Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015USC
Cody Kessler
QB • 6'1" • Bakersfield, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cody Kessler is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado
Player Story
Cody Kessler built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Cody Kessler's career was his passing role: 10,339...
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- Committed To
- USC
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 93
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Cody Kessler, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · USC. Cody Kessler is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,914
- Passing yards
- 10,339
- Touchdowns
- 95
Quick Answers
Cody Kessler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,914
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · USC
- Top game
- Colorado
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Centennial · USC
- High school pipeline
- Centennial · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 3 · Pick 30 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 3,387 total offense · QB 29th (top 10%) · Pac-12 5th (top 4%) · National 29th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | USC | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | USC | 14 | 347 | 345 | 2 | 4 | 57.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | USC | 14 | 2,497 | 2,623 | -126 | 17 | 57.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | USC | 13 | 318 | 321 | -3 | 3 | 66.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | USC | 13 | 3,356 | 3,505 | -149 | 38 | 66.6 |
| 2015 Postseason | USC | 14 | 204 | 221 | -17 | 1 | 63.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 14 | 3,183 | 3,315 | -132 | 32 | 63.2 |
Related Context
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Cody Kessler played QB for USC. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cody Kessler recorded 10,339 passing yards, -425 rushing yards, and 95 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
USC paired 3,674 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 59 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho
Win with 413 yards of offense and 78.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · USC
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
241.9
Efficiency
59
Usage
12.2
Consistency
74.6
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 204. Arkansas State: 205. Idaho: 413. Stanford: 283. Arizona State: 381. Washington: 131. Notre Dame: 361. Utah: 239. California: 195. Arizona: 212. Colorado: 190. Oregon: 220. UCLA: 174. Stanford: 179
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 37 by 50.3. Arkansas State: 31 by 62.5. Idaho: 32 by 78.5. Stanford: 34 by 76. Arizona State: 36 by 65. Washington: 34 by 43.1. Notre Dame: 51 by 53.5. Utah: 33 by 63.4. California: 27 by 67.6. Arizona: 40 by 54.3. Colorado: 29 by 52.8. Oregon: 48 by 55.4. UCLA: 31 by 53.4. Stanford: 44 by 50.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins251.1 · Games = 8 · +21.5 vs Losses
Losses229.7 · Games = 6 · -21.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Idaho
Best efficiency game
78.5 vs Idaho
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | @ Wisconsin | L 21-23 | 18 | 32 | 221 | 56.3 | 1 | 1 | 50.3 | 5 | -17 | -3.40 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 12/6 | @ Stanford | L 22-41 | 22 | 37 | 187 | 59.5 | 1 | 0 | 50.4 | 7 | -8 | -1.10 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs UCLA3+ TD | W 40-21 | 15 | 26 | 175 | 57.7 | 2 | 0 | 53.4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Oregon | L 28-48 | 30 | 41 | 238 | 73.2 | 2 | 0 | 55.4 | 7 | -18 | -2.60 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Colorado3+ TD | W 27-24 | 17 | 27 | 204 | 63.0 | 3 | 1 | 52.8 | 2 | -14 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Arizona | W 38-30 | 22 | 36 | 243 | 61.1 | 2 | 0 | 54.3 | 4 | -31 | -7.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ California | W 27-21 | 18 | 22 | 186 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 67.6 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Utah | W 42-24 | 21 | 28 | 264 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 63.4 | 5 | -25 | -5 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Notre Dame300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-41 | 30 | 46 | 365 | 65.2 | 2 | 2 | 53.5 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 1 | 3 |
| Fri 10/9 | vs Washington | L 12-17 | 16 | 29 | 156 | 55.2 | 0 | 2 | 43.1 | 5 | -25 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/27 | @ Arizona State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 42-14 | 19 | 33 | 375 | 57.6 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Stanford3+ TD | L 31-41 | 25 | 32 | 272 | 78.1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Idaho300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 59-9 | 26 | 31 | 410 | 83.9 | 3 | 0 | 78.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/6 | vs Arkansas State3+ TD | W 55-6 | 19 | 26 | 240 | 73.1 | 4 | 0 | 62.5 | 5 | -35 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Cody Kessler story
Cody Kessler built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with USC. The clearest part of Cody Kessler's career was his passing role: 10,339 passing yards, 88 touchdown passes, and 1,261 attempts across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with USC. 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. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across USC.
The arc is straightforward: Cody Kessler 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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USC
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | USC | 9 | 79.2 | — | 9 |
| 2013 Postseason | USC | 2,844 | 58.6 | 8.4 | 2,835 |
| 2013 Regular Season | USC | 2,844 | 58.6 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | USC | 3,674 | 60.3 | 10.8 | 830 |
| 2014 Regular Season | USC | 3,674 | 60.3 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | USC | 3,387 | 59 | 12.2 | -287 |
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 3,387 | 59 | 12.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado
Week 8 · W 50-6 · Conference game
Win with 9 yards of offense and 79.2 efficiency.
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Total Offense
89.6 takeover
9 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.
#2
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 52-13
422
Total Offense
67.2 takeover
Win with 422 yards of offense and 72.8 efficiency.
422 total offense with 72.8 efficiency.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 2 · W 59-9
413
Total Offense
61.5 takeover
Win with 413 yards of offense and 78.5 efficiency.
413 total offense with 78.5 efficiency.
#4
vs Arizona
Week 7 · W 38-31 · Conference game
331
Total Offense
61.2 takeover
Win with 331 yards of offense and 83.1 efficiency.
331 total offense with 83.1 efficiency.
#5
vs Fresno State
Week 1 · W 45-20 · Postseason
347
Total Offense
60.2 takeover
Win with 347 yards of offense and 65.6 efficiency.
347 total offense with 65.6 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · USC
3,674 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 10.8 usage
66.6
#2
2014 Regular Season · USC
66.6
3,674 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · USC
63.2
3,387 primary · 59 efficiency · 12.2 usage
Milestones
19
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
15
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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