Caden Pinnick
Washington State Cougars
72
Average

Caden Pinnick

Washington State CougarsRebuilding
QBOffenseAverageTRANSFER · UC Davis
Projected Starter

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Caden Pinnick is the projected starter at QB for Washington State Cougars.

Redshirt sophomore · #12 · 6'0", 192 lbs

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Depth at QB · Washington State Cougars

  1. 11272Caden PinnickStarter
  2. 21760Owen Eshelman
  3. 3242Julian Dugger

Washington State Starting Lineup

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The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of Del Oro, ranked #2,705 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3,206 passing yards, 32 TD, 10 INT. That's 100% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,705 NatlTeam Share100%Percentile81th
Loomis, CA
Jersey
#12
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
192 lbs
Transfer
UC Davis

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—32063210

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8100
National Rank
#2705
High School
Del Oro
Hometown
Loomis, CA

Why this rating?

On a 64-rated offense; 81th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 72.

Team offense (SP+)
64
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSUYDS 156
CMP-ATT
23-36
YDS
156
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
100.3
CAR
11
YDS
16
AVG
1.5
TD
0

Final L 17-16

Oct 4LFRESYDS 152
CMP-ATT
21-34
YDS
152
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
93.4
CAR
11
YDS
-23
AVG
-2.1
TD
0

Final L 26-6

Sep 26LARIZYDS 241
CMP-ATT
24-41
YDS
241
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
111.1
CAR
13
YDS
35
AVG
2.7
TD
1

Final L 34-24

Sep 19WDUQYDS 196
CMP-ATT
17-22
YDS
196
TD
2
INT
1
QBR
173.0
CAR
12
YDS
76
AVG
6.3
TD
1

Final W 48-7

Sep 12LKSUYDS 65
CMP-ATT
9-20
YDS
65
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
72.3
CAR
13
YDS
29
AVG
2.2
TD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 6LWASHYDS 142
CMP-ATT
16-25
YDS
142
TD
0
INT
2
QBR
95.7
CAR
14
YDS
61
AVG
4.4
TD
1

Final L 24-10

Caden Pinnick's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 3206 pass yds · 32 TD · 10 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.