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Wisconsin · 2026

Colton Joseph

QBSenior6' 2", 215 lbsNewport Beach, CA
Wisconsin Badgers4-2 · TDC #27
Snap share
98%
4 of 6 started · 345 of 353 snaps
Pass yards
1198
84th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
10–5
Yards / att.
7.5
73rd of 142 in FBS
Completion
54.7%
132nd of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.24
61st of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

223 plays · +54.0 total EPA · 61st of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.24
Passing+0.20
Rushing+0.47
1st down+0.13
2nd down+0.10
3rd down+0.60
Standard downs+0.18
Passing downs+0.33
JosephQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays62%
Pass plays99%
Run plays33%
1st down54%
2nd down64%
3rd down76%
Standard downs58%
Passing downs70%
JosephQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks146—
Success rate39.7%112th / 170
Explosive pass rate11.9%53rd / 170
Deep-throw rate11.2%116th / 170
Sack rate2.1%23rd / 170
Interception rate2.8%—
3rd-down conversion37.2%71st / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries55—
Success rate47.3%131st / 321
Explosive run rate12.7%169th / 321
Stuffed at the line10.9%76th / 321
First downs19—
Red-zone carries9—
Goal-line carries3—

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
8.0
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
7.0
593 yds after the catch
Air yards
595
of 1188 yds on charted throws
Pressured
12%
hurried or sacked · 5 sacks

Where he throws151 throws charted

55% comp8.0 avg. depth7.0 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds10–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 14 throws (9%), 12 caught (86%), 83 yds, 5.9 per throw1486% · 83yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (11%), 8 caught (50%), 43 yds, 2.7 per throw1650% · 43yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (9%), 7 caught (50%), 94 yds, 6.7 per throw1450% · 94yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (7%), 4 caught (40%), 49 yds, 4.9 per throw1040% · 49yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 34 yds, 8.5 per throw450% · 34yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 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: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 9 yds, 1.8 per throw540% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 25 yds, 8.3 per throw3100% · 25yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 47 yds, 9.4 per throw560% · 47yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 72 yds, 24.0 per throw333% · 72yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per throw250% · 23yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 121 yds, 30.3 per throw450% · 121yRight, Behind air yards: 17 throws (11%), 10 caught (59%), 106 yds, 6.2 per throw1759% · 106yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (9%), 8 caught (62%), 83 yds, 6.4 per throw1362% · 83yRight, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (11%), 8 caught (50%), 82 yds, 5.1 per throw1650% · 82yRight, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 5 caught (71%), 77 yds, 11.0 per throw771% · 77yRight, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 2 caught (29%), 43 yds, 6.1 per throw729% · 43yRight, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 2 caught (40%), 55 yds, 11.0 per throw540% · 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 direction59 carries

Left
17%
5.7 YPC · 30% succ.
Middle
59%
5.2 YPC · 49% succ.
Right
24%
7.9 YPC · 57% 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#27 · 4-2698%87/159119810–57.539.7%693334.8447.3%
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

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 vs Eastern Michigan (Week 3)2 of 6 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
2026 · 6 games6.58715954.711987.5105693334.8447

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions87—
Attempts159—
Completion %54.7%132nd / 142
Yards119884th / 265
Yards / att.7.573rd / 142
Touchdowns1045th / 265
Interceptions5—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries69—
Yards333133rd / 1456
Yards / carry4.8153rd / 325
Touchdowns491st / 631
Long47—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles5—
Lost0—
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%
Season4 GS35334522798%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Wisconsin roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
1Colton JosephQBSR1591198105+0.24
5Carter SmithQBSO—————
8Deuce AdamsQBJR—————
10Ryan HopkinsQBFR————+0.23
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 →