Joshua Dobbs is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Tennessee. Joshua's 2015 season ranks in the 25th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 486 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 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
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 | vsBowling Green | W59-30 | 7.5 | 15/22 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 85.5 | 89 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 2 | vsOklahoma | L24-31 | 22.7 | 13/31 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 20.6 | 12 | 1 | -0.17 |
| 3 | vsWestern Carolina | W55-10 | — |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
| Season | Team | Line value | WEPA/play | YoY Δ | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tennessee | 8.5 | 0.467 | — | 230.4 |
| 2016 | Tennessee | 11.5 | 0.556 | +0.09 | 273.0 |
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 14/25 · Pass Yds 166 · Pass TD 0 · INT 0
| 15/21 |
| 144 |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 73.4 |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 0.21 |
| 4 | @Florida | L27-28 | 13.8 | 10/17 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 41.8 | 136 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 5 | vsArkansas | L20-24 | 19.2 | 20/36 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 52.6 | 7 | 1 | 0.30 |
| 6 | vsGeorgia | W38-31 | 16.8 | 25/42 | 312 | 3 | 1 | 78.3 | 118 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 8 | @Alabama | L14-19 | 29.0 | 13/22 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 9 | @Kentucky | W52-21 | -0.3 | 16/26 | 233 | 2 | 1 | 94.5 | 51 | 2 | 0.87 |
| 10 | vsSouth Carolina | W27-24 | 3.4 | 20/34 | 255 | 2 | 1 | 52.4 | 35 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 11 | vsNorth Texas | W24-0 | -25.0 | 15/23 | 136 | 0 | 1 | 61.7 | 3 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 12 | @Missouri | W19-8 | 3.4 | 16/24 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 60.5 | 54 | 1 | 0.05 |
| 13 | vsVanderbilt | W53-28 | -1.6 | 13/21 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 94.6 | 93 | 1 | 0.55 |
| 1 | vsNorthwestern | W45-6 | 0.2 | 14/25 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 48 | 2 | 0.13 |
