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Wisconsin · 2026

Colton Joseph

QBSenior6' 2", 215 lbsNewport Beach, CA
Wisconsin Badgers5-3 · TDC #33
Snap share
94%
4 of 8 started · 435 of 461 snaps
Pass yards
1346
89th of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
11–5
Yards / att.
7.2
86th of 146 in FBS
Completion
55.6%
134th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.17
85th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

272 plays · +46.8 total EPA · 85th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.17
Rushing+0.27
1st down+0.04
2nd down+0.08
3rd down+0.47
Standard downs+0.14
Passing downs+0.21
JosephQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays58%
Pass plays94%
Run plays32%
1st down52%
2nd down58%
3rd down72%
Standard downs54%
Passing downs66%
JosephQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks175—
Success rate38.3%130th / 181
Explosive pass rate10.7%72nd / 181
Deep-throw rate10.7%131st / 181
Sack rate3.4%42nd / 181
Interception rate2.4%—
3rd-down conversion34.0%101st / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries72—
Success rate45.8%152nd / 332
Explosive run rate12.5%178th / 332
Stuffed at the line16.7%196th / 332
First downs25—
Red-zone carries12—
Goal-line carries5—

Charting

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

Avg. depth of throw
7.9
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.5
662 yds after the catch
Air yards
674
of 1336 yds on charted throws
Pressured
13%
hurried or sacked · 8 sacks

Where he throws179 throws charted

56% comp7.9 avg. depth6.5 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds11–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 18 throws (10%), 15 caught (83%), 98 yds, 5.4 per throw1883% · 98yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 8 caught (50%), 43 yds, 2.7 per throw1650% · 43yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 8 caught (50%), 100 yds, 6.3 per throw1650% · 100yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 11 throws (6%), 4 caught (36%), 49 yds, 4.5 per throw1136% · 49yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 34 yds, 6.8 per throw540% · 34yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 93 yds, 23.3 per throw475% · 93yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 32 yds, 32.0 per throw1100% · 32yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 3 caught (43%), 11 yds, 1.6 per throw743% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 25 yds, 8.3 per throw3100% · 25yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 4 caught (67%), 62 yds, 10.3 per throw667% · 62yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 1 caught (20%), 72 yds, 14.4 per throw520% · 72yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per throw250% · 23yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 162 yds, 32.4 per throw560% · 162yRight, Behind air yards: 20 throws (11%), 13 caught (65%), 125 yds, 6.3 per throw2065% · 125yRight, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 11 caught (69%), 87 yds, 5.4 per throw1669% · 87yRight, 5–9 air yards: 20 throws (11%), 11 caught (55%), 110 yds, 5.5 per throw2055% · 110yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 6 caught (67%), 95 yds, 10.6 per throw967% · 95yRight, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 2 caught (29%), 43 yds, 6.1 per throw729% · 43yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 2 caught (29%), 55 yds, 7.9 per throw729% · 55yRight, 30+ air yards: none
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 direction76 carries

Left
20%
6.4 YPC · 47% succ.
Middle
58%
4.5 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
22%
6.6 YPC · 47% 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 · Old Dominion

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Joseph’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
11.3
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
17%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
3.7
220 yds after the catch
Air yards
552
of 772 yds on charted throws
Pressured
11%
hurried or sacked · 6 sacks

Where he throws110 throws charted

58% comp11.3 avg. depth3.7 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds18–8 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 throws (5%), 5 caught (83%), 41 yds, 6.8 per throw683% · 41yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 4 caught (80%), 26 yds, 5.2 per throw580% · 26yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (9%), 6 caught (60%), 59 yds, 5.9 per throw1060% · 59yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 1 caught (25%), 10 yds, 2.5 per throw425% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 2 caught (67%), 34 yds, 11.3 per throw367% · 34yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (5%), 1 caught (20%), 53 yds, 10.6 per throw520% · 53yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 1 yds, 0.3 per throw333% · 1yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 3 caught (43%), 40 yds, 5.7 per throw743% · 40yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (7%), 3 caught (38%), 51 yds, 6.4 per throw838% · 51yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (7%), 4 caught (50%), 87 yds, 10.9 per throw850% · 87yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 27 yds, 13.5 per throw250% · 27yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 2 caught (100%), 91 yds, 45.5 per throw2100% · 91yRight, Behind air yards: 5 throws (5%), 3 caught (60%), 11 yds, 2.2 per throw560% · 11yRight, 0–4 air yards: 10 throws (9%), 8 caught (80%), 43 yds, 4.3 per throw1080% · 43yRight, 5–9 air yards: 11 throws (10%), 5 caught (45%), 41 yds, 3.7 per throw1145% · 41yRight, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (7%), 5 caught (63%), 67 yds, 8.4 per throw863% · 67yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 3 caught (100%), 48 yds, 16.0 per throw3100% · 48yRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 33 yds, 16.5 per throw250% · 33y
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 direction73 carries

Left
16%
6.8 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
59%
7.5 YPC · 58% succ.
Right
25%
7.6 YPC · 78% 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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farWisconsin#33 · 5-3894%104/187134611–57.238.3%913714.1445.8%
2025Old Dominion#32 · 10-31283%173/290262421–109.044.0%15810076.41350.0%
2024Old Dominion#74 · 5-7963%133/222162711–57.343.3%1146475.71155.4%

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

Game Log

Colton Joseph'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

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 vs Eastern Michigan (Week 3)2 of 8 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1vsNotre DameL 13–415.3193063.32177.2111230.305
2Western IllinoisW 36–96.6122254.51737.9104338.3013
3Eastern MichiganW 54–108.6233369.736211.0319465.1119
4@Penn StateW 24–204.6183847.42356.22313393.0112
5Michigan StateW 31–38.392045.01457.3301314110.8147
7@UCLAL 7–175.561637.5664.10018713.9126
8USCW 24–75.1121485.7584.11015322.1014
9@IowaL 0–304.551435.7906.400760.906
2026 · 8 games6.110418755.613467.2115913714.1447

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions104—
Attempts187—
Completion %55.6%134th / 146
Yards134689th / 276
Yards / att.7.286th / 146
Touchdowns1157th / 276
Interceptions5—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries91—
Yards371156th / 1519
Yards / carry4.1223rd / 312
Touchdowns4133rd / 683
Long47—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles7—
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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Notre Dame✓ QB616141100%
Wk 2 · Western Illinois✓ QB53472689%
Wk 3 · Eastern Michigan✓ QB636342100%
Wk 4 · Penn State✓ QB666651100%
Wk 5 · Michigan State—62603397%
Wk 7 · UCLA—484834100%
Wk 8 · USC—585829100%
Wk 9 · Iowa—50322164%
Season4 GS46143527794%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Wisconsin roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
1Colton JosephQBSR1871346115+0.17
10Ryan HopkinsQBFR139301-0.06
5Carter SmithQBSO—————
8Deuce AdamsQBJR—————
18Danny O'NeilQBJR—————

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. Wisconsin depth chart →