Usage / Role
61%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Cincinnati
Gunner Kiel
QB • 6'4" • Columbus, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Gunner Kiel is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player 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...
Read the storyGunner Kiel, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Cincinnati. Gunner Kiel is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 7,000
- Passing yards
- 6,835
- Rushing yards
- 165
- Touchdowns
- 59
Quick Answers
Gunner Kiel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 7,000
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Houston
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 800 total offense · QB 157th (top 50%) · American Athletic 22nd (top 14%) · National 260th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 250 | 244 | 6 | 1 | 66.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 3,146 | 3,010 | 136 | 31 | 66.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 2,804 | 2,777 | 27 | 21 | 58.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 5 | 800 | 804 | -4 | 6 | 35.2 |
Related Context
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Gunner Kiel played QB for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gunner Kiel recorded 6,835 passing yards, 165 rushing yards, and 59 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 3,396 primary output with 56.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 56.6 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: Toledo
Win with 442 yards of offense and 80.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
261.2
Efficiency
56.6
Usage
16.4
Consistency
73.4
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 250. Toledo: 442. Miami (OH): 288. Ohio State: 351. Memphis: 223. Miami: 357. SMU: 291. South Florida: 216. Tulane: 0. East Carolina: 442. UConn: 189. Temple: 168. Houston: 179
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia Tech: 32 by 52.8. Toledo: 41 by 80.4. Miami (OH): 47 by 55.7. Ohio State: 36 by 64.3. Memphis: 33 by 51.1. Miami: 61 by 47.6. SMU: 26 by 87.1. South Florida: 27 by 68.3. Tulane: 1 by 0. East Carolina: 49 by 58.3. UConn: 35 by 61. Temple: 37 by 52. Houston: 28 by 57.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins246.1 · Games = 9 · -49.1 vs Losses
Losses295.3 · Games = 4 · +49.1 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
Toledo
Best efficiency game
87.1 vs SMU
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ Virginia Tech | L 17-33 | 14 | 26 | 244 | 53.8 | 1 | 2 | 52.8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Houston | W 38-31 | 15 | 24 | 190 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 4 | -11 | -2.80 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Temple | W 14-6 | 19 | 31 | 174 | 61.3 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 | -6 | -1 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ UConn3+ TD | W 41-0 | 17 | 30 | 161 | 56.7 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 11/14 | vs East Carolina300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 54-46 | 29 | 44 | 436 | 65.9 | 4 | 3 | 58.3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Tulane | W 38-14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 10/24 | vs South Florida | W 34-17 | 13 | 22 | 196 | 59.1 | 1 | 0 | 68.3 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ SMUDual-threat | W 41-3 | 13 | 20 | 241 | 65.0 | 1 | 0 | 87.1 | 6 | 50 | 8.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Miami300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 34-55 | 31 | 57 | 355 | 54.4 | 3 | 3 | 47.6 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Memphis | L 14-41 | 11 | 27 | 216 | 40.7 | 1 | 1 | 51.1 | 6 | 7 | 1.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Ohio State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 28-50 | 21 | 32 | 352 | 65.6 | 4 | 0 | 64.3 | 4 | -1 | -0.30 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Miami (OH)3+ TD | W 31-24 | 25 | 39 | 271 | 64.1 | 4 | 2 | 55.7 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 9/12 | vs Toledo300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 58-34 | 25 | 37 | 418 | 67.6 | 6 | 0 | 80.4 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
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
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Cincinnati
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Cincinnati | 3,396 | 56.6 | 16.4 | 3,396 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3,396 | 56.6 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2,804 | 59.9 | 9.6 | -592 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 800 | 54.6 | 6.4 | -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
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