Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Fresno State
Derek Carr
QB • 6'3" • Bakersfield, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Derek Carr is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
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Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Derek Carr built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Derek Carr's career was his passing role: 12,842...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Derek Carr, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Fresno State. Derek Carr is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 13,032
- Passing yards
- 12,842
- Rushing yards
- 190
- Touchdowns
- 118
Quick Answers
Derek Carr quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 13,032
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Fresno State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bakersfield · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Bakersfield · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 5,199 total offense · QB 1st (top 1%) · Mountain West 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 3,616 | 3,544 | 72 | 29 | 62.2 |
| 2012 Postseason | Fresno State | 13 | 321 | 362 | -41 | 1 | 62.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 3,784 | 3,742 | 42 | 36 | 62.6 |
| 2013 Postseason | Fresno State | 13 | 216 | 216 | 0 | 2 | 70 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 13 | 4,983 | 4,866 | 117 | 50 | 70 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Derek Carr
Derek Carr played QB for Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Carr recorded 12,842 passing yards, 190 rushing yards, and -1 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Fresno State paired 5,199 primary output with 69.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 63.4 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: Idaho
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
278.2
Efficiency
63.4
Usage
14.9
Consistency
82.9
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 117. Nebraska: 270. North Dakota: 209. Idaho: 371. Ole Miss: 269. Boise State: 136. Utah State: 287. Nevada: 340. Louisiana Tech: 299. New Mexico State: 388. Hawai'i: 308. San José State: 294. San Diego State: 328
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 39 by 47.3. Nebraska: 44 by 63.4. North Dakota: 20 by 66.2. Idaho: 37 by 75.6. Ole Miss: 42 by 55. Boise State: 32 by 57.1. Utah State: 45 by 69.2. Nevada: 43 by 66.7. Louisiana Tech: 55 by 56.9. New Mexico State: 36 by 65.1. Hawai'i: 35 by 76.3. San José State: 32 by 70.2. San Diego State: 43 by 55.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins293.8 · Games = 4 · +22.5 vs Losses
Losses271.2 · Games = 9 · -22.5 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
Idaho
Best efficiency game
76.3 vs Hawai'i
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/4 | @ San Diego State300-yard game | L 28-35 | 19 | 35 | 336 | 54.3 | 2 | 1 | 55.7 | 8 | -8 | -1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs San José State | L 24-27 | 19 | 28 | 276 | 67.9 | 1 | 1 | 70.2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Hawai'i | W 24-21 | 19 | 29 | 271 | 65.5 | 2 | 0 | 76.3 | 6 | 37 | 6.20 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ New Mexico State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 45-48 | 22 | 34 | 391 | 64.7 | 3 | 0 | 65.1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Louisiana Tech3+ TD | L 21-41 | 39 | 49 | 290 | 79.6 | 3 | 2 | 56.9 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Nevada300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 38-45 | 20 | 37 | 315 | 54.1 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Utah State3+ TD | W 31-21 | 23 | 39 | 248 | 59.0 | 2 | 0 | 69.2 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Boise State | L 7-57 | 17 | 30 | 126 | 56.7 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Ole Miss | L 28-38 | 25 | 37 | 281 | 67.6 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Idaho300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 48-24 | 24 | 37 | 371 | 64.9 | 5 | 2 | 75.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs North Dakota | W 27-22 | 11 | 17 | 235 | 64.7 | 2 | 0 | 66.2 | 3 | -26 | -8.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Nebraska | L 29-42 | 20 | 41 | 254 | 48.8 | 1 | 0 | 63.4 | 3 | 16 | 5.30 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ California | L 21-36 | 21 | 33 | 150 | 63.6 | 1 | 1 | 47.3 | 6 | -33 | -5.50 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Derek Carr story
Derek Carr built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Derek Carr's career was his passing role: 12,842 passing yards, 113 touchdown passes, 1,630 attempts, and 190 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Fresno 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. His career also includes 190 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: Derek Carr 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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Fresno State
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009201020112012201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Fresno State | 112 | 71.2 | 1.9 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | -112 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3,616 | 63.4 | 14.9 | 3,616 |
| 2012 Postseason | Fresno State | 4,105 | 62.2 | 15.4 | 489 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4,105 | 62.2 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Fresno State | 5,199 | 69.4 | 12.3 | 1,094 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 5,199 | 69.4 | 12.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 8 · W 34-3 · Conference game
Win with 57 yards of offense and 81.9 efficiency.
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Total Offense
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57 total offense with 81.9 efficiency.
#2
@ Idaho
Week 4 · W 48-24 · Conference game
371
Total Offense
85.6 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
371 total offense with 75.6 efficiency.
#3
@ San José State
Week 14 · L 52-62 · Conference game
551
Total Offense
79.7 takeover
Loss with 551 yards of offense and 83.6 efficiency.
551 total offense with 83.6 efficiency.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 5 · W 52-40 · Conference game
570
Total Offense
73.6 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
570 total offense with 74.9 efficiency.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 14 · L 28-35
328
Total Offense
67.9 takeover
Loss with 328 yards of offense and 55.7 efficiency.
328 total offense with 55.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Fresno State
5,199 primary output · 69.4 efficiency · 12.3 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Fresno State
70
5,199 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · Fresno State
62.6
4,105 primary · 62.2 efficiency · 15.4 usage
Milestones
29
250+ passing yards
22
300+ total offense
23
3+ TD games
28
Above avg efficiency
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