Player Dossier

2010-2013

Northwestern

Kain Colter

QB • 6'0" • Denver, CO, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Kain Colter is a balanced quarterback profile with 25.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

30%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

30

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

35

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Northwestern

10101111121213

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Player Story

Kain Colter built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a quarterback from Denver, CO wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Kain Colter's career was his backfield work: 2,180...

Read the story
4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9174

Florida State University School · Tallahassee, FL

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Kain Colter, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Northwestern. Kain Colter is a balanced quarterback profile with 25.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
4,340
Passing yards
2,160
Rushing yards
2,180
Touchdowns
50

Quick Answers

Kain Colter quick answers

Latest team and position
Northwestern · QB
Career Total Offense
4,340
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
Best season
2012 Postseason · Northwestern
Top game
Iowa
Recruit profile
4-star · Florida State University School · Auburn
High school pipeline
Florida State University School · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 2 · Class 2013
2013 Total offense rank
1,066 total offense · QB 135th (top 43%) · Big Ten 21st (top 16%) · National 179th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2010 PostseasonNorthwestern314338105231.4
2010 Regular SeasonNorthwestern338038031.4
2011 PostseasonNorthwestern13781365261.5
2011 Regular SeasonNorthwestern131,2496605891661.5
2012 PostseasonNorthwestern131507674074.5
2012 Regular SeasonNorthwestern131,6167968202074.5
2013 Regular SeasonNorthwestern101,0665774891063.6

Related Context

Kain Colter played QB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kain Colter recorded 2,160 passing yards, 2,180 rushing yards, and 683 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Northwestern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

Northwestern paired 1,766 primary output with 60.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 65.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2013 Regular Season · Northwestern

Games

10

Primary Metric / G

106.6

Efficiency

65.8

Usage

25.4

Consistency

71.9

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Active game

Hover over a point

Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.

Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

12345678910

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. California: 29. Syracuse: 203. Western Michigan: 146. Maine: 123. Ohio State: 114. Wisconsin: 44. Iowa: 164. Nebraska: 131. Michigan: 98. Michigan State: 14

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.

Low volumeHigh quality

High volumeHigh quality

Low volumeLower quality

High volumeLower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 2 by 90. Syracuse: 29 by 79. Western Michigan: 22 by 61.7. Maine: 21 by 55.4. Ohio State: 20 by 72. Wisconsin: 11 by 43.3. Iowa: 32 by 68.5. Nebraska: 31 by 58.6. Michigan: 23 by 64.4. Michigan State: 4 by 65

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins125.3 · Games = 4 · +31.1 vs Losses
Losses94.2 · Games = 6 · -31.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

90 vs California

Result
Sat 11/23vs Michigan StateL 6-302212100.0006522103
Sat 11/16vs MichiganDual-threatL 19-27342075.00064.419784.10119
Sat 11/2@ NebraskaDual-threatL 24-27484550.00058.623863.70019
Sat 10/26@ IowaDual-threatL 10-17111410478.61068.518603.30013
Sat 10/12@ WisconsinL 6-35453480.00143.36101.7009
Sun 10/6vs Ohio StateL 30-40121298100.00072816215
Sat 9/21vs MaineW 35-21598555.61155.412383.20117
Sun 9/15vs Western MichiganDual-threatW 38-17674085.71161.7151067.10123
Sat 9/7vs SyracuseDual-threatW 48-27151811683.3107911877.90133
Sun 9/1@ CaliforniaW 44-301123100.0009016606

Player Story

Kain Colter story

Kain Colter built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a quarterback from Denver, CO wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Kain Colter's career was his backfield work: 2,180 rushing yards, 449 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 683 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2,160 passing yards and 683 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kain Colter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2010-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201020112011201220122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 PostseasonNorthwestern18135.823.4
2010 Regular SeasonNorthwestern18135.823.40
2011 PostseasonNorthwestern1,32771.323.81,146
2011 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1,32771.323.80
2012 PostseasonNorthwestern1,76660.929.6439
2012 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1,76660.929.60
2013 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1,06665.825.4-700

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa

Week 9 · W 28-17 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

246

Total Offense

88.3 takeover

246 total offense with 65 efficiency.

#2

@ Boston College

Week 1 · W 24-17

268

Total Offense

86 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

268 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Texas Tech

Week 1 · L 38-45 · Postseason

143

Total Offense

82.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

143 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.

#4

vs Syracuse

Week 2 · W 48-27

203

Total Offense

78.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

203 total offense with 79 efficiency.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 9 · L 10-17 · Conference game

164

Total Offense

75.9 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

164 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Northwestern

1,766 primary output · 60.9 efficiency · 29.6 usage

74.5

#2

2012 Regular Season · Northwestern

74.5

1,766 primary · 60.9 efficiency · 29.6 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Northwestern

63.6

1,066 primary · 65.8 efficiency · 25.4 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency