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Player Dossier
2023-2025BYU
McCae Hillstead
QB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Lehi, UT, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
McCae Hillstead is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
12
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Utah State • BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Player Story
McCae Hillstead built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Lehi, UT wearing No. 3, spending time with BYU and Utah State. The clearest part of McCae Hillstead's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
McCae Hillstead, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Utah State. McCae Hillstead is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,159
- Passing yards
- 1,095
- Rushing yards
- 64
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
McCae Hillstead quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,159
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Portland State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Skyridge · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Skyridge · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Sophomore
- 2025 Total offense rank
- 61 total offense · QB 323rd (top 78%) · Big 12 114th (top 56%) · National 880th (top 55%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 1 | 59.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 1,044 | 1,005 | 39 | 10 | 59.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | BYU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | BYU | 4 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 14.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BYU to Utah State | P4 to G5/FCS | 25.2 | Jan 9, 2026 |
| 2024 | Utah State to BYU | G5/FCS to P4 | 84.7 | Apr 16, 2024 |
McCae Hillstead played QB for Utah State and BYU. Across 3 tracked seasons, McCae Hillstead recorded 1,095 passing yards, 64 rushing yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Utah State paired 1,098 primary output with 53.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Utah State, BYU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Portland State
Win with 56 yards of offense and 83.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · BYU
Games
4
Primary Metric / G
15.3
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
3.5
Consistency
12.7
Best Game by takeover score
Portland State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 1. Portland State: 56. East Carolina: 3. UCF: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 1 by 10. Portland State: 7 by 83.8. East Carolina: 1 by 30. UCF: 1 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half28.5 · Games = 2 · +26.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 2 · -26.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Portland State
Best efficiency game
83.8 vs Portland State
Player Story
McCae Hillstead story
McCae Hillstead built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Lehi, UT wearing No. 3, spending time with BYU and Utah State. The clearest part of McCae Hillstead's career was his passing role: 1,095 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes, 163 attempts, and 64 rushing yards across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Utah 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 64 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU and Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: McCae Hillstead 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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- 1
Utah State
2023
Opening stop
- 2
BYU
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Utah State | 1,098 | 53.1 | 16.4 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Utah State | 1,098 | 53.1 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | -1,098 |
| 2025 Postseason | BYU | 61 | 33.5 | 3.5 | 61 |
| 2025 Regular Season | BYU | 61 | 33.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Portland State
Week 1 · W 69-0
Win with 56 yards of offense and 83.8 efficiency.
56
Total Offense
64.4 takeover
56 total offense with 83.8 efficiency.
#2
vs James Madison
Week 4 · L 38-45
373
Total Offense
64.2 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
373 total offense with 49.6 efficiency.
#3
@ Air Force
Week 3 · L 21-39 · Conference game
208
Total Offense
58.3 takeover
Loss with 208 yards of offense and 59.4 efficiency.
208 total offense with 59.4 efficiency.
#4
@ San José State
Week 8 · L 21-42 · Conference game
170
Total Offense
48.9 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
170 total offense with 47.4 efficiency.
#5
@ UConn
Week 5 · W 34-33
137
Total Offense
43.6 takeover
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
137 total offense with 52.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Utah State
1,098 primary output · 53.1 efficiency · 16.4 usage
59.9
#2
2023 Regular Season · Utah State
59.9
1,098 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 16.4 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · BYU
14.9
61 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
2
3+ TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
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