#17

Ethan Grunkemeyer

QBJunior6' 2", 213 lbsLewis Center, OH
Virginia Tech Hokies5-2 · TDC #48
Snap share
90%
6 of 7 started · 459 of 510 snaps
Pass yards
1984
4th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
15–2
Yards / att.
8.6
32nd of 142 in FBS
Completion
72.6%
6th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.37
29th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

271 plays · +100.9 total EPA · 29th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.37
Passing+0.44
Rushing+0.09
1st down+0.17
2nd down+0.28
3rd down+0.71
Standard downs+0.14
Passing downs+0.73
GrunkemeyerQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays52%
Pass plays94%
Run plays11%
1st down43%
2nd down56%
3rd down67%
Standard downs45%
Passing downs71%
GrunkemeyerQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks230—
Success rate45.7%52nd / 170
Explosive pass rate13.5%38th / 170
Deep-throw rate11.2%116th / 170
Sack rate6.5%120th / 170
Interception rate0.9%—
3rd-down conversion40.0%50th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries25—
Success rate60.0%—
Explosive run rate12.0%—
Stuffed at the line28.0%—
First downs11—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries3—

Charting

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

Avg. depth of throw
7.4
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.8
1093 yds after the catch
Air yards
817
of 1910 yds on charted throws
Pressured
12%
hurried or sacked · 15 sacks

Where he throws219 throws charted

72% comp7.4 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds15–2 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 20 throws (9%), 17 caught (85%), 113 yds, 5.7 per throw2085% · 113yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 25 throws (11%), 19 caught (76%), 195 yds, 7.8 per throw2576% · 195yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 9 caught (75%), 157 yds, 13.1 per throw1275% · 157yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 9 caught (82%), 143 yds, 13.0 per throw1182% · 143yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 10 throws (5%), 4 caught (40%), 88 yds, 8.8 per throw1040% · 88yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 43 yds, 21.5 per throw250% · 43yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 17 yds, 5.7 per throw367% · 17yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (6%), 13 caught (100%), 89 yds, 6.8 per throw13100% · 89yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (6%), 8 caught (62%), 89 yds, 6.8 per throw1362% · 89yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 11 caught (92%), 192 yds, 16.0 per throw1292% · 192yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 95 yds, 23.8 per throw475% · 95yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 80 yds, 26.7 per throw367% · 80yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 21 throws (10%), 18 caught (86%), 72 yds, 3.4 per throw2186% · 72yRight, 0–4 air yards: 25 throws (11%), 22 caught (88%), 151 yds, 6.0 per throw2588% · 151yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (6%), 9 caught (69%), 58 yds, 4.5 per throw1369% · 58yRight, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 3 caught (38%), 37 yds, 4.6 per throw838% · 37yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 4 caught (100%), 66 yds, 16.5 per throw4100% · 66yRight, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (5%), 4 caught (40%), 143 yds, 14.3 per throw1040% · 143yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 51 yds, 10.2 per throw520% · 51y
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 direction24 carries

Left
8%
4.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
79%
3.9 YPC · 53% succ.
Right
13%
7.7 YPC · 67% 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 · Penn State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Grunkemeyer’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
7.1
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.8
656 yds after the catch
Air yards
401
of 1057 yds on charted throws
Pressured
15%
hurried or sacked · 12 sacks

Where he throws133 throws charted

69% comp7.1 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds7–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 20 throws (15%), 19 caught (95%), 135 yds, 6.8 per throw2095% · 135yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (13%), 14 caught (82%), 85 yds, 5.0 per throw1782% · 85yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 4 caught (80%), 37 yds, 7.4 per throw580% · 37yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 5 caught (100%), 113 yds, 22.6 per throw5100% · 113yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 38 yds, 9.5 per throw450% · 38yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 23 yds, 7.7 per throw333% · 23yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 10 throws (8%), 9 caught (90%), 61 yds, 6.1 per throw1090% · 61yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 2 yds, 0.7 per throw333% · 2yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 88 yds, 22.0 per throw475% · 88yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 4 caught (57%), 119 yds, 17.0 per throw757% · 119yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 2 caught (100%), 48 yds, 24.0 per throw2100% · 48yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 13 throws (10%), 11 caught (85%), 23 yds, 1.8 per throw1385% · 23yRight, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (11%), 10 caught (71%), 59 yds, 4.2 per throw1471% · 59yRight, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 3 caught (75%), 33 yds, 8.3 per throw475% · 33yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (7%), 6 caught (67%), 142 yds, 15.8 per throw967% · 142yRight, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 2 caught (40%), 51 yds, 10.2 per throw540% · 51yRight, 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 direction11 carries

Left
18%
3.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
55%
4.5 YPC · 67% succ.
Right
27%
5.7 YPC · 33% 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 farVirginia Tech#48 · 5-2790%167/230198415–28.645.7%42-4-0.1560.0%
2025Penn State#18 · 7-61053%123/17813398–47.545.0%35-46-1.3142.1%
2024Penn State#4 · 13-311%1/290–14.5——————

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

Game Log

Ethan Grunkemeyer'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

7.0 avg. game scoreBest: 7.9 at Maryland (Week 3)0 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1VMIW 73–37.4172085.022411.220263.003
2Old DominionW 44–216.5314273.83277.8206-25-4.212
3@MarylandW 35–267.9313979.53148.1304133.3118
4@Boston CollegeW 21–144.9223562.91474.2103-3-1.005
5PittsburghL 33–357.2304173.243410.6326-15-2.512
6@CaliforniaL 20–257.1213167.72889.3108-5-0.614
7Georgia TechW 34–247.9152268.225011.43013251.9120
2026 · 7 games7.016723072.619848.615242-4-0.1520

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions167—
Attempts230—
Completion %72.6%6th / 142
Yards19844th / 265
Yards / att.8.632nd / 142
Touchdowns1516th / 265
Interceptions2—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries42—
Yards-41367th / 1456
Yards / carry-0.1323rd / 325
Touchdowns556th / 631
Long20—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles4—
Lost2—
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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · VMI✓ QB723722·51%
Wk 2 · Old Dominion✓ QB867848·91%
Wk 3 · Maryland✓ QB7575431100%
Wk 4 · Boston College✓ QB776934·90%
Wk 5 · Pittsburgh✓ QB737347·100%
Wk 6 · California—646440·100%
Wk 7 · Georgia Tech✓ QB636338·100%
Season6 GS510459272190%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
17Ethan GrunkemeyerQBJR2301984152+0.37
22Bryce BakerQBSO1412710+0.19
12Kelden RyanQBSO—————
14Troy HuhnQBFR—————

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. Virginia Tech depth chart →