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Player Dossier
2009-2011SMU
Kyle Padron
QB • 6'4" • Southlake, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Kyle Padron is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Player Story
Kyle Padron built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from Southlake, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Kyle Padron's career was his passing role: 5,902 passing...
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- Committed To
- SMU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Kyle Padron, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · SMU. Kyle Padron is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 6,189
- Passing yards
- 5,902
- Rushing yards
- 287
- Touchdowns
- 48
Quick Answers
Kyle Padron quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 6,189
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Tulsa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Southlake Carroll · SMU
- High school pipeline
- Southlake Carroll · 73 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2011
- 2011 Total offense rank
- 153 total offense · QB 201st (top 72%) · Conference USA 57th (top 44%) · National 535th (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | SMU | 7 | 467 | 460 | 7 | 2 | 59.8 |
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 7 | 1,497 | 1,462 | 35 | 10 | 59.8 |
| 2010 Postseason | SMU | 14 | 292 | 302 | -10 | 2 | 75.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 14 | 3,780 | 3,526 | 254 | 33 | 75.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 3 | 153 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 18.9 |
Related Context
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Kyle Padron played QB for SMU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kyle Padron recorded 5,902 passing yards, 287 rushing yards, and 48 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
SMU paired 4,072 primary output with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with 395 yards of offense and 63.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · SMU
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
290.9
Efficiency
60.2
Usage
26.4
Consistency
82.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 292. Texas Tech: 236. UAB: 211. Washington State: 312. TCU: 188. Rice: 395. Tulsa: 395. Navy: 299. Houston: 339. Tulane: 369. UTEP: 261. Marshall: 214. East Carolina: 338. UCF: 223
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 42 by 54.5. Texas Tech: 45 by 49.3. UAB: 42 by 66.1. Washington State: 45 by 63.4. TCU: 42 by 49. Rice: 34 by 92.9. Tulsa: 48 by 63.6. Navy: 50 by 65.9. Houston: 55 by 55. Tulane: 38 by 68.4. UTEP: 50 by 55.5. Marshall: 35 by 48.5. East Carolina: 40 by 63.6. UCF: 46 by 46.5
Split Comparison
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Wins319.1 · Games = 7 · +56.6 vs Losses
Losses262.6 · Games = 7 · -56.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
92.9 vs Rice
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | vs Army300-yard game | L 14-16 | 23 | 34 | 302 | 67.6 | 2 | 2 | 54.5 | 8 | -10 | -1.30 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ UCF | L 7-17 | 18 | 34 | 220 | 52.9 | 1 | 2 | 46.5 | 12 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 8 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ East Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-38 | 21 | 34 | 331 | 61.8 | 3 | 0 | 63.6 | 6 | 7 | 1.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Marshall3+ TD | W 31-17 | 17 | 30 | 230 | 56.7 | 2 | 2 | 48.5 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 11/7 | @ UTEP | L 14-28 | 28 | 44 | 255 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 55.5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Tulane300-yard game | W 31-17 | 18 | 32 | 354 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 68.4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Houston300-yard game | L 20-45 | 26 | 46 | 318 | 56.5 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Navy3+ TD | L 21-28 | 28 | 42 | 254 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 65.9 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun 10/10 | vs Tulsa300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 21-18 | 27 | 40 | 381 | 67.5 | 3 | 1 | 63.6 | 8 | 14 | 1.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Rice300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-31 | 24 | 32 | 371 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 92.9 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs TCU | L 24-41 | 14 | 35 | 169 | 40.0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 19 | 2.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Washington State3+ TD | W 35-21 | 19 | 34 | 280 | 55.9 | 4 | 0 | 63.4 | 11 | 32 | 2.90 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 9/12 | vs UABDual-threat | W 28-7 | 18 | 33 | 145 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 66.1 | 9 | 66 | 7.30 | 0 | 24 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Texas Tech | L 27-35 | 21 | 38 | 218 | 55.3 | 2 | 3 | 49.3 | 7 | 18 | 2.60 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Kyle Padron story
Kyle Padron built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from Southlake, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Kyle Padron's career was his passing role: 5,902 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes, 729 attempts, and 287 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with SMU. 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. His career also includes 287 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Kyle Padron moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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SMU
2009-2011
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Season Value Progression
20092009201020102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | SMU | 1,964 | 62.2 | 23.3 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | SMU | 1,964 | 62.2 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | SMU | 4,072 | 60.2 | 26.4 | 2,108 |
| 2010 Regular Season | SMU | 4,072 | 60.2 | 26.4 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | SMU | 153 | 35.8 | 8.6 | -3,919 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Tulsa
Week 6 · W 21-18 · Conference game
Win with 395 yards of offense and 63.6 efficiency.
395
Total Offense
78.2 takeover
395 total offense with 63.6 efficiency.
#2
vs Washington State
Week 3 · W 35-21
312
Total Offense
77.6 takeover
Win with 312 yards of offense and 63.4 efficiency.
312 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.
#3
vs Nevada
Week 1 · W 45-10 · Postseason
467
Total Offense
77.2 takeover
Win with 467 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.
467 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 2
382
Total Offense
74.4 takeover
Game shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
382 total offense with 48.7 efficiency.
#5
@ Navy
Week 7 · L 21-28
299
Total Offense
71.9 takeover
Loss with 299 yards of offense and 65.9 efficiency.
299 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · SMU
4,072 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 26.4 usage
75.4
#2
2010 Regular Season · SMU
75.4
4,072 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 26.4 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · SMU
59.8
1,964 primary · 62.2 efficiency · 23.3 usage
Milestones
14
250+ passing yards
9
300+ total offense
7
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
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