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Arizona State · Big 12

Marcus Arroyo

2 career stops · 3,720 offensive plays tracked

Scouting Report

Balanced attack

51% run / 49% pass over 3,720 plays — keeps defenses honest with a near-even split.

3rd & Long: throws it

80% pass — 31pp more pass-oriented than the 49% career average (162 plays).

Goal Line: runs it

68% run — 17pp run-heavier than the 51% career average (292 plays).

After Stuffed Run: throws it

58% pass — 9pp more pass-oriented than the 49% career average (307 plays).

Career Timeline

Arizona StateBig 12
2024–present
UNLVMountain West
2020–2022

Overall Split

51.1%

Run

48.9%

Pass

46.0%

Success Rate

3,720 plays

2-Min Pass %

53.0%

n=558

45% success

After Big Gain

54.9% run

n=412

52% success

After Sack

56.2% pass

n=137

36% success

Inside Opp 40

55.5% run

n=1277

45% success

Middle 8

52.3% pass

n=731

49% success

Tendency Strength — What Defenses Study

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

3rd & Longpasses 80%

Defenses will prep for this

When Trailing Bigpasses 57%
After Sackpasses 56%
After Big Gainruns 55%
Red Zoneruns 54%
2-Minute Drillpasses 53%
Overall Tendencyruns 51%

Exploitability Index

D38/100

Grade D (38/100) — biggest tell: predictability

Predictabilityσ=0.065

Moderate variation

Pressure Response11pp shift

Composed under pressure

Game Script Rigidity15pp swing

Moderate adaptation

Opening Drive Tell5pp deviation

Opener matches overall style

Tempo Tell2.9s 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)

29.3s

Avg Pace

32.0s

Median

By Score State

Up Big
30.5sn=335
Up Close
29.8sn=253
Tied
30.5sn=307
Down Big
27.6sn=410
Down Close
28.3sn=284

Explosive Plays

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

7.0%

Rush Explosive

15.4%

Pass Explosive

11.1%

Overall

3,720 plays

Opening Script — Scripted Drives

Run/pass split on opening drives by half

1st Half Opening Drive
56% run+0.207 EPAn=374
2nd Half Opening Drive
57% run+0.257 EPAn=338