DeShone Kizer is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Notre Dame. DeShone's 2016 season ranks in the 13th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 471 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Texas | L47-50 | 10.6 | 15/24 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 89.8 | 77 | 1 | 0.59 |
| 2 | vsNevada | W39-10 | -13.0 | 15/18 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 75.1 | 35 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 3 | vsMichigan State | L28-36 | 7.4 | 20/37 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 11.5 | 0.542 | — | 271.0 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 6.9 | 0.410 | -0.13 | 214.4 |
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 17/32 · Pass Yds 220 · Pass TD 2 · INT 1
| 344 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 67.3 |
| 14 |
| 2 |
| 0.40 |
| 4 | vsDuke | L35-38 | -2.8 | 22/37 | 381 | 2 | 1 | 84.9 | 60 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 5 | vsSyracuse | W50-33 | -2.7 | 23/35 | 471 | 3 | 1 | 76.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.44 |
| 6 | @NC State | L3-10 | 9.4 | 9/26 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 | -0.46 |
| 7 | vsStanford | L10-17 | 16.4 | 14/26 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 83 | 1 | -0.06 |
| 9 | vsMiami | W30-27 | 18.6 | 25/38 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 67.3 | 31 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 10 | vsNavy | L27-28 | 6.8 | 19/27 | 223 | 3 | 0 | 90.2 | 52 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 11 | vsArmy | W44-6 | -9.9 | 17/28 | 209 | 3 | 1 | 95.5 | 72 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 12 | vsVirginia Tech | L31-34 | 15.2 | 16/33 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 51.7 | 69 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 13 | @USC | L27-45 | 23.6 | 17/32 | 220 | 2 | 1 | 18.8 | -37 | 1 | -0.06 |