We have plenty of slow time to fill before the Pittsburgh Steelers start their 2018 training camp in Latrobe and in order to attempt to do so, I am putting together a series of posts dedicated to contextualizing all of the pass attempts made during the 2017 season at Oklahoma State by rookie quarterback Mason Rudolph. This series of posts will be by game and include all pass attempts being charted in a table with each play linked to the video for you to watch.
The play-by-play charting of every pass attempt in the table includes data such as down, distance, line of scrimmage, quarter, time, and score in addition to other key data such as the player targeted and the direction and distance each pass was thrown. I am also including how many defensive players rushed on each play and if Rudolph used shotgun and play-action on a play.
This series of posts will continue now with Rudolph’s eleventh game of 2017 against Kansas State in which he completed 32 of 53 pass attempts for 425 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in that 45-40 road loss. Two other attempts were deemed interceptable while 4 of his incompletions during the game were the result of drops.
As far as Rudolph’s deep pass attempts (16 yards or longer) against Kansas State, he was 3-of-8 for 153 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
7 of Rudolph’s 53 pass attempts against Kansas State included the football being thrown at a player who was behind the line of scrimmage as part of a screen play. 6 of those passes were completions that resulted in 23 yards being gained and the lone incompletion was a drop.
As for Rudolph’s third down pass attempts against Kansas State, he was 4-of-10 for 37 yards. 8 of those 10 attempts included the football being thrown either at the chains or beyond. 3 of his 4 completions wound up moving the chains.
Inside the red zone against Kansas State, Rudolph was 3-of-7 passing for 27 yards with two touchdowns. One of those incompletions was interceptable.
121 of Rudolph’s passing yards against Kansas State came after the catch. His average intended air yards was 11.89 and his average completed air yards was 9.97.
When I am finished with this series of game posts, I will have one final posts that recaps all of Rudolph’s 2017 pass attempts by situation.
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 1 – Tulsa)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 2 – South Alabama)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 3 – Pittsburgh)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 4 – Texas Christian)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 5 – Texas Tech)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 7 – Baylor)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 8 – Texas)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 9 – West Virginia)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 10 – Oklahoma)
Contextualizing Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 11 – Iowa State)
Mason Rudolph’s 2017 Pass Attempts By Game (Week 12 – Kansas State)
