Colton Joseph
Wisconsin Badgers
83
Good

Colton Joseph

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QBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Old Dominion
Projected Starter

Is Colton Joseph starting?

Colton Joseph is the projected starter at QB for Wisconsin Badgers.

Redshirt junior · #1 · 6'2", 215 lbs

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Depth at QB · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 1183Colton JosephStarter
  2. 21059Ryan Hopkins
  3. 3857Deuce Adams

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of Newport Harbor, ranked #1,915 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2,619 passing yards, 21 TD, 10 INT. That's 100% of the team's production at his spot and 83th-percentile production nationally — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,915 NatlTeam Share100%Percentile83th
Newport Beach, CA
Jersey
#1
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
215 lbs
Transfer
Old Dominion

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—26192110

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
0.8306
National Rank
#1915
High School
Newport Harbor
Hometown
Newport Beach, CA

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; 83th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.83 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 83% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 27% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.83)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 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 31LIOWAYDS 90
CMP-ATT
5-14
YDS
90
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
89.7
CAR
7
YDS
6
AVG
0.9
TD
0

Final L 30-0

Oct 24WUSCYDS 58
CMP-ATT
12-14
YDS
58
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
144.1
CAR
15
YDS
32
AVG
2.1
TD
0

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLAYDS 71
CMP-ATT
6-16
YDS
66
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
72.1
CAR
18
YDS
71
AVG
3.9
TD
1

Final L 17-7

Oct 3WMSUYDS 145
CMP-ATT
9-20
YDS
145
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
155.4
CAR
13
YDS
141
AVG
10.8
TD
1

Final W 31-3

Sep 26WPSUYDS 235
CMP-ATT
18-38
YDS
235
TD
2
INT
3
QBR
100.9
CAR
13
YDS
39
AVG
3.0
TD
1

Final W 24-20

Sep 19WEMUYDS 362
CMP-ATT
23-33
YDS
362
TD
3
INT
1
QBR
185.8
CAR
9
YDS
46
AVG
5.1
TD
1

Final W 54-10

Sep 12WWIUYDS 173
CMP-ATT
12-22
YDS
173
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
135.6
CAR
4
YDS
33
AVG
8.3
TD
0

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDYDS 217
CMP-ATT
19-30
YDS
217
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
128.4
CAR
12
YDS
3
AVG
0.3
TD
0

Final L 41-13

Colton Joseph's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 2619 pass yds · 21 TD · 10 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.