Player Dossier

2012-2015

Ohio

JD Sprague

QB • 6'1" • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

JD Sprague is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

78%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Ohio

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Ohio
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Player Story

JD Sprague built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of JD Sprague's career was his passing role: 2,215 passing...

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JD Sprague, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Ohio. JD Sprague is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,737
Passing yards
2,215
Rushing yards
522
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

JD Sprague quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio · QB
Career Total Offense
2,737
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
Best season
2014 Regular Season · Ohio
Top game
Bowling Green
Latest roster
No. 3 · Class 2015
2015 Total offense rank
1,142 total offense · QB 133rd (top 42%) · Mid-American 13th (top 10%) · National 174th (top 12%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonOhio00000-
2013 Regular SeasonOhio4956233139.4
2014 Regular SeasonOhio101,5001,236264665.2
2015 PostseasonOhio716713235062.1
2015 Regular SeasonOhio7975785190762.1

Related Context

JD Sprague played QB for Ohio. Across 4 tracked seasons, JD Sprague recorded 2,215 passing yards, 522 rushing yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Ohio.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

Ohio paired 1,500 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 68.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with 321 yards of offense and 77.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Ohio

Games

7

Primary Metric / G

163.1

Efficiency

68.6

Usage

15.4

Consistency

69.4

Best Game by takeover score

Ball State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 167. Idaho: 97. Marshall: 167. Bowling Green: 212. Kent State: 56. Ball State: 321. Northern Illinois: 122

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 38 by 48.9. Idaho: 11 by 72. Marshall: 31 by 60.3. Bowling Green: 35 by 56.7. Kent State: 3 by 93.8. Ball State: 33 by 77.5. Northern Illinois: 16 by 71.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins152.6 · Games = 5 · -36.9 vs Losses
Losses189.5 · Games = 2 · +36.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

93.8 vs Kent State

Result
Sat 12/19@ App StateL 29-31142813250.00248.910353.50018
Wed 11/25@ Northern IllinoisW 26-216119254.51071.15306013
Wed 11/18vs Ball State3+ TDW 48-31152227568.23077.511464.20014
Wed 11/11vs Kent StateW 27-01141100.01093.82157.50013
Thu 11/5@ Bowling GreenDual-threatL 24-62102416241.70156.711504.50016
Sat 9/12vs MarshallW 21-10102012350.01060.311444012
Fri 9/4@ IdahoW 45-28799277.81072252.50011

Player Story

JD Sprague story

JD Sprague built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 3, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of JD Sprague's career was his passing role: 2,215 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, 323 attempts, and 522 rushing yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Ohio. 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 522 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio.

The arc is straightforward: JD Sprague 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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    Ohio

    2012-2015

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Season Value Progression

20122013201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonOhio0
2013 Regular SeasonOhio9580.34.495
2014 Regular SeasonOhio1,50061.419.81,405
2015 PostseasonOhio1,14268.615.4-358
2015 Regular SeasonOhio1,14268.615.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Bowling Green

Week 7 · L 13-31 · Conference game

Loss with 374 yards of offense and 56.8 efficiency.

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Total Offense

78 takeover

374 total offense with 56.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Ball State

Week 12 · W 48-31 · Conference game

321

Total Offense

73.7 takeover

Win with 321 yards of offense and 77.5 efficiency.

321 total offense with 77.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 8 · W 56-28 · Conference game

43

Total Offense

67.8 takeover

Win with 43 yards of offense and 90.4 efficiency.

43 total offense with 90.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Eastern Illinois

Week 5 · W 34-19

212

Total Offense

60.5 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

212 total offense with 56.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Akron

Week 8 · W 23-20 · Conference game

265

Total Offense

58.6 takeover

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

265 total offense with 69.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Regular Season · Ohio

1,500 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 19.8 usage

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#2

2015 Postseason · Ohio

62.1

1,142 primary · 68.6 efficiency · 15.4 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Ohio

62.1

1,142 primary · 68.6 efficiency · 15.4 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency