Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2012Virginia
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.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Virginia
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Virginia | 6 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 30.8 |
| 2011 Postseason | Virginia | 13 | 309 | 312 | -3 | 2 | 64 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Virginia | 13 | 2,382 | 2,359 | 23 | 13 | 64 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 1,995 | 1,917 | 78 | 13 | 56.2 |
Related Context
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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
2011 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 57.7 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: Maryland
Win with 323 yards of offense and 81 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Virginia
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
207
Efficiency
57.7
Usage
9
Consistency
78.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 309. William & Mary: 177. Indiana: 195. North Carolina: 294. Southern Miss: 151. Idaho: 229. Georgia Tech: 113. NC State: 48. Miami: 229. Maryland: 323. Duke: 193. Florida State: 243. Virginia Tech: 187
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 43 by 54.3. William & Mary: 30 by 63.1. Indiana: 31 by 49.8. North Carolina: 42 by 54.1. Southern Miss: 26 by 55.1. Idaho: 37 by 58.3. Georgia Tech: 16 by 49.7. NC State: 21 by 53.2. Miami: 23 by 64.8. Maryland: 37 by 81. Duke: 30 by 56.7. Florida State: 37 by 60.8. Virginia Tech: 33 by 48.7
Split Comparison
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Wins212.8 · Games = 8 · +14.9 vs Losses
Losses197.8 · Games = 5 · -14.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
81 vs Maryland
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1/1 | @ Auburn300-yard game | L 24-43 | 26 | 41 | 312 | 63.4 | 2 | 1 | 54.3 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0-38 | 16 | 27 | 211 | 59.3 | 0 | 2 | 48.7 | 6 | -24 | -4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Florida State | W 14-13 | 22 | 31 | 238 | 71.0 | 1 | 0 | 60.8 | 6 | 5 | 0.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Duke | W 31-21 | 15 | 29 | 191 | 51.7 | 2 | 0 | 56.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Maryland300-yard game | W 31-13 | 23 | 36 | 307 | 63.9 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Fri 10/28 | @ Miami | W 28-21 | 11 | 20 | 226 | 55.0 | 2 | 0 | 64.8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs NC State | L 14-28 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 36.8 | 1 | 0 | 53.2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Georgia Tech | W 24-21 | 8 | 14 | 118 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 49.7 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Idaho | W 21-20 | 20 | 30 | 240 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 58.3 | 7 | -11 | -1.60 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Southern Miss | L 24-30 | 16 | 24 | 140 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 55.1 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ North Carolina | L 17-28 | 22 | 37 | 287 | 59.5 | 1 | 2 | 54.1 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Indiana | W 34-31 | 15 | 29 | 191 | 51.7 | 0 | 2 | 49.8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs William & Mary | W 40-3 | 21 | 29 | 174 | 72.4 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Virginia | 143 | 58.3 | — | — |
| 2011 Postseason | Virginia | 2,691 | 57.7 | 9 | 2,548 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Virginia | 2,691 | 57.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia | 1,995 | 58.3 | 11.6 | -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
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250+ passing yards
4
300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
13
Above avg efficiency
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