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Idaho State · Big Sky

Buddy Blevins

1 career stop · 1,660 offensive plays tracked

Scouting Report

Pass-first offense

61% pass rate over 1,660 plays — relies on the passing game to drive the offense.

3rd & Short: runs it

70% run — 32pp run-heavier than the 39% career average (88 plays).

Goal Line: runs it

64% run — 25pp run-heavier than the 39% career average (116 plays).

Up Big: runs it

47% run — 8pp run-heavier than the 39% career average (393 plays).

Career Timeline

Idaho StateBig SkyFCS
2024–present

Overall Split

38.7%

Run

61.3%

Pass

52.7%

Success Rate

1,660 plays

2-Min Pass %

64.0%

n=242

54% success

After Big Gain

41.5% run

n=224

59% success

After Sack

76.9% pass

n=13

46% success

Inside Opp 40

43.0% run

n=595

51% success

Middle 8

64.8% pass

n=307

53% success

Tendency Strength — What Defenses Study

How readable is each pattern? Higher = more predictable to opposing coordinators

3rd & Longpasses 91%

Defenses will prep for this

When Trailing Bigpasses 69%

Shows on film

2-Minute Drillpasses 64%
Red Zonepasses 62%
Overall Tendencypasses 61%
After Big Gainpasses 58%

Exploitability Index

D43/100

Grade D (43/100) — biggest tell: predictability

Predictabilityσ=0.049

Moderate variation

Pressure Response18pp shift

Moderate pressure adjustment

Game Script Rigidity16pp swing

Moderate adaptation

Opening Drive Tell6pp deviation

Opener matches overall style

Tempo Tell2.2s shift

Steady tempo — hard to read

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 / play

Situational Context

Post-Event Tendencies

Drive Opener by Zone

Advanced Analytics

Tempo — Pace of Play

Average seconds between plays (lower = faster tempo)

26.4s

Avg Pace

28.0s

Median

By Score State

Up Big
26.6sn=108
Up Close
26.3sn=43
Tied
28.1sn=76
Down Big
24.4sn=78
Down Close
26.5sn=119

Explosive Plays

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

7.0%

Rush Explosive

17.9%

Pass Explosive

13.7%

Overall

1,660 plays

Opening Script — Scripted Drives

Run/pass split on opening drives by half

1st Half Opening Drive
56% pass+0.341 EPAn=144
2nd Half Opening Drive
58% pass+0.170 EPAn=125