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Drew Pyne

QB · Bowling Green · Sr · #9

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

882 PASS YDS · 4 PASS TD · -14 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Bowling Green for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Bowling Green for 2026

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · Bowling Green

Returning around him

  • 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: -12 net (15 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #94

QB · BOWLING GREEN · MID-AMERICAN

Drew Pyne

  • 4
  • #9
  • 6-0 | 200 lb
  • New Canaan, CT

CFB Zeitgeist Score

28

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 67th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#324

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2021–2025
2242021
2,0212022
2732023
3912024
8822025

+294%

Up 294% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#230 national
CFB
College
4 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionQB
Class4
Jersey9
Measurements6-0 | 200 lb
HometownNew Canaan, CT
Primary teamBowling Green

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 230 recruit
Composite rating 0.9165 HighSchool
Signed with Notre Dame 2020
Origin New Canaan New Canaan, CT, USA
Class Profile Context
2020 4-star | 0.9165 No. 230 recruit | HighSchool | Notre Dame

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 3 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Bowling Green 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Apr 7, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 Missouri -> Bowling Green 3-star | 0.8200 | Immediate
2024 Arizona State -> Missouri 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate
2023 Notre Dame -> Arizona State 3-star | 0.8800 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#324Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#300Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in passing yards (882).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to Notre Dame

Composite

0.9165

#230 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Drew Pyne

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Drew Pyne

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 6g
882Pass yards
4Pass TDs
5INT
Per game
147Pass yards
1Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
1,911Pass yards
9Pass TDs
11INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 882): needs 302.6/game over remaining 7.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 882): needs 445.4/game over remaining 7.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3/game over remaining 7.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 3.7/game over remaining 7.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 4): needs 4.4/game over remaining 7.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Drew Pyne's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Bowling Green, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #324 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 46.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 230 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 882 4 TD | 5 INT | #149/382 (61st pct)
Completion rate 62.3% 94/151 completions | #174/383 (55th pct)
Yards/attempt 5.8 Explosiveness through the air | #279/382 (27th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Steady volume | Pocket-leaning against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Steady volumePocket-leaning

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
94 63rd
ATT
151 65th
CMP%
62.3% 55th
Y/A
5.8 27th

Passing Production

YDS
882 61st
TD
4 61st
INT
5 32nd

Rushing

CAR
30 56th
YDS
-14 9th
YPC
-0.5 15th
TD
0 44th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 6 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1W 26-7vs Lafayette12/18109006.1-1.0
Wk 2L 20-34@ Cincinnati29/36274107.671.0Season-high 274 yds
Wk 3W 23-13vs Liberty16/31146104.745.2
Wk 4L 17-40@ Louisville11/21131126.235.6
Wk 5L 20-35@ Ohio19/29170135.910.83 INTs — rough day
Wk 10L 3-28vs Buffalo7/1652003.36.0
Total94/151882455.627.9
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Notre Dame11-1HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy
2023Arizona State3-9HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green9415162.3%8825.845113.4----
2024Missouri498259.8%3914.833104.6----
2023Arizona State264953.1%2735.623101.1----
2022Notre Dame16425464.6%2,0218.0226155.3----
2021Notre Dame153050.0%2247.520134.7----
Career5 loaded seasons34856661.5%3,7916.73317131.0----
SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green30-14-0.50--
2024Missouri15211.40--
2023Arizona State14-49-3.50--
2022Notre Dame471082.32--
2021Notre Dame6-6-1.00--
Career5 loaded seasons112600.52--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Rush impact -14 0 rush TD | #371/408 (9th pct)
Usage 46.6% 92.7% pass share | 6.9% rush share | #108/428 (75th pct)
Passing WEPA +0.12 Opponent-adjusted passing value | #182/200 (10th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 882 #149/382 61st pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 4 #159/407 61st pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 94 #142/383 63rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 62.3% #174/383 55th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 5.8 #279/382 27th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards -14 #371/408 9th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Value Passing WEPA +0.12 #182/200 10th pct Opponent-adjusted passing value | 150 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Usage Role share 46.6% #108/428 75th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 151 #143/407 65th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 5 #276/407 32nd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 30 #179/408 56th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 23 #153/391 61st pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #230/408 44th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry -0.5 #348/407 15th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 92.7% #44/428 90th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 66.7% #56/428 87th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 64.9% #79/428 82nd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 50.8% #71/428 84th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 37.3% #126/428 71st pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 33.7% #145/428 66th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 6.9% #230/428 46th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 6 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home3g1020.34.70.0
Road3g1921.06.61.7

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins2g1280.55.40.0
Losses4g1570.85.81.2

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-75g1660.86.11.0
Weeks 8+1g52.00.03.30.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

28Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush tds (9th).

