Player Career

Gunner Kiel Career Story

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Player Story

Gunner Kiel story

Gunner Kiel built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a quarterback from Columbus, IN wearing No. 11, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Gunner Kiel's career was his passing role: 6,835 passing yards, 56 touchdown passes, 833 attempts, and 165 rushing yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Cincinnati. 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 165 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.

The arc is straightforward: Gunner Kiel 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

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

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20132014201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonCincinnati0
2014 PostseasonCincinnati3,39656.616.43,396
2014 Regular SeasonCincinnati3,39656.616.40
2015 Regular SeasonCincinnati2,80459.99.6-592
2016 Regular SeasonCincinnati80054.66.4-2,004

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Houston

Week 10 · L 30-33 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

499

Total Offense

72.7 takeover

499 total offense with 56.2 efficiency.

#2

vs Toledo

Week 3 · W 58-34

442

Total Offense

70 takeover

Win with 442 yards of offense and 80.4 efficiency.

442 total offense with 80.4 efficiency.

#3

vs East Carolina

Week 12 · W 54-46 · Conference game

442

Total Offense

64 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

442 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.

#4

@ Ohio State

Week 5 · L 28-50

351

Total Offense

63.5 takeover

Loss with 351 yards of offense and 64.3 efficiency.

351 total offense with 64.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Miami (OH)

Week 4 · W 31-24

288

Total Offense

61.5 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

288 total offense with 55.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Cincinnati

3,396 primary output · 56.6 efficiency · 16.4 usage

66.6

#2

2014 Regular Season · Cincinnati

66.6

3,396 primary · 56.6 efficiency · 16.4 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Cincinnati

58.5

2,804 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 9.6 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency