Kadin Semonza

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Kadin Semonza
Tulane Green Wave–No. 3
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2005-02-04) February 4, 2005 (age 20)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career history
College
High school Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California)
Career highlights and awards

Kadin Semonza (born February 4, 2005) [1] is an American college football quarterback for the Tulane Green Wave. He previously played for the Ball State Cardinals.

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Early life

Semonza grew up in Huntington Beach, California and attended Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California. [2] [3] During his high school career, he totaled 6,709 career yards and 77 touchdowns, before committing to play college football at Ball State University. [4]

College career

Ball State

In Semonza's first career collegiate game against Kentucky, he completed 15 passes for 165 yards and touchdown. [5] The following week, he made his first career start against Georgia. [6] Semonza finished his true freshman season passing for 480 yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions. Entering the 2024 season, he was named the Cardinals starting quarterback. [7] Semonza started 12 games in 2024, throwing for 2,904 yards and 25 touchdowns, being named the MAC Freshman of the Year. [4] On December 9, 2024, he announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [8]

Tulane

On January 5, 2025, Semonza announced his decision to transfer to Tulane University to play for the Tulane Green Wave. [9] [10]

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2023 Ball State 431–2508261.04805.835110.017100.60
2024 Ball State 12123–927542764.42,9048.22510136.254−85−1.61
2025 Tulane ———————————————
Career 16154–1132550963.93,3848.12815132.071-75-1.11

References

  1. ↑ @BallStateFB (February 4, 2023). "A very Happy Birthday to Freshman QB, Kadin Semonza! @kadinsemonza" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Kadin Semonza leads Mission Viejo football to big victory over Servite". Orange County Register. August 27, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Kuhn, Ryan (April 1, 2021). "Mission Viejo sophomore QB Kadin Semonza making the most as a first-year starter". SOCoPrepSports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Nadeau, Rene (April 17, 2025). "Tulane's Kadin Semonza strives for starting quarterback job". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Martin, Gus (September 5, 2023). "'He's earned it': Ball State freshman QB Semonza makes case for starting job in Week 1". Star Press. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ "From 8,000 to 92,000: Ball State's Semonza makes the jump to starter". From 8,000 to 92,000: Ball State’s Semonza makes the jump to starter – The Daily News. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Smedley, Kyle (August 6, 2024). "After a 2023 quarterback carousel, Ball State Cardinal football commits to Semonza early in training camp". ballstatdaily.com. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ Hampton, Cade (December 10, 2024). "Ball State football QB Kadin Semonza set to enter the transfer portal after breakout year". The Star Press . Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ Nadeau, Rene (January 5, 2025). "Tulane signs ex-Ball State quarterback Kadin Semonza". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Smith, Guerry (January 5, 2025). "Tulane football has added a third quarterback out of the transfer portal". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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