Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Bowling Green
James Knapke
QB • 6'2" • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
James Knapke is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
James Knapke built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 3, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of James Knapke's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
James Knapke, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Bowling Green. James Knapke is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,153
- Passing yards
- 4,053
- Rushing yards
- 100
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
James Knapke quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,153
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Luers · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Luers · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 597 total offense · QB 168th (top 53%) · Mid-American 32nd (top 28%) · National 324th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 4 | 70 | 71 | -1 | 1 | 15.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Bowling Green | 13 | 392 | 368 | 24 | 2 | 64 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 13 | 2,917 | 2,805 | 112 | 15 | 64 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 6 | 177 | 173 | 4 | 1 | 33.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 6 | 597 | 636 | -39 | 3 | 30.1 |
Related Context
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James Knapke played QB for Bowling Green. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Knapke recorded 4,053 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Bowling Green paired 3,309 primary output with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 76.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Bowling Green
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
254.5
Efficiency
58.9
Usage
13
Consistency
68.2
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 392. VMI: 255. Indiana: 432. Wisconsin: 136. Massachusetts: 459. Buffalo: 377. Ohio: 270. Western Michigan: 180. Akron: 156. Kent State: 314. Toledo: 71. Ball State: 136. Northern Illinois: 131
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 48 by 67.4. VMI: 33 by 77.9. Indiana: 81 by 62.2. Wisconsin: 33 by 45.2. Massachusetts: 63 by 61.7. Buffalo: 49 by 66.4. Ohio: 40 by 74.1. Western Michigan: 36 by 70.9. Akron: 43 by 47.9. Kent State: 42 by 55.7. Toledo: 26 by 38.5. Ball State: 31 by 52.5. Northern Illinois: 25 by 44.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins331.9 · Games = 8 · +201.1 vs Losses
Losses130.8 · Games = 5 · -201.1 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
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
77.9 vs VMI
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/21 | vs South Alabama300-yard game | W 33-28 | 25 | 39 | 368 | 64.1 | 2 | 0 | 67.4 | 9 | 24 | 2.70 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17-51 | 12 | 21 | 151 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 44.7 | 4 | -20 | -5 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ball State | L 24-41 | 18 | 27 | 140 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 52.5 | 4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 6 |
| Thu 11/20 | @ Toledo | L 20-27 | 7 | 24 | 71 | 29.2 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thu 11/13 | vs Kent State300-yard game | W 30-20 | 22 | 36 | 315 | 61.1 | 1 | 1 | 55.7 | 6 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 |
| Wed 11/5 | @ Akron | W 27-10 | 17 | 34 | 170 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 47.9 | 9 | -14 | -1.60 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Western Michigan | L 14-26 | 20 | 33 | 139 | 60.6 | 0 | 1 | 70.9 | 3 | 41 | 13.70 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Ohio | W 31-13 | 20 | 39 | 260 | 51.3 | 2 | 1 | 74.1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Buffalo300-yard game · Dual-threat | W 36-35 | 20 | 39 | 321 | 51.3 | 1 | 1 | 66.4 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 1 | 27 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Massachusetts300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 47-42 | 38 | 59 | 443 | 64.4 | 3 | 3 | 61.7 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-68 | 13 | 28 | 163 | 46.4 | 0 | 1 | 45.2 | 5 | -27 | -5.40 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Indiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-42 | 46 | 73 | 395 | 63.0 | 3 | 1 | 62.2 | 8 | 37 | 4.60 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs VMI | W 48-7 | 22 | 31 | 237 | 71.0 | 1 | 1 | 77.9 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
Player Story
James Knapke story
James Knapke built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 3, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of James Knapke's career was his passing role: 4,053 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes, 632 attempts, and 100 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Bowling Green. 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. His career also includes 100 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Bowling Green.
The arc is straightforward: James Knapke 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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Bowling Green
2012-2016
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Season Value Progression
201220132014201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 70 | 45.4 | 2.3 | 70 |
| 2014 Postseason | Bowling Green | 3,309 | 58.9 | 13 | 3,239 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 3,309 | 58.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 177 | 72.6 | 2.2 | -3,132 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 597 | 32.9 | 8.6 | 420 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Buffalo
Week 6 · W 36-35 · Conference game
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
377
Total Offense
70.7 takeover
377 total offense with 66.4 efficiency.
#2
vs Akron
Week 7 · W 59-10 · Conference game
39
Total Offense
68 takeover
Win with 39 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.
39 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 3 · W 45-42
432
Total Offense
66.9 takeover
Win with 432 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.
432 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.
#4
vs Murray State
Week 4 · W 48-7
77
Total Offense
65.1 takeover
Win with 77 yards of offense and 90 efficiency.
77 total offense with 90 efficiency.
#5
vs South Alabama
Week 1 · W 33-28 · Postseason
392
Total Offense
64.9 takeover
Win with 392 yards of offense and 67.4 efficiency.
392 total offense with 67.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Bowling Green
3,309 primary output · 58.9 efficiency · 13 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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3,309 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Bowling Green
33.9
177 primary · 72.6 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
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