Player Dossier

2023-2025

Illinois

Cal Swanson

QB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • Ardmore, OK, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Cal Swanson is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

Efficiency

58

Consistency

100

Season Value

86

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Holy Cross

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Illinois • Holy Cross
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

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.

Cal Swanson, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Holy Cross. Cal Swanson is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Holy Cross paired 206 primary output with 58 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 58 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Holy Cross.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Holy Cross

Games

1

Primary Metric / G

206

Efficiency

58

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

Not enough games are available for a full trend line yet.

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Game Log

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

1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

58 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Sat 8/30@ Northern IllinoisDual-threat172915558.6115812514.30033

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Holy Cross

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2024 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2025 Regular SeasonHoly Cross20658206

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Northern Illinois

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

206

Primary metric

206 total offense with 58 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Holy Cross

206 primary output · 58 efficiency · usage

86

#2

2023 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ takeover TD games

0

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8694

Ardmore · Ardmore, OK

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

0

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 1 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cal Swanson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career passing yards
0