Brad Kaaya is a 3-year Dual-Threat QB for Miami. Brad's 2016 season ranks in the 43th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 451 plays — a developing rate for the QB. Production has trended downward season-over-season on adjusted value metrics.
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Tanner Mordecai | SMU | 2021 | 510 | 0.630 | 14.0 | 321.5 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsFlorida A&M | W70-3 | — | 12/18 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 82.1 | -8 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 2 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W38-10 | -14.1 | 17/31 | 191 | 0 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Miami | 9 | 0.540 | — | 212.2 |
| 2015 | Miami | 7.1 | 0.480 | -0.06 | 187.2 |
| 2016 | Miami | 8.6 | 0.500 | +0.02 | 223.0 |
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 24/34 · Pass Yds 282 · Pass TD 4 · INT 0
| 2 |
| 18.3 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.13 |
| 3 | @App State | W45-10 | 9.2 | 21/27 | 368 | 3 | 1 | 95.6 | -8 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 5 | @Georgia Tech | W35-21 | 7.8 | 13/19 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 86.8 | — | — | 0.84 |
| 6 | vsFlorida State | L19-20 | 24.0 | 19/32 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 48.7 | -14 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 7 | vsNorth Carolina | L13-20 | 15.9 | 16/31 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | -17 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 8 | @Virginia Tech | L16-37 | 15.2 | 23/38 | 323 | 2 | 1 | 43.2 | -55 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 9 | @Notre Dame | L27-30 | 15.7 | 26/42 | 288 | 1 | 1 | 53.6 | -35 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 10 | vsPittsburgh | W51-28 | 13.1 | 32/47 | 356 | 4 | 0 | 84.7 | 17 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 11 | @Virginia | W34-14 | -3.8 | 14/29 | 228 | 2 | 1 | 36.9 | -4 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 12 | @NC State | W27-13 | 9.4 | 22/38 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 51.5 | -14 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 13 | vsDuke | W40-21 | -2.8 | 22/35 | 396 | 4 | 0 | 91.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 1 | vsWest Virginia | W31-14 | 11.3 | 24/34 | 282 | 4 | 0 | 80.5 | -3 | 0 | 0.39 |
