Player Dossier

2012-2014

SMU

Neal Burcham

QB • 6'3" • Greenbrier, AR, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Neal Burcham is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

0

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

12

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Player Story

Neal Burcham built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a quarterback from Greenbrier, AR wearing No. 12, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Neal Burcham's career was his passing role: 714 passing...

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Neal Burcham, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · SMU. Neal Burcham is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
610
Passing yards
714
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Neal Burcham quick answers

Latest team and position
SMU · QB
Career Total Offense
610
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 6 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · SMU
Top game
UCF
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2014
2014 Total offense rank
116 total offense · QB 242nd (top 77%) · American Athletic 63rd (top 56%) · National 682nd (top 49%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonSMU00000-
2013 Regular SeasonSMU4494556-62262.9
2014 Regular SeasonSMU2116158-42040.9

Related Context

Neal Burcham played QB for SMU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Neal Burcham recorded 714 passing yards, -104 rushing yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with SMU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

SMU paired 494 primary output with 54.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 41.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Regular Season · SMU

Games

2

Primary Metric / G

58

Efficiency

41.6

Usage

15.6

Consistency

63.8

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 24. North Texas: 92

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half24 · Games = 1 · -68 vs Second Half
Second Half92 · Games = 1 · +68 vs First Half

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

North Texas

Best efficiency game

44.2 vs Baylor

Result
Sat 9/6@ North TexasL 6-4312229954.50238.91-7-700
Sun 8/31@ BaylorL 0-4515265957.70044.26-35-5.8006

Player Story

Neal Burcham story

Neal Burcham built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a quarterback from Greenbrier, AR wearing No. 12, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Neal Burcham's career was his passing role: 714 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, and 157 attempts across 6 career games in the available record. That gives Neal Burcham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    SMU

    2012-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonSMU0
2013 Regular SeasonSMU49454.215.4494
2014 Regular SeasonSMU11641.615.6-378

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UCF

Week 15 · L 13-17 · Conference game

Loss with 212 yards of offense and 56.3 efficiency.

212

Total Offense

65 takeover

212 total offense with 56.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Houston

Week 14 · L 0-34 · Conference game

181

Total Offense

55.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

181 total offense with 40.7 efficiency.

#3

@ North Texas

Week 2 · L 6-43

92

Total Offense

51.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

92 total offense with 38.9 efficiency.

#4

@ Texas A&M

Week 4 · L 13-42

31

Total Offense

45.9 takeover

Loss with 31 yards of offense and 77.2 efficiency.

31 total offense with 77.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Baylor

Week 1 · L 0-45

24

Total Offense

41.2 takeover

Loss with 24 yards of offense and 44.2 efficiency.

24 total offense with 44.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · SMU

494 primary output · 54.2 efficiency · 15.4 usage

62.9

#2

2014 Regular Season · SMU

40.9

116 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 15.6 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · SMU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

1

Above avg efficiency