Usage Score
9.8
Player Dossier
2024-2025Penn State
Ethan Grunkemeyer
QB • 6'2" • 212 lbs • Lewis Center, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ethan Grunkemeyer is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
55
Consistency
63.9
Season Value
57.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
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.
Ethan Grunkemeyer, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Penn State. Ethan Grunkemeyer is a balanced quarterback profile with 9.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Ethan Grunkemeyer played QB for Penn State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ethan Grunkemeyer recorded 1,348 passing yards, -46 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Penn State paired 1,293 primary output with 55 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 55 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Win with 249 yards of offense and 57.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Penn State
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
129.3
Efficiency
55
Usage
9.8
Consistency
63.9
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 249. Nevada: 94. Unknown: 19. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 94. Ohio State: 106. Indiana: 217. Michigan State: 133. Nebraska: 183. Rutgers: 198
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 38 by 57.8. Nevada: 12 by 71. Unknown: 2 by 76.4. Northwestern: 1 by 0. Iowa: 34 by 38.6. Ohio State: 32 by 49.2. Indiana: 35 by 54.2. Michigan State: 21 by 62.6. Nebraska: 16 by 74.2. Rutgers: 22 by 66
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins171.4 · Games = 5 · +67.2 vs Losses
Losses104.3 · Games = 4 · -67.2 vs Wins
First Half91.2 · Games = 5 · -76.2 vs Second Half
Second Half167.4 · Games = 5 · +76.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
76.4 vs Unknown
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Clemson | W 22-10 | 23 | 34 | 260 | 67.6 | 2 | 0 | 57.8 | 4 | -11 | -2.80 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Rutgers | W 40-36 | 17 | 21 | 209 | 81.0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 1 | -11 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Nebraska | W 37-10 | 11 | 12 | 181 | 91.7 | 1 | 0 | 74.2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Michigan State | W 28-10 | 8 | 13 | 127 | 61.5 | 2 | 0 | 62.6 | 8 | 6 | 0.80 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Indiana | L 24-27 | 22 | 31 | 219 | 71.0 | 1 | 1 | 54.2 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Ohio State | L 14-38 | 19 | 28 | 145 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | 49.2 | 4 | -39 | -9.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Iowa | L 24-25 | 15 | 28 | 93 | 53.6 | 0 | 2 | 38.6 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Northwestern | L 21-22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 76.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Nevada | W 46-11 | 7 | 9 | 86 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 1 | 6 |
Career Arc
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Penn State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 9 | 29.2 | 0 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Penn State | 1,293 | 55 | 9.8 | 1,284 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,293 | 55 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
SMU
Win with 9 yards of offense and 29.2 efficiency.
9
Primary metric
9 total offense with 29.2 efficiency.
#2
Clemson
249
Primary metric
Win with 249 yards of offense and 57.8 efficiency.
249 total offense with 57.8 efficiency.
#3
Nebraska
183
Primary metric
Win with 183 yards of offense and 74.2 efficiency.
183 total offense with 74.2 efficiency.
#4
Indiana
217
Primary metric
Loss with 217 yards of offense and 54.2 efficiency.
217 total offense with 54.2 efficiency.
#5
Rutgers
198
Primary metric
Win with 198 yards of offense and 66 efficiency.
198 total offense with 66 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Penn State
1,293 primary output · 55 efficiency · 9.8 usage
57.2
#2
2025 Regular Season · Penn State
57.2
1,293 primary · 55 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Penn State
32.5
9 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
5
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.9505
Olentangy · Lewis Center, OH
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
1,302
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.