Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Fresno State
Brandon Connette
QB • 6'2" • Corona, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Brandon Connette is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Duke • Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Brandon Connette built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Corona, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Duke and Fresno State. The clearest part of Brandon Connette's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Brandon Connette, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Duke. Brandon Connette is a balanced quarterback profile with 16.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,565
- Passing yards
- 1,709
- Rushing yards
- 856
- Touchdowns
- 52
Quick Answers
Brandon Connette quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,565
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Santiago · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Santiago · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2014
- 2014 Total offense rank
- 420 total offense · QB 176th (top 56%) · Mountain West 40th (top 28%) · National 381st (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 446 | 125 | 321 | 8 | 47.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Duke | 2 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 1 | 31.6 |
| 2012 Postseason | Duke | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 32.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 119 | 36 | 83 | 10 | 32.4 |
| 2013 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 59.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 1,545 | 1,212 | 333 | 26 | 59.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Fresno State | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9 | 420 | 299 | 121 | 4 | 30.1 |
Related Context
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Brandon Connette played QB for Duke and Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon Connette recorded 1,709 passing yards, 856 rushing yards, and 94 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Duke paired 1,549 primary output with 54.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 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 Duke, Fresno State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Loss with 27 yards of offense and 78.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Duke
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
10.8
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
10.6
Consistency
56.5
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 10. Florida International: 23. Stanford: 20. North Carolina Central: 3. Memphis: 15. Wake Forest: 9. Virginia: 3. Virginia Tech: 4. Florida State: 3. Clemson: 27. Georgia Tech: 2. Miami: 10
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 6 by 58.2. Florida International: 8 by 52.1. Stanford: 5 by 56.5. North Carolina Central: 1 by 30. Memphis: 8 by 31.3. Wake Forest: 5 by 30.6. Virginia: 2 by 57.5. Virginia Tech: 2 by 20. Florida State: 1 by 30. Clemson: 8 by 78.6. Georgia Tech: 1 by 20. Miami: 7 by 31.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins10.6 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses10.9 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
78.6 vs Clemson
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | vs Cincinnati | L 34-48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 58.2 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Miami | L 45-52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 2 | 4 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Georgia Tech | L 24-42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Clemson | L 20-56 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 78.6 | 7 | 10 | 1.40 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Florida State | L 7-48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Virginia Tech | L 20-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Virginia | W 42-17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 57.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Wake Forest | W 34-27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 2 | 4 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Memphis | W 38-14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs North Carolina Central | W 54-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Stanford | L 13-50 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 56.5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Florida International | W 46-26 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 52.1 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 7 |
Player Story
Brandon Connette story
Brandon Connette built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a quarterback from Corona, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Duke and Fresno State. The clearest part of Brandon Connette's career was his backfield work: 856 rushing yards, 266 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 94 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,709 passing yards and 94 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke and Fresno State.
The arc is straightforward: Brandon Connette 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
Duke
2010-2013
Opening stop
- 2
Fresno State
2014
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20102011201220122013201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Duke | 446 | 54.2 | 21.2 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Duke | 21 | 38.8 | 12 | -425 |
| 2012 Postseason | Duke | 129 | 41.3 | 10.6 | 108 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Duke | 129 | 41.3 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Duke | 1,549 | 54.8 | 20.3 | 1,420 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Duke | 1,549 | 54.8 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Fresno State | 420 | 40.6 | 16.1 | -1,129 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 420 | 40.6 | 16.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Troy
Week 5 · W 38-31
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
379
Total Offense
86.7 takeover
379 total offense with 71.5 efficiency.
#2
vs Pittsburgh
Week 4 · L 55-58 · Conference game
424
Total Offense
86.5 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
424 total offense with 66.8 efficiency.
#3
@ Utah
Week 2 · L 27-59
217
Total Offense
84.8 takeover
Loss with 217 yards of offense and 63.3 efficiency.
217 total offense with 63.3 efficiency.
#4
vs Virginia
Week 10 · W 55-48 · Conference game
118
Total Offense
83.5 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
118 total offense with 91.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Clemson
Week 10 · L 20-56 · Conference game
27
Total Offense
75.2 takeover
Loss with 27 yards of offense and 78.6 efficiency.
27 total offense with 78.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Duke
1,549 primary output · 54.8 efficiency · 20.3 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Duke
59.2
1,549 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 20.3 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Duke
47.1
446 primary · 54.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
4
3+ TD games
16
Above avg efficiency
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