | 0 | 68.2 | 7 | -8 | -1.10 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Colorado State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 34-27 | 28 | 35 | 431 | 80.0 | 3 | 1 | 76.3 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Hawai'i300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 37-27 | 16 | 35 | 318 | 45.7 | 3 | 2 | 49.6 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Utah State300-yard game | L 12-40 | 25 | 48 | 314 | 52.1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Minnesota300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 24-43 | 22 | 35 | 439 | 62.9 | 3 | 2 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | @ Stanford | L 13-34 | 29 | 43 | 216 | 67.4 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 6 | -28 | -4.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Sacramento State | W 24-0 | 16 | 32 | 225 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 52.1 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
David Fales story
David Fales built his college career from 2012 through 2013 as a quarterback from Salinas, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of David Fales' career was his passing role: 8,382 passing yards, 66 touchdown passes, and 938 attempts across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with San José 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. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: David Fales 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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San José State
2012-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | San José State | 4,054 | 66.6 | 12.2 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | San José State | 4,054 | 66.6 | 12.2 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | San José State | 4,196 | 60.4 | 12.2 | 142 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 52-43 · Conference game
Win with 367 yards of offense and 79.8 efficiency.
367
Total Offense
87.4 takeover
367 total offense with 79.8 efficiency.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 9 · W 31-20 · Conference game
376
Total Offense
87 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
376 total offense with 76.6 efficiency.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 8 · W 52-24 · Conference game
279
Total Offense
78.6 takeover
Win with 279 yards of offense and 84.9 efficiency.
279 total offense with 84.9 efficiency.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 7 · L 27-49 · Conference game
369
Total Offense
78.3 takeover
Loss with 369 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.
369 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 4 · L 24-43
439
Total Offense
77.8 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
439 total offense with 80 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · San José State
4,054 primary output · 66.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage
70.1
#2
2012 Regular Season · San José State
70.1
4,054 primary · 66.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · San José State
66.1
4,196 primary · 60.4 efficiency · 12.2 usage
Milestones
21
250+ passing yards
15
300+ total offense
15
3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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