as well (despite the narrative of simple minds about being gifted short fields etc. etc.)
Looking at points per drive PPD, he did great and the only QBs that bested him are Wilson (in the Covid year), Jaren Hall both years and Max Hall's Jr. and Sr. years.
Interestingly though, if you look at just the long drive data, it is only Jaren Hall and Wilson (Covid year). Max Hall is way down the list showing that he feasted off of short fields.
Here is the raw data for PPD follow by PPD for long drives (showing their rank in FBS that year)
|
|
|
OPD |
Rk |
Z. Wilson |
2020 |
|
4.14 |
2 |
M. Hall |
2009 |
|
3.09 |
4 |
J. Hall |
2021 |
|
3.09 |
10 |
M. Hall |
2008 |
|
3.04 |
10 |
J. Hall |
2022 |
|
2.89 |
17 |
Retzlaff |
2024 |
|
2.62 |
34 |
M. Hall |
2007 |
|
2.41 |
28 |
Taysom |
2014 |
|
2.35 |
45 |
Mangum |
2015 |
|
2.32 |
50 |
Z. Wilson |
2019 |
|
2.28 |
64 |
Heaps/Nelson |
2011 |
|
2.26 |
43 |
Heaps/Nelson |
2010 |
|
2.24 |
48 |
Taysom |
2016 |
|
2.24 |
58 |
Mangum |
2018 |
|
2.22 |
59 |
Nelson |
2012 |
|
2.08 |
71 |
Taysom |
2013 |
|
1.8 |
88 |
Slovis |
2023 |
|
1.6 |
111 |
Mangum |
2017 |
|
1.49 |
116 |
Long Drive Data
|
|
|
OLD |
Rk |
Z. Wilson |
2020 |
|
4.18 |
3 |
J. Hall |
2022 |
|
2.65 |
15 |
J. Hall |
2021 |
|
2.52 |
12 |
Retzlaff |
2024 |
|
1.92 |
42 |
Heaps/Nelson |
2011 |
|
1.91 |
33 |
Heaps/Nelson |
2010 |
|
1.79 |
38 |
Taysom |
2014 |
|
1.79 |
36 |
Taysom |
2016 |
|
1.73 |
61 |
Z. Wilson |
2019 |
|
1.58 |
75 |
M. Hall |
2008 |
|
1.54 |
47 |
Mangum |
2015 |
|
1.52 |
55 |
M. Hall |
2009 |
|
1.37 |
53 |
Slovis |
2023 |
|
1.25 |
84 |
Mangum |
2017 |
|
1.13 |
90 |
Taysom |
2013 |
|
1.08 |
88 |
Mangum |
2018 |
|
1.08 |
95 |
M. Hall |
2007 |
|
1.06 |
77 |
Nelson |
2012 |
|
0.56 |
116 |