Interceptions#53 / 183 · 67th pct
5pass
Completion %#91 / 183 · 50th pct
62.3%pass
Pass yards#149 / 183 · 19th pct
882pass
Rush yards#153 / 183 · 17th pct
-14rush
Pass TDs#154 / 183 · 13th pct
4pass
Yards / att#165 / 183 · 10th pct
5.8pass
Rush TDs#150 / 183 · 9th pct
0rush

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Pass Profile · Completion depth (PBP)

Where the throws are landing

79/129 (61.2%) · 4 TD · 5 INT

Short

0–9 yds
57%of completions
45 comp5.4 yds avg

Middle

10–19 yds
24%of completions
19 comp12.9 yds avg1 TD

Deep

20+ yds
19%of completions
15 comp24.3 yds avg3 TD

Overall 61.2% completion on 129 attempts · 15 deep completions averaging 24.3 yds.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Concerns: EPA / dropback.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback0.120
23th pct
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_passing0.12Below (<p25) (n=94)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Drew PyneBowling GreenNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 72% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 66% simLogan FifeNew Mexico State· 66% sim
Interceptions
67
Pyne
44
Vattiato
56
Lindsey
5
Fife
Completion %
50
Pyne
41
Vattiato
56
Lindsey
13
Fife
Pass yards
19
Pyne
57
Vattiato
61
Lindsey
58
Fife
Rush yards
17
Pyne
27
Vattiato
1
Lindsey
20
Fife
Pass TDs
13
Pyne
64
Vattiato
72
Lindsey
45
Fife
Yards / att
10
Pyne
13
Vattiato
16
Lindsey
19
Fife
Rush TDs
9
Pyne
39
Vattiato
59
Lindsey
26
Fife

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system. Profile sits near league average across dimensions.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to McKenzie Milton’s 2021 season.

McKenzie Milton

64%match

Florida State · 2021

#2

Anthony Colandrea

Virginia · 2024

64%
#3

Cade McNamara

Iowa · 2024

63%
#4

Landry Lyddy

Louisiana Tech · 2022

63%
#5

Jack Abraham

Southern Miss · 2020

All-Conference USA
58%

Matches McKenzie on

Rush yards / carry
Completion %

Differs from McKenzie on

Weight (higher)
INT rate (lower)
Height (higher)

Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brady McBride’s path through Texas State.

Brady McBride

93%match

Texas State · 2021

#2

Jaylen Raynor

Arkansas State · 2025

All-Sun Belt
86%
#3

Caden Creel

Jacksonville State · 2025

84%
#4

Luke Anthony

Louisiana Tech · 2020

83%
#5

Baylor Hayes

Tulsa · 2025

83%

Matches Brady on

Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Eddie George

Pass share

37.7%

281 pass / 465 run

Plays / game

62.2

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

10.9%

265 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Scot Loeffler
Bowling Green
2022
Scot Loeffler
Bowling Green
2023
Scot Loeffler
Bowling Green
2024
Scot Loeffler
Bowling Green
2025
Eddie George
Bowling Green
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownNew Canaan, CT
Height6'0"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey9

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Missouri QB4 #324 #300 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC
2023 Arizona State QB4 #1647 #2033 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Pac-12
2022 Notre Dame QB4 #51 #61 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | FBS Independents
2021 Notre Dame QB4 #136 #68 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | FBS Independents

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Bowling Green Mid-American QB 4 No. 9 | 6-0 | 200 lb | New Canaan, CT
2024 Missouri SEC QB 4 No. 9 | 6-0 | 200 lb | New Canaan, CT
2023 Arizona State Pac-12 QB 4 No. 9 | 6-0 | 200 lb | New Canaan, CT
2022 Notre Dame FBS Independents QB 4 No. 9 | 6-0 | 200 lb | New Canaan, CT
2021 Notre Dame FBS Independents QB 4 No. 9 | 6-0 | 200 lb | New Canaan, CT