Bryson Barnes
Bryson Barnes is a Dual-Threat QB for Utah State. Bryson's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 507 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.17 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.73 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs McNeese.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsUTEP | W28-16 | -17.5 | 19/28 | 233 | 1 | 0 | 45.8 | 29 | 1 | 0.19 |
| 2 | @Texas A&M | L22-44 | 20.7 | 15/30 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | -4 | 0 | -0.04 |
| 3 | vsAir Force | W49-30 | -3.2 | 17/22 | 287 | 2 | 0 | 78.0 | 44 | 3 | 0.66 |
| 4 | vsMcNeese | W48-7 | — | 19/27 | 293 | 3 | 1 | 90.7 | 128 | 2 | 0.73 |
| 5 | @Vanderbilt | L35-55 | 20.3 | 15/22 | 161 | 3 | 0 | 77.1 | 48 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 7 | @Hawai'i | L26-44 | 1.7 | 14/26 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 28.5 | 64 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 8 | vsSan José State | W30-25 | -14.3 | 22/31 | 326 | 1 | 0 | 62.0 | 54 | 1 | 0.24 |
| 9 | @New Mexico | L14-33 | 0.9 | 13/23 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 24.6 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 11 | vsNevada | W51-14 | -13.4 | 20/27 | 288 | 3 | 0 | 88.9 | 40 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 12 | @UNLV | L26-29 | 4.3 | 19/38 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 65.7 | 124 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 13 | @Fresno State | W28-17 | 1.8 | 16/30 | 150 | 0 | 1 | 70.6 | 113 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 14 | vsBoise State | L24-25 | 3.1 | 13/31 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 89 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 1 | vsWashington State | L21-34 | 3.8 | 9/21 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 7 | 1 | -0.23 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.15
- Passing downs
- 0.37
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.20 / 0.35
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).