Player Dossier

2010-2012

Virginia

Michael Rocco

QB • 6'3" • Lynchburg, VA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Michael Rocco is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

45%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

32

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

21

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

50

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Virginia

10111112

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: VMI

Player Story

Michael Rocco built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a quarterback from Lynchburg, VA wearing No. 16, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Michael Rocco's career was his passing role: 4,731...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8052

Liberty Christian Academy · Lynchburg, VA

Committed To
Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Michael Rocco, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Virginia. Michael Rocco is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
4,829
Passing yards
4,731
Rushing yards
98
Touchdowns
29

Quick Answers

Michael Rocco quick answers

Latest team and position
Virginia · QB
Career Total Offense
4,829
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 31 games
Best season
2011 Postseason · Virginia
Top game
VMI
Recruit profile
3-star · Liberty Christian Academy · Virginia
High school pipeline
Liberty Christian Academy · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 16 · Class 2012
2012 Total offense rank
1,995 total offense · QB 89th (top 30%) · ACC 10th (top 8%) · National 90th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonVirginia61431430130.8
2011 PostseasonVirginia13309312-3264
2011 Regular SeasonVirginia132,3822,359231364
2012 Regular SeasonVirginia111,9951,917781356.2

Related Context

Michael Rocco played QB for Virginia. Across 3 tracked seasons, Michael Rocco recorded 4,731 passing yards, 98 rushing yards, and 29 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

Virginia paired 2,691 primary output with 57.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 58.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Game with 100 yards of offense and 47.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

11

Primary Metric / G

181.4

Efficiency

58.3

Usage

11.6

Consistency

66.7

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia

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All Games100 · Games = 1

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1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

47.5 vs Virginia

Result
Sat 9/6@ Virginia5119745.50147.5430.8016

Player Story

Michael Rocco story

Michael Rocco built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a quarterback from Lynchburg, VA wearing No. 16, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Michael Rocco's career was his passing role: 4,731 passing yards, 27 touchdown passes, 657 attempts, and 98 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Virginia. 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 98 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: Michael Rocco 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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    Virginia

    2010-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonVirginia14358.3
2011 PostseasonVirginia2,69157.792,548
2011 Regular SeasonVirginia2,69157.790
2012 Regular SeasonVirginia1,99558.311.6-696

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs VMI

Week 4 · W 48-7

Win with 64 yards of offense and 63 efficiency.

64

Total Offense

81.5 takeover

64 total offense with 63 efficiency.

#2

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 5 · L 38-44

278

Total Offense

78.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

278 total offense with 69.6 efficiency.

#3

@ Virginia

Week 2

100

Total Offense

73.8 takeover

Game with 100 yards of offense and 47.5 efficiency.

100 total offense with 47.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Penn State

Week 2 · W 17-16

260

Total Offense

64 takeover

Win with 260 yards of offense and 55 efficiency.

260 total offense with 55 efficiency.

#5

vs Miami

Week 11 · W 41-40 · Conference game

307

Total Offense

62.9 takeover

Win with 307 yards of offense and 65.9 efficiency.

307 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Virginia

2,691 primary output · 57.7 efficiency · 9 usage

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#2

2011 Regular Season · Virginia

64

2,691 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Virginia

56.2

1,995 primary · 58.3 efficiency · 11.6 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency