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Player Dossier
2009-2013Pittsburgh
Tom Savage
QB • 6'5" • Springfield, PA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Tom Savage is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers • Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Tom Savage built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Springfield, PA wearing No. 7, spending time with Pittsburgh and Rutgers. The clearest part of Tom Savage's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 135
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Tom Savage, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Tom Savage is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 5,371
- Passing yards
- 5,690
- Touchdowns
- 41
Quick Answers
Tom Savage quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 5,371
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cardinal O'Hara · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Cardinal O'Hara · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 4 · Pick 35 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2013
- 2013 Total offense rank
- 2,750 total offense · QB 60th (top 19%) · ACC 6th (top 4%) · National 60th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Rutgers | 12 | 292 | 294 | -2 | 2 | 60.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 1,814 | 1,917 | -103 | 13 | 60.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rutgers | 6 | 515 | 521 | -6 | 2 | 39.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 68.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 2,626 | 2,834 | -208 | 24 | 68.4 |
Related Context
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Tom Savage played QB for Rutgers and Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tom Savage recorded 5,690 passing yards, -319 rushing yards, and -2 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 2,750 primary output with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 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 Rutgers, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Loss with 158 yards of offense and 50.5 efficiency. It landed in the 30.8th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
211.5
Efficiency
55.7
Usage
18.4
Consistency
77.2
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 124. Florida State: 174. New Mexico: 240. Duke: 410. Virginia: 134. Virginia Tech: 158. Old Dominion: 110. Navy: 225. Georgia Tech: 209. Notre Dame: 254. North Carolina: 230. Syracuse: 195. Miami: 287
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 17 by 60.3. Florida State: 33 by 46.2. New Mexico: 19 by 62.4. Duke: 35 by 67.4. Virginia: 39 by 41.9. Virginia Tech: 39 by 50.5. Old Dominion: 25 by 54.5. Navy: 34 by 67. Georgia Tech: 44 by 52.3. Notre Dame: 43 by 58.6. North Carolina: 46 by 57.3. Syracuse: 45 by 50.7. Miami: 46 by 55.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins209.6 · Games = 7 · -4.3 vs Losses
Losses213.8 · Games = 6 · +4.3 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
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
67.4 vs Duke
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | @ Bowling Green | W 30-27 | 8 | 13 | 124 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Miami3+ TD | L 31-41 | 24 | 43 | 281 | 55.8 | 2 | 1 | 55.2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Syracuse | W 17-16 | 28 | 41 | 218 | 68.3 | 1 | 1 | 50.7 | 4 | -23 | -5.80 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs North Carolina300-yard game | L 27-34 | 23 | 38 | 313 | 60.5 | 2 | 0 | 57.3 | 8 | -83 | -10.40 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Notre Dame | W 28-21 | 22 | 35 | 243 | 62.9 | 2 | 0 | 58.6 | 8 | 11 | 1.40 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia Tech | L 10-21 | 25 | 37 | 233 | 67.6 | 1 | 1 | 52.3 | 7 | -24 | -3.40 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Navy | L 21-24 | 20 | 27 | 203 | 74.1 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Old Dominion | W 35-24 | 11 | 18 | 104 | 61.1 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 | 7 | 6 | 0.90 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Virginia Tech | L 9-19 | 13 | 28 | 187 | 46.4 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 11 | -29 | -2.60 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Virginia | W 14-3 | 13 | 31 | 191 | 41.9 | 1 | 2 | 41.9 | 8 | -57 | -7.10 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Duke300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 58-55 | 23 | 33 | 424 | 69.7 | 6 | 0 | 67.4 | 2 | -14 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs New Mexico | W 49-27 | 13 | 17 | 236 | 76.5 | 2 | 2 | 62.4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Tue 9/3 | vs Florida State | L 13-41 | 15 | 28 | 201 | 53.6 | 1 | 2 | 46.2 | 5 | -27 | -5.40 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Tom Savage story
Tom Savage built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a quarterback from Springfield, PA wearing No. 7, spending time with Pittsburgh and Rutgers. The clearest part of Tom Savage's career was his passing role: 5,690 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes, and 757 attempts across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Pittsburgh. 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 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh and Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Tom Savage 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rutgers
2009-2010
Opening stop
- 2
Pittsburgh
2012-2013
Final stop
Season Value Progression
200920092010201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Rutgers | 2,106 | 54.5 | 14.8 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Rutgers | 2,106 | 54.5 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Rutgers | 515 | 51.8 | 14 | -1,591 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | -515 |
| 2013 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 2,750 | 55.7 | 18.4 | 2,750 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2,750 | 55.7 | 18.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 9 · W 28-24 · Conference game
Win with 251 yards of offense and 65.3 efficiency.
251
Total Offense
64.8 takeover
251 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.
#2
vs Norfolk State
Week 1 · W 31-0
166
Total Offense
62.9 takeover
Win with 166 yards of offense and 61.9 efficiency.
166 total offense with 61.9 efficiency.
#3
@ Virginia Tech
Week 7 · L 9-19 · Conference game
158
Total Offense
61 takeover
Loss with 158 yards of offense and 50.5 efficiency.
158 total offense with 50.5 efficiency.
#4
vs North Carolina
Week 4 · L 13-17
142
Total Offense
60.7 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
142 total offense with 42.7 efficiency.
#5
vs UCF
Week 1 · W 45-24 · Postseason
292
Total Offense
59.5 takeover
Win with 292 yards of offense and 56.9 efficiency.
292 total offense with 56.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Pittsburgh
2,750 primary output · 55.7 efficiency · 18.4 usage
68.4
#2
2013 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
68.4
2,750 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 18.4 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Rutgers
60.4
2,106 primary · 54.5 efficiency · 14.8 usage
Milestones
4
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
10
Above avg efficiency
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