Player Career

Bryant Shirreffs Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Bryant Shirreffs story

Bryant Shirreffs built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Jefferson, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with NC State and UConn. The clearest part of Bryant Shirreffs' career was his passing role: 6,392 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes, 827 attempts, and 1,187 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with UConn. 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 1,187 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across NC State and UConn.

The arc is straightforward: Bryant Shirreffs 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

    NC State

    2013

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UConn

    2014-2017

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNC State17548.111.4
2014 Regular SeasonUConn0-175
2015 PostseasonUConn2,58160.736.62,581
2015 Regular SeasonUConn2,58160.736.60
2016 Regular SeasonUConn2,33658.641.3-245
2017 Regular SeasonUConn2,48763.525.7151

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs South Florida

Week 7 · L 20-28 · Conference game

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

465

Total Offense

90.4 takeover

465 total offense with 71.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Syracuse

Week 4 · L 24-31

291

Total Offense

84.4 takeover

Loss with 291 yards of offense and 53.2 efficiency.

291 total offense with 53.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Navy

Week 2 · L 24-28 · Conference game

271

Total Offense

83.5 takeover

Loss with 271 yards of offense and 72.4 efficiency.

271 total offense with 72.4 efficiency.

#4

@ South Florida

Week 7 · L 27-42 · Conference game

286

Total Offense

82.1 takeover

Loss with 286 yards of offense and 55.4 efficiency.

286 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 6 · W 20-9 · Conference game

276

Total Offense

82.1 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

276 total offense with 53.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · UConn

2,336 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 41.3 usage

83.2

#2

2015 Postseason · UConn

77.5

2,581 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 36.6 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · UConn

77.5

2,581 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 36.6 usage

Milestones

9

250+ passing yards

7

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

14

Above avg efficiency