| QRT | TME | SCR | DWN | DST | LOS | RES | YDS | TRG | DIR | DST | YAC | SG | PA | RSH | CONTEXT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9:17 | 7-0 | 1 | 10 | OKST 17 | C | 16 | J.Washington | SM | 15 | 1 | Y | Y | 5 | Slant MOF |
| 1 | 8:30 | 7-0 | 3 | 6 | OKST 37 | I | 0 | J.Washington | DIR | 44 | 0 | Y | 4 | Too far deep right | |
| 1 | 5:51 | 7-0 | 1 | 10 | KSU 38 | C | 38 | J.Washington | DM | 38 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | Deep post TD |
| 1 | 2:40 | 7-7 | 1 | 10 | KSU 36 | C | 17 | C.Lacy | SIL | 6 | 11 | Y | 4 | Quick to sit down left side | |
| 1 | 1:20 | 7-7 | 2 | 11 | KSU 20 | C | 5 | J.Hill | SM | 5 | 0 | Y | 4 | High throw MOF | |
| 1 | 1:12 | 7-7 | 3 | 6 | KSU 15 | I | 0 | C.Lacy | SWL | 10 | 0 | Y | 4 | Out route tightly covered | |
| 2 | 14:33 | 7-10 | 3 | 9 | OKST 29 | I | 0 | J.Washington | SM | 15 | 0 | Y | 4 | High throw dig route MOF off hands | |
| 2 | 13:32 | 14-10 | 1 | 10 | OKST 25 | I | 0 | J.McCleskey | SM | 5 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | MOF throw tipped by LB interceptable |
| 2 | 13:28 | 14-10 | 2 | 10 | OKST 25 | C | 14 | D.Stoner | SM | 0 | 14 | Y | 4 | Short underneath crosser MOF | |
| 2 | 12:47 | 14-10 | 2 | 6 | OKST 43 | C | 14 | J.Washington | SWR | 11 | 3 | Y | Y | 4 | Out route right side |
| 2 | 11:53 | 14-10 | 1 | 10 | KSU 31 | C | 11 | M.Ateman | SWL | 11 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | Out route left side |
| 2 | 11:28 | 14-10 | 2 | 4 | KSU 14 | I | 0 | J.King | SM | 2 | 0 | Y | 4 | Threw away MOF feet of RB | |
| 2 | 10:48 | 14-10 | 4 | 2 | KSU 12 | C | 5 | M.Ateman | SWL | 5 | 0 | Y | 4 | Quick curl left side | |
| 2 | 10:19 | 14-10 | 1 | G | KSU 7 | I | 0 | M.Ateman | SIL | 5 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | Skinny post to EZ interceptable |
| 2 | 8:38 | 21-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 25 | C | 5 | D.Stoner | SIL | 4 | 1 | Y | 4 | Short curl left | |
| 2 | 8:13 | 21-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 37 | IN | 0 | J.Washington | DM | 43 | 0 | Y | 4 | Deep post MOF overthrown for INT | |
| 2 | 4:50 | 21-13 | 3 | 1 | KSU 44 | C | 13 | T.Wallace | SWR | 7 | 6 | Y | 5 | Quick curl left side | |
| 2 | 4:17 | 21-13 | 1 | 20 | KSU 41 | I | 0 | M.Ateman | DWL | 35 | 0 | Y | 5 | Deep left sideline dropped | |
| 2 | 4:11 | 21-13 | 2 | 20 | KSU 41 | IN | 0 | J.Washington | DIR | 22 | 0 | Y | 4 | Overthrow right for INT | |
| 3 | 14:30 | 28-13 | 2 | 11 | OKST 24 | C | 16 | D.Stoner | SWL | 15 | 1 | Y | 4 | High on out route left side | |
| 3 | 14:06 | 28-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 40 | C | 6 | M.Ateman | SWL | -1 | 7 | Y | 4 | Quick WR screen left | |
| 3 | 14:02 | 28-13 | 2 | 4 | OKST 46 | C | 5 | D.Stoner | SWL | -3 | 8 | Y | Y | 4 | Quick WR screen left |
| 3 | 13:46 | 28-13 | 1 | 10 | KSU 49 | I | 0 | D.Stoner | SWL | -1 | 0 | Y | 4 | Avoided pressure left side throw dropped | |
| 3 | 13:45 | 28-13 | 2 | 10 | KSU 49 | C | 0 | D.Stoner | SM | 0 | 0 | Y | 4 | MOF drag route | |
| 3 | 13:14 | 28-13 | 3 | 10 | KSU 49 | I | 0 | J.Washington | SIR | 13 | 0 | Y | 4 | Off target miscommunication right side | |
| 3 | 10:35 | 28-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 8 | C | 13 | M.Ateman | SWL | 12 | 1 | Y | Y | 4 | Out route left side |
