Usage Score
25.4
Player Dossier
2010-2013Northwestern
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.
Efficiency
65.8
Consistency
71.9
Season Value
55.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Kain Colter, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · Northwestern. Kain Colter is a balanced quarterback profile with 25.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
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
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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
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 29. Syracuse: 203. Western Michigan: 146. Unknown: 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.
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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. Unknown: 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.
Wins126 · Games = 3 · +31.8 vs Losses
Losses94.2 · Games = 6 · -31.8 vs Wins
First Half123 · Games = 5 · +32.8 vs Second Half
Second Half90.2 · Games = 5 · -32.8 vs First Half
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 11/23 | vs Michigan State | L 6-30 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs MichiganDual-threat | L 19-27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 64.4 | 19 | 78 | 4.10 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ NebraskaDual-threat | L 24-27 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.6 | 23 | 86 | 3.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ IowaDual-threat | L 10-17 | 11 | 14 | 104 | 78.6 | 1 | 0 | 68.5 | 18 | 60 | 3.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 6-35 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 80.0 | 0 | 1 | 43.3 | 6 | 10 | 1.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 10/6 | vs Ohio State | L 30-40 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 9 | 85 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 55.4 | 12 | 38 | 3.20 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Western MichiganDual-threat | W 38-17 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 85.7 | 1 | 1 | 61.7 | 15 | 106 | 7.10 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs SyracuseDual-threat | W 48-27 | 15 | 18 | 116 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 11 | 87 | 7.90 | 1 | 33 |
| Sun 9/1 | @ California | W 44-30 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Progression
2010201020112011201220122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Northwestern | 181 | 35.8 | 23.4 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Northwestern | 181 | 35.8 | 23.4 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Northwestern | 1,327 | 71.3 | 23.8 | 1,146 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1,327 | 71.3 | 23.8 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Northwestern | 1,766 | 60.9 | 29.6 | 439 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1,766 | 60.9 | 29.6 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1,066 | 65.8 | 25.4 | -700 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Iowa
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
246
Primary metric
246 total offense with 65 efficiency.
#2
Boston College
268
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
268 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.
#3
Syracuse
203
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
203 total offense with 79 efficiency.
#4
Texas Tech
143
Primary metric
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
143 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.
#5
Iowa
164
Primary metric
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
164 total offense with 68.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2012 Postseason · Northwestern
1,766 primary output · 60.9 efficiency · 29.6 usage
64.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · Northwestern
64.9
1,766 primary · 60.9 efficiency · 29.6 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Northwestern
55.5
1,066 primary · 65.8 efficiency · 25.4 usage
Milestones
1
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
1
3+ takeover TD games
27
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.9174
Florida State University School · Tallahassee, FL
- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
4,340
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.