Usage Score
17
Player Dossier
2013-2015Penn State
Christian Hackenberg
QB • 6'4" • Palmyra, VA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Christian Hackenberg is a balanced quarterback profile with 17 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
53.9
Consistency
65.6
Season Value
55.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Christian Hackenberg, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Penn State. Christian Hackenberg is a balanced quarterback profile with 17 usage in the latest tracked season.
Christian Hackenberg played QB for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Christian Hackenberg recorded 8,457 passing yards, -242 rushing yards, and 14 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Penn State paired 2,887 primary output with 55.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 53.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 283 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2015 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
188.1
Efficiency
53.9
Usage
17
Consistency
65.6
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 143. Temple: 44. Buffalo: 132. Rutgers: 144. San Diego State: 290. Army: 159. Indiana: 283. Ohio State: 104. Maryland: 299. Illinois: 249. Northwestern: 210. Michigan: 134. Michigan State: 254
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 15 by 62.8. Temple: 36 by 40.6. Buffalo: 29 by 52.8. Rutgers: 21 by 52.1. San Diego State: 38 by 57.6. Army: 24 by 56.8. Indiana: 48 by 58.3. Ohio State: 20 by 57.7. Maryland: 34 by 58.8. Illinois: 33 by 62.2. Northwestern: 45 by 48.8. Michigan: 37 by 44.7. Michigan State: 45 by 47.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins222.3 · Games = 7 · +74.1 vs Losses
Losses148.2 · Games = 6 · -74.1 vs Wins
First Half170.7 · Games = 7 · -37.6 vs Second Half
Second Half208.3 · Games = 6 · +37.6 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
62.8 vs Georgia
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | @ Georgia | L 17-24 | 8 | 14 | 139 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 62.8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Michigan State | L 16-55 | 22 | 39 | 257 | 56.4 | 2 | 2 | 47.7 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Michigan | L 16-28 | 13 | 31 | 137 | 41.9 | 1 | 0 | 44.7 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Northwestern | L 21-23 | 21 | 40 | 205 | 52.5 | 0 | 1 | 48.8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Illinois | W 39-0 | 21 | 29 | 266 | 72.4 | 2 | 0 | 62.2 | 4 | -17 | -4.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Maryland300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-30 | 13 | 29 | 315 | 44.8 | 3 | 0 | 58.8 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 10/18 | @ Ohio State | L 10-38 | 7 | 13 | 120 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 57.7 | 7 | -16 | -2.30 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Indiana3+ TD | W 29-7 | 21 | 39 | 262 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 | 58.3 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 2 | 22 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Army | W 20-14 | 10 | 19 | 156 | 52.6 | 1 | 0 | 56.8 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs San Diego State3+ TD | W 37-21 | 21 | 35 | 296 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 57.6 | 3 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Rutgers | W 28-3 | 10 | 19 | 141 | 52.6 | 0 | 1 | 52.1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Buffalo | W 27-14 | 14 | 27 | 128 | 51.9 | 1 | 0 | 52.8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Temple | L 10-27 | 11 | 25 | 103 | 44.0 | 0 | 1 | 40.6 | 11 | -59 | -5.40 | 0 | 5 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Penn State
2013-2015
Opening stop
Season Progression
20132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,887 | 55.7 | 10 | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Penn State | 2,883 | 49.5 | 22.4 | -4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,883 | 49.5 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Penn State | 2,445 | 53.9 | 17 | -438 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 2,445 | 53.9 | 17 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Indiana
Win with 283 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency.
283
Primary metric
283 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.
#2
Wisconsin
343
Primary metric
Win with 343 yards of offense and 76 efficiency.
343 total offense with 76 efficiency.
#3
UCF
456
Primary metric
Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
456 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.
#4
Maryland
299
Primary metric
Win with 299 yards of offense and 58.8 efficiency.
299 total offense with 58.8 efficiency.
#5
Boston College
371
Primary metric
Win with 371 yards of offense and 57.5 efficiency.
371 total offense with 57.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
2,887 primary output · 55.7 efficiency · 10 usage
61.7
#2
2014 Postseason · Penn State
59.1
2,883 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 22.4 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
59.1
2,883 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 22.4 usage
Milestones
15
250+ passing yards
6
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
5★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.9927
Fork Union Military (HS) · Fork Union, VA
- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
8,215
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.