Usage Score
5.8
Player Dossier
2023-2025Kansas
Cole Ballard
QB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Westfield, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cole Ballard is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
60
Consistency
38.1
Season Value
39.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
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.
Cole Ballard, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kansas. Cole Ballard is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Kansas paired 361 primary output with 56.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 60 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: Unknown
Game with 80 yards of offense and 67.5 efficiency. 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 · Kansas
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
28.6
Efficiency
60
Usage
5.8
Consistency
38.1
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 80. Fresno State: 10. West Virginia: 16. Cincinnati: 9. Texas Tech: 26. Kansas State: 13. Iowa State: 46
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 11 by 67.5. Fresno State: 2 by 50. West Virginia: 4 by 55.8. Cincinnati: 1 by 90. Texas Tech: 9 by 50.9. Kansas State: 3 by 33.3. Iowa State: 7 by 72.8
Split Comparison
Wins13 · n=2 · -10.5 vs Losses
Losses23.5 · n=4 · +10.5 vs Wins
First Half28.8 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half28.3 · n=3 · -0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
90 vs Cincinnati
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Iowa State | L 14-38 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 72.8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Kansas State | L 17-42 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Texas Tech | L 17-42 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Cincinnati | L 34-37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs West Virginia | W 41-10 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 55.8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 6 | 38 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 67.5 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Fresno State | W 31-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Kansas
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 361 | 56.9 | 23.3 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 93 | 80.1 | 4.3 | -268 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Kansas | 200 | 60 | 5.8 | 107 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kansas State
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
217
Primary metric
217 total offense with 64.5 efficiency.
#2
Unknown
71
Primary metric
Game with 71 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency.
71 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.
#3
Unknown
80
Primary metric
Game with 80 yards of offense and 67.5 efficiency.
80 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.
#4
Texas Tech
144
Primary metric
Loss with 144 yards of offense and 49.2 efficiency.
144 total offense with 49.2 efficiency.
#5
Iowa State
46
Primary metric
Loss with 46 yards of offense and 72.8 efficiency.
46 total offense with 72.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Kansas
361 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 23.3 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Kansas
39.8
200 primary · 60 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Kansas
35.2
93 primary · 80.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
7
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
654
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.