| 3 | 10:21 | 28-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 21 | I | 0 | M.Ateman | SWL | 12 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | Out route left side too high |
| 3 | 9:41 | 28-13 | 3 | 8 | OKST 23 | C | -4 | J.Hill | SIR | -6 | 2 | Y | 4 | Swing pass behind RB | |
| 3 | 7:47 | 35-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 25 | I | 0 | C.Lacy | SWL | 12 | 0 | Y | 4 | Out route to left behind WR | |
| 3 | 7:43 | 35-13 | 2 | 10 | OKST 25 | I | 0 | J.Washington | SIR | 9 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | Curl route right side hit DB in back |
| 3 | 7:39 | 35-13 | 3 | 10 | OKST 25 | I | 0 | J.Washington | SM | 13 | 0 | Y | 4 | MOF throw off target | |
| 3 | 5:22 | 42-13 | 1 | 10 | OKST 25 | C | 11 | J.Hill | SIR | 2 | 9 | Y | Y | 4 | Dump-off to RB after pressure avoided |
| 3 | 4:49 | 42-13 | 2 | 4 | OKST 42 | C | 52 | J.Washington | DWR | 47 | 5 | Y | 4 | Deep sideline right side | |
| 4 | 12:51 | 45-20 | 1 | 10 | OKST 25 | C | 9 | J.Hill | SIR | 5 | 4 | Y | 4 | RB screen | |
| 4 | 12:33 | 45-20 | 2 | 1 | OKST 34 | C | 3 | J.McCleskey | SWR | -2 | 5 | Y | Y | 4 | WR screen right side |
| 4 | 12:24 | 45-20 | 1 | 10 | OKST 37 | I | 0 | J.Washington | DWR | 18 | 0 | Y | Y | 4 | Flushed right floater OOB |
| 4 | 11:41 | 45-20 | 3 | 10 | OKST 37 | C | 15 | M.Ateman | SWL | 15 | 0 | Y | 4 | Comeback left side | |
| 4 | 11:31 | 45-20 | 1 | 10 | KSU 48 | C | 11 | J.Washington | SWR | 11 | 0 | Y | 4 | Out route right side | |
| 4 | 11:23 | 45-20 | 1 | 10 | KSU 37 | C | 6 | D.Stoner | SIR | 1 | 5 | Y | 4 | Short underneath crosser MOF | |
| 4 | 10:33 | 45-20 | 3 | 9 | KSU 36 | C | 13 | C.Lacy | SIL | 13 | 0 | Y | 4 | Curl route left side | |
| 4 | 10:11 | 45-20 | 1 | 10 | KSU 23 | C | 7 | J.King | SIL | -2 | 9 | Y | Y | 4 | RB screen left |
| 4 | 9:01 | 45-20 | 2 | 7 | KSU 8 | C | 8 | J.Washington | SM | 12 | 0 | Y | Y | 5 | Slant route MOF EZ TD |
| 4 | 6:32 | 45-27 | 1 | 10 | OKST 17 | C | 8 | J.Washington | SWR | 10 | -2 | Y | 4 | Out route to right side | |
| 4 | 6:14 | 45-27 | 2 | 2 | OKST 25 | C | 6 | J.McCleskey | SWR | -2 | 8 | Y | Y | 4 | Quick WR screen right |
| 4 | 5:52 | 45-27 | 1 | 10 | OKST 31 | C | 63 | M.Ateman | DWL | 45 | 18 | Y | 4 | Deep go route left side | |
| 4 | 5:08 | 45-27 | 2 | G | KSU 5 | I | 0 | M.Ateman | SWL | 12 | 0 | Y | 4 | Fade to left corner EZ too high | |
| 4 | 4:42 | 45-34 | 1 | 10 | KSU 39 | C | 13 | D.Stoner | SM | 10 | 3 | Y | Y | 5 | Dig MOF |
| 4 | 4:32 | 45-34 | 1 | 10 | KSU 26 | C | 12 | J.Washington | SWR | 10 | 2 | Y | 4 | Out route to right side | |
| 4 | 4:06 | 45-34 | 1 | 10 | KSU 14 | C | 14 | D.Stoner | SM | 9 | 0 | Y | 5 | MOF slant for TD | |
| 4 | 2:16 | 45-40 | 1 | 10 | OKST 46 | I | 0 | J.Washington | SWR | 11 | 0 | Y | 4 | Out route right side dropped | |
| 2:12 | 45-40 | 2 | 10 | OKST 46 | I | 0 | J.Washington | SWR | 11 | 0 | Y | 5 | Out route right side too high | ||
| 4 | 2:08 | 45-40 | 3 | 10 | OKST 46 | I | 0 | J.Hill | SIR | 4 | 0 | Y | 4 | RB option right dropped | |
| 4 | 2:03 | 45-40 | 4 | 10 | OKST 46 | I | 0 | M.Ateman | SIL | 15 | 0 | Y | 4 | In-breaking route too high |
