#1Kyron Drones

QB·Virginia Tech·2025

Kyron Drones is a Dual-Threat QB for Virginia Tech. Kyron's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 439 plays — a developing rate for the QB.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.46
Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.51
Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Kyron Drones's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2025 Production

Passing

178/315 Comp/Att1919 Pass yards17 Pass TD9 INT56.5% Comp %

Rushing

644 Rush yards9 Rush TD170 Carries3.8 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers

Efficiency0
Volume100
Dual-Threat97
Consistency77
Clutch67

Player type

Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency77th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 0.68 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs Wofford.

NIL Market Tier· 2025

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	C/ATT	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	QBR	Rush Yds	Rush TD	EPA/play
1	vsSouth Carolina	L11-24	5.9	15/35	221	0	2	44.0	26	0	0.01
2	vsVanderbilt	L20-44	20.3	17/29	134	1	0	62.7	36	1	0.23
3	vsOld Dominion	L26-45	5.9	26/39	266	3	1	32.6	65	1	0.23
4	vsWofford	W38-6	—	27/32	307	2	0	70.5	17	2	0.68
5	@NC State	W23-21	4.8	20/34	177	2	0	53.3	14	0	0.14
6	vsWake Forest	L23-30	5.7	14/28	111	1	1	27.0	36	0	0.05
7	@Georgia Tech	L20-35	9.3	13/21	181	2	1	67.7	83	1	0.24
9	vsCalifornia	W42-34	-3.2	9/18	119	3	1	86.7	137	2	0.36
10	vsLouisville	L16-28	12.4	11/24	76	1	0	45.0	85	1	0.14
12	@Florida State	L14-34	7.2	10/18	125	1	1	61.5	79	1	0.26
13	vsMiami	L17-34	20.7	12/21	124	0	0	43.5	31	0	0.26
14	@Virginia	L7-27	11.1	4/16	78	1	2	10.6	35	0	0.04

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

61.8%

Passing plays

98.2%

Rushing plays

34.4%

Standard downs

54.7%

Passing downs

76.7%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.15
Passing downs: 0.29
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.14 / 0.39

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).