Dru DeShields
Kent State Golden Flashes
70
Average

Dru DeShields

Kent State Golden FlashesRebuilding
QBOffenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Dru DeShields starting?

Dru DeShields is the projected starter at QB for Kent State Golden Flashes.

Redshirt junior · #12 · 6'2", 195 lbs

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Depth at QB · Kent State Golden Flashes

  1. 11270Dru DeShieldsStarter
  2. 2249Nolan Good
  3. 31049Ethan Thanthanavong
  4. 41440Deante Ruffin
  5. 51540Gavin Peeps

Kent State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Kent State

Kent State plays Bowling Green away on Tue, Nov 10. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of West Branch, ranked #2,062 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2,030 passing yards, 18 TD, 3 INT. That's 86% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,062 NatlTeam Share86%
Beloit, OH
Jersey
#12
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
195 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
20252030183

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
0.8263
National Rank
#2062
High School
West Branch
Hometown
Beloit, OH

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated offense; 74th-percentile production (×0.74 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 70.

Team offense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.74)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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 31LSACYDS 190
CMP-ATT
16-33
YDS
190
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
100.8
CAR
10
YDS
43
AVG
4.3
TD
0

Final L 31-10

Oct 24WAKRYDS 294
CMP-ATT
18-33
YDS
294
TD
4
INT
0
QBR
169.4
CAR
8
YDS
28
AVG
3.5
TD
1

Final W 35-20

Oct 17LUSFYDS 165
CMP-ATT
17-30
YDS
165
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
102.9
CAR
9
YDS
12
AVG
1.3
TD
0

Final L 29-2

Oct 10LWMUYDS 223
CMP-ATT
19-35
YDS
223
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
111.5
CAR
10
YDS
-6
AVG
-0.6
TD
0

Final L 38-7

Oct 3LOHIOYDS 217
CMP-ATT
20-35
YDS
217
TD
0
INT
2
QBR
97.8
CAR
11
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 13-10

Sep 26WBALLYDS 189
CMP-ATT
16-25
YDS
189
TD
2
INT
0
QBR
153.9
CAR
13
YDS
76
AVG
5.8
TD
1

Final W 26-13

Sep 19LOSUYDS 35
CMP-ATT
6-15
YDS
35
TD
0
INT
1
QBR
46.3
CAR
2
YDS
6
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 59-3

Sep 12WWOFYDS 253
CMP-ATT
16-25
YDS
253
TD
1
INT
2
QBR
146.2
CAR
10
YDS
74
AVG
7.4
TD
2

Final W 36-15

Sep 5LSCYDS 63
CMP-ATT
12-20
YDS
63
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
86.5
CAR
3
YDS
27
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final L 57-0

Dru DeShields's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 2030 pass yds · 18 TD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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