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

43%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

27

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

27

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

38

Limited ceiling signals so far

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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

2014 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 61.4 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: Bowling Green

Loss with 374 yards of offense and 56.8 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Regular Season · Ohio

Games

10

Primary Metric / G

150

Efficiency

61.4

Usage

19.8

Consistency

55.3

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 163. Marshall: 42. Idaho: 195. Eastern Illinois: 212. Central Michigan: 99. Bowling Green: 374. Akron: 265. Western Michigan: 40. Buffalo: 38. Miami (OH): 72

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. Kentucky: 31 by 58.3. Marshall: 9 by 61.9. Idaho: 23 by 72.9. Eastern Illinois: 40 by 56.3. Central Michigan: 28 by 43.4. Bowling Green: 72 by 56.8. Akron: 43 by 69.9. Western Michigan: 9 by 52.1. Buffalo: 1 by 100. Miami (OH): 11 by 42.1

Split Comparison

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

Wins156.4 · Games = 5 · +12.8 vs Losses
Losses143.6 · Games = 5 · -12.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Buffalo

Result
Wed 11/26@ Miami (OH)W 24-21485350.00242.13196.30011
Thu 11/6vs BuffaloW 37-141138100.000100
Sat 10/25@ Western MichiganL 21-42253840.00052.1420.5004
Sat 10/18vs AkronDual-threatW 23-20173719745.92169.966811.30025
Sat 10/11vs Bowling Green300-yard gameL 13-31275632548.20056.816493.10017
Sat 10/4@ Central MichiganL 10-287219833.30043.4710.10024
Sat 9/27vs Eastern IllinoisDual-threatW 34-19152814353.60256.312695.80217
Sat 9/20vs IdahoW 36-2481316561.50072.910303110
Sat 9/13@ MarshallL 14-44483650.01061.916606
Sat 9/6@ KentuckyL 3-20132514352.00058.36203.30020

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

    Opening stop

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.

374

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