Usage Score
3.5
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.
Efficiency
33.5
Consistency
12.7
Season Value
13.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State • BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
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McCae Hillstead, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Utah State. McCae Hillstead is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
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: Unknown
Game 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
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 1. Unknown: 56. East Carolina: 3. UCF: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 1 by 10. Unknown: 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.
Wins1.7 · Games = 3
First Half28.5 · Games = 2 · +26.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2 · Games = 2 · -26.5 vs First Half
All Games15.3 · Games = 4
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
83.8 vs Unknown
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Utah State
2023
Opening stop
- 2
BYU
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20232023202420252025
| 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
Unknown
Game with 56 yards of offense and 83.8 efficiency.
56
Primary metric
56 total offense with 83.8 efficiency.
#2
James Madison
373
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
373 total offense with 49.6 efficiency.
#3
Air Force
208
Primary metric
Loss with 208 yards of offense and 59.4 efficiency.
208 total offense with 59.4 efficiency.
#4
San José State
170
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
170 total offense with 47.4 efficiency.
#5
UConn
137
Primary metric
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
137 total offense with 52.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Postseason · Utah State
1,098 primary output · 53.1 efficiency · 16.4 usage
54.8
#2
2023 Regular Season · Utah State
54.8
1,098 primary · 53.1 efficiency · 16.4 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · BYU
13.8
61 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8433
Skyridge · Lehi, UT
- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
1,159
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.