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Cal Poly · Big Sky

Anthony Soto

2 career stops · 1,729 offensive plays tracked

Every play in this profile comes from FCS games, so it does not compare cleanly with FBS offenses.

His biggest splits

Situations where his run/pass mix moves furthest from his own career average. Picked automatically, so the most extreme splits rise to the top; small samples overstate them. Descriptive, not a prediction.

Balanced attack

51% run / 49% pass over 1,729 plays (2020–2025).

3rd & Long: throws it

90% pass — 42pp more pass-oriented than the 49% career average (81 plays).

Garbage Time: runs it

66% run — 14pp run-heavier than the 51% career average (184 plays).

After Stuffed Run: throws it

62% pass — 13pp more pass-oriented than the 49% career average (157 plays).

Career timeline

Cal PolyBig SkyFCS
2026–present
MercerSouthernFCS
2024–2025

Overall split

51.5%

Run

48.5%

Pass

49.3%

Success rate

1,729 plays

2-min pass %

41.5%

n=164

45% success

After big gain

63.2% run

n=231

48% success

After sack

50.0% pass

n=38

39% success

Inside opp. 40

50.3% run

n=537

48% success

Middle 8

50.5% pass

n=279

55% success

Historical run/pass imbalance

How far each split sits from 50/50 across this coach's career. Descriptive only, not evaluated as a prediction.

3rd & Longpasses 90%
After Big Gainruns 63%
2-Minute Drillruns 59%
Overall Tendencyruns 51%
Red zone (11–20 yds)runs 51%
When Trailing Bigpasses 51%
After Sackruns 50%

Run / Pass by Down

3rd Down by Distance

Run / Pass by Field Zone

EPA by Down

Game script: how play-calling shifts by score

Run% and pass% as the score differential changes (left = winning big, right = losing big)

Year-over-Year Evolution

EPA per play

Situational Context

Post-Event Tendencies

Drive Opener by Zone

Advanced analytics

Tempo: pace of play

Average seconds between plays (lower = faster tempo)

30.8s

Avg pace

34.0s

Median

By score state

Up Big
32.1sn=139
Up Close
28.1sn=39
Tied
29.9sn=31
Down Big
31.1sn=139
Down Close
28.9sn=41

Explosive plays

Rushes 15+ yards and passes 15+ yards as a percentage of total plays

7.4%

Rush explosive

20.0%

Pass explosive

13.5%

Overall

1,729 plays

Opening script: scripted drives

Run/pass split on opening drives by half

1st Half Opening Drive
54% pass+0.078 EPAn=141
2nd Half Opening Drive
56% pass+0.296 EPAn=131