While considering how Kevin Riley played a year ago, I decided to consider how he matched up against the other Pac-10 quarterbacks. I compared his stats to the “average” quarterback (adding up the stats of all Pac-10 QBs, then dividing by amount of Pac-10 QBs).
Pac-10 Average: 214.5-367.5, 2563.1 yards, 58.4%, 6.97 Yds/A, 15.8 TD, 9.5 INT, 125.96 Rating or by rounding up to make it simpelr
Pac-10 Average: 215-368, 2563 yards, 58.4%, 6.97 Yds/A, 16 TD, 10 INT, 125.96 Rating
Kevin Riley: 209-382, 2850 yards, 54.7%, 7.46 Yds/A, 18 TD, 8 INT, 127.4 Rating
Who has the edge? Completions: Pac-10. Attempts: Riley. Yards: Riley. Completion %: Pac-10. Yds/A: Riley. TD: Riley. INT: Riley. Rating: Riley.
Overall, Riley appears to be above-average in most categories. He makes up for his sub-par completion percentage by putting together a high yard/attempt total. The Pac-10 average really only has completion % on him. So if Riley can up his completions, then he could very well be above average in every category. I think this shows that maybe Riley was a bit underestimated by our fans that are calling for his head. With his above average numbers, and another year of experience under his belt, Riley could elevate his game to a Top-3 performance.
These statistics show that the average Pac-10 QB was in deed a very solid player. And Kevin Riley exceeds those solid numbers. With almost all of the Pac-10 QBs returning, the average numbers should get much better. It’ll be interesting to see how Riley goes, either up or down.
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