Player Career

Kyle Kempt Career Story

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

Player Story

Kyle Kempt story

Kyle Kempt built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a quarterback from Massillon, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Kyle Kempt's career was his passing role: 1,962 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, and 276 attempts across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Iowa State. 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 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Kyle Kempt 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

    Iowa State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2016 Regular SeasonIowa State2283.13.122
2017 PostseasonIowa State1,78258.511.41,760
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State1,78258.511.40
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State11555.49.6-1,667

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kansas State

Week 13 · L 19-20 · Conference game

Loss with 275 yards of offense and 60.9 efficiency.

275

Total Offense

64.3 takeover

275 total offense with 60.9 efficiency.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 2 · L 3-13

101

Total Offense

63.7 takeover

Loss with 101 yards of offense and 55.4 efficiency.

101 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

#3

vs San José State

Week 4 · W 44-10

22

Total Offense

63.3 takeover

Win with 22 yards of offense and 83.1 efficiency.

22 total offense with 83.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Oklahoma

Week 6 · W 38-31 · Conference game

343

Total Offense

63.2 takeover

Win with 343 yards of offense and 68.8 efficiency.

343 total offense with 68.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Memphis

Week 1 · W 21-20 · Postseason

302

Total Offense

59.3 takeover

Win with 302 yards of offense and 58 efficiency.

302 total offense with 58 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Iowa State

1,782 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage

65.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Iowa State

65.9

1,782 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Iowa State

47.8

22 primary · 83.1 efficiency · 3.1 usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency