Cody Kessler is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for USC. Cody's 2015 season ranks in the 28th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 490 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
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 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| 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 | vsArkansas State | W55-6 | 0.5 | 19/26 | 240 | 4 | 0 | 55.1 | -35 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2 | vsIdaho | W59-9 | -12.2 | 26/31 | 410 | 3 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
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 18/32 · Pass Yds 221 · Pass TD 1 · INT 1
| 0 |
| 93.3 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.84 |
| 3 | vsStanford | L31-41 | 22.8 | 25/32 | 272 | 3 | 0 | 92.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 4 | @Arizona State | W42-14 | 10.2 | 19/33 | 375 | 5 | 1 | 86.3 | 6 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 6 | vsWashington | L12-17 | 9.7 | 16/29 | 156 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | -25 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | @Notre Dame | L31-41 | 22.4 | 30/46 | 365 | 2 | 2 | 52.7 | -4 | 1 | 0.41 |
| 8 | vsUtah | W42-24 | 11.0 | 21/28 | 264 | 1 | 0 | 66.6 | -25 | 1 | 0.61 |
| 9 | @California | W27-21 | 12.1 | 18/22 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 80.2 | 9 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 10 | vsArizona | W38-30 | 4.7 | 22/36 | 243 | 2 | 0 | 37.2 | -31 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 11 | @Colorado | W27-24 | -4.0 | 17/27 | 204 | 3 | 1 | 58.1 | -14 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 12 | @Oregon | L28-48 | 15.9 | 30/41 | 238 | 2 | 0 | 59.2 | -18 | 0 | -0.01 |
| 13 | vsUCLA | W40-21 | 18.6 | 15/26 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 55.4 | -1 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 14 | vsStanford | L22-41 | 22.8 | 22/37 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 | -8 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 1 | vsWisconsin | L21-23 | 15.1 | 18/32 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 45.1 | -17 | 0 | 0.17 |
