Player Dossier

2012-2016

Virginia Tech

Brenden Motley

QB • 6'4" • Christiansburg, VA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Brenden Motley is a balanced quarterback profile with 9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

9

Efficiency

60.3

Consistency

68.9

Season Value

38.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Virginia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina

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.

Brenden Motley, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Brenden Motley is a balanced quarterback profile with 9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Virginia Tech paired 1,379 primary output with 43 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 60.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Win with 69 yards of offense and 82.7 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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2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

Games

6

Primary Metric / G

34.2

Efficiency

60.3

Usage

9

Consistency

68.9

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 36. Tennessee: 0. Boston College: 37. East Carolina: 39. Pittsburgh: 24. Virginia: 69

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: 10 by 58.6. Boston College: 5 by 50. East Carolina: 7 by 76.5. Pittsburgh: 10 by 33.6. Virginia: 8 by 82.7

Split Comparison

Wins42.3 · n=4
First Half24.3 · n=3 · -19.7 vs Second Half
Second Half44 · n=3 · +19.7 vs First Half
All Games34.2 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

82.7 vs Virginia

Result
Sat 11/26vs VirginiaW 52-10233766.71082.75326.40013
Thu 10/27@ PittsburghW 39-360300.00033.67243.4008
Sat 9/24vs East CarolinaW 54-172213100.00076.55265.2019
Sat 9/17vs Boston CollegeW 49-00300.0005023718.50126
Sun 9/11@ TennesseeL 24-45
Sat 9/3vs Unknown593155.60058.615505

Career Arc

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

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    Virginia Tech

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201220132014201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech0
2013 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech00
2014 PostseasonVirginia Tech89558.589
2014 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech89558.50
2015 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1,3794322.31,290
2016 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech20560.39-1,174

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

East Carolina

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

366

Primary metric

366 total offense with 64.3 efficiency.

#2

Duke

36

Primary metric

Win with 36 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

36 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#3

Virginia

69

Primary metric

Win with 69 yards of offense and 82.7 efficiency.

69 total offense with 82.7 efficiency.

#4

Unknown

271

Primary metric

Game with 271 yards of offense and 85.6 efficiency.

271 total offense with 85.6 efficiency.

#5

Wake Forest

26

Primary metric

Loss with 26 yards of offense and 86.3 efficiency.

26 total offense with 86.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

1,379 primary output · 43 efficiency · 22.3 usage

53.1

#2

2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

38.2

205 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Virginia Tech

35.2

89 primary · 55 efficiency · 8.5 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

0

3+ takeover TD games

8

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8628

Christiansburg · Christiansburg, VA

Committed To
Virginia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,673

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brenden Motley quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career passing yards
1,253