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Jacksonville State · 2026

Caden Creel

QBJunior6' 0", 200 lbsFairhope, AL
Jacksonville State Gamecocks6-2 · TDC #95
Snap share
99%
6 of 8 started · 489 of 494 snaps
Pass yards
1746
50th of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
13–8
Yards / att.
8.4
35th of 146 in FBS
Completion
67.0%
34th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.27
56th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

332 plays · +89.6 total EPA · 56th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.27
Passing+0.28
Rushing+0.29
1st down+0.21
2nd down+0.06
3rd down+0.80
Standard downs+0.12
Passing downs+0.65
CreelQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays66%
Pass plays99%
Run plays42%
1st down66%
2nd down64%
3rd down68%
Standard downs64%
Passing downs71%
CreelQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks204—
Success rate47.1%37th / 181
Explosive pass rate10.6%76th / 181
Deep-throw rate12.1%112th / 181
Sack rate2.9%29th / 181
Interception rate4.0%—
3rd-down conversion38.5%68th / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries114—
Success rate49.1%86th / 332
Explosive run rate17.5%69th / 332
Stuffed at the line14.9%148th / 332
First downs37—
Red-zone carries24—
Goal-line carries6—

Charting

Where Creel's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
9.7
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
15%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.0
595 yds after the catch
Air yards
699
of 1294 yds on charted throws
Pressured
8%
hurried or sacked · 8 sacks

Where he throws155 throws charted

67% comp9.7 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds13–8 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 8 throws (5%), 6 caught (75%), 27 yds, 3.4 per throw875% · 27yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (8%), 9 caught (69%), 77 yds, 5.9 per throw1369% · 77yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (9%), 11 caught (79%), 134 yds, 9.6 per throw1479% · 134yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (5%), 5 caught (63%), 90 yds, 11.3 per throw863% · 90yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), 72 yds, 24.0 per throw367% · 72yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 7 throws (5%), 7 caught (100%), 33 yds, 4.7 per throw7100% · 33yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 12 throws (8%), 8 caught (67%), 43 yds, 3.6 per throw1267% · 43yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 5 caught (50%), 45 yds, 4.5 per throw1050% · 45yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 4 caught (80%), 67 yds, 13.4 per throw580% · 67yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 6 caught (86%), 130 yds, 18.6 per throw786% · 130yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 25 yds, 25.0 per throw1100% · 25yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 38 yds, 12.7 per throw333% · 38yRight, Behind air yards: 10 throws (6%), 10 caught (100%), 70 yds, 7.0 per throw10100% · 70yRight, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (11%), 9 caught (53%), 97 yds, 5.7 per throw1753% · 97yRight, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 4 caught (57%), 34 yds, 4.9 per throw757% · 34yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 2 caught (33%), 23 yds, 3.8 per throw633% · 23yRight, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 60 yds, 12.0 per throw560% · 60yRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 99 yds, 24.8 per throw475% · 99yRight, 30+ air yards: 8 throws (5%), 3 caught (38%), 130 yds, 16.3 per throw838% · 130y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction116 carries

Left
21%
5.6 YPC · 54% succ.
Middle
50%
4.5 YPC · 47% succ.
Right
29%
10.1 YPC · 71% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Jacksonville State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (7 of Creel’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
9.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
19%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.0
353 yds after the catch
Air yards
418
of 771 yds on charted throws
Pressured
15%
hurried or sacked · 13 sacks

Where he throws109 throws charted

62% comp9.8 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch19% 20+ air yds9–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 12 throws (11%), 7 caught (58%), 32 yds, 2.7 per throw1258% · 32yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (6%), 3 caught (50%), 10 yds, 1.7 per throw650% · 10yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 2 caught (29%), 22 yds, 3.1 per throw729% · 22yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 10 yds, 3.3 per throw333% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 2 caught (50%), 76 yds, 19.0 per throw450% · 76yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 43 yds, 21.5 per throw250% · 43yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 3 caught (60%), 26 yds, 5.2 per throw560% · 26yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 3 caught (100%), 58 yds, 19.3 per throw3100% · 58yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 2 caught (100%), 53 yds, 26.5 per throw2100% · 53yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (4%), 2 caught (50%), 84 yds, 21.0 per throw450% · 84yRight, Behind air yards: 12 throws (11%), 10 caught (83%), 82 yds, 6.8 per throw1283% · 82yRight, 0–4 air yards: 12 throws (11%), 10 caught (83%), 71 yds, 5.9 per throw1283% · 71yRight, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (8%), 5 caught (56%), 47 yds, 5.2 per throw956% · 47yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (9%), 4 caught (40%), 59 yds, 5.9 per throw1040% · 59yRight, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 2 caught (29%), 38 yds, 5.4 per throw729% · 38yRight, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 1 caught (20%), 22 yds, 4.4 per throw520% · 22yRight, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 38 yds, 12.7 per throw333% · 38y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction92 carries

Left
21%
5.9 YPC · 63% succ.
Middle
39%
7.1 YPC · 53% succ.
Right
40%
8.1 YPC · 68% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farJacksonville State#95 · 6-2899%140/209174613–88.447.1%1267115.6549.1%
2025Jacksonville State#92 · 9-51466%130/21115149–47.239.4%18210755.9749.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Caden Creel's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Caden Creel's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.9 avg. game scoreBest: 8.8 vs Eastern Kentucky (Week 1)1 of 8 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@North Dakota StateL 7–334.1122352.2853.70115442.9118
1Eastern KentuckyW 49–78.8212875.032711.75110545.4020
2@OhioL 27–297.8182475.026511.010291204.1115
3Georgia SouthernW 31–276.9172470.81948.12010383.8012
4Middle TennesseeW 23–137.0192770.42418.912121199.9148
6@Kennesaw StateW 27–266.4264459.13117.11110303.0111
7Florida InternationalW 27–247.0162272.72149.72119955.0016
9@New Mexico StateW 24–06.9111764.71096.4122121110.0184
2026 · 8 games6.914020967.017468.41381267115.6584

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions140—
Attempts209—
Completion %67.0%34th / 146
Yards174650th / 276
Yards / att.8.435th / 146
Touchdowns1341st / 276
Interceptions8—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries126—
Yards71126th / 1519
Yards / carry5.666th / 312
Touchdowns582nd / 683
Long84—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11711th / 2089
Yards141658th / 2074
Yards / catch14—
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles23934th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · North Dakota State✓ QB545439·100%
Wk 1 · Eastern Kentucky✓ QB615838·95%
Wk 2 · Ohio✓ QB727054·97%
Wk 3 · Georgia Southern✓ QB4949341100%
Wk 4 · Middle Tennessee✓ QB666639·100%
Wk 6 · Kennesaw State—747455·100%
Wk 7 · Florida International✓ QB545441·100%
Wk 9 · New Mexico State—646438·100%
Season6 GS494489338199%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Jacksonville State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
12Caden CreelQBJR2091746138+0.27
15Jack MoranQBFR22500+1.26
2Kadyn PalmerQBFR—————
16Noah LeeQBFR—————
19Donovan MoorheadQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Jacksonville State depth chart →