#10
LSU · 2026

Sam Leavitt

QBJunior6' 2", 216 lbsWest Linn, OR
LSU Tigers6-2 · TDC #4
Snap share
81%
8 of 8 started · 516 of 635 snaps
Pass yards
2171
16th of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
17–8
Yards / att.
8.5
30th of 146 in FBS
Completion
70.3%
12th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.44
12th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

323 plays · +143.5 total EPA · 12th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.44
Passing+0.47
Rushing+0.41
1st down+0.14
2nd down+0.36
3rd down+0.81
Standard downs+0.29
Passing downs+0.69
LeavittQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays50%
Pass plays85%
Run plays19%
1st down46%
2nd down50%
3rd down61%
Standard downs43%
Passing downs69%
LeavittQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks249—
Success rate53.8%7th / 181
Explosive pass rate9.6%106th / 181
Deep-throw rate11.3%125th / 181
Sack rate4.0%57th / 181
Interception rate3.3%—
3rd-down conversion59.3%5th / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries60—
Success rate55.0%32nd / 332
Explosive run rate26.7%10th / 332
Stuffed at the line10.0%47th / 332
First downs25—
Red-zone carries21—
Goal-line carries4—

Charting

Where Leavitt's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
7.7
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
12%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.8
1183 yds after the catch
Air yards
944
of 2127 yds on charted throws
Pressured
10%
hurried or sacked · 10 sacks

Where he throws243 throws charted

70% comp7.7 avg. depth6.8 YAC/catch12% 20+ air yds17–9 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 18 throws (7%), 16 caught (89%), 101 yds, 5.6 per throw1889% · 101yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 22 throws (9%), 18 caught (82%), 166 yds, 7.5 per throw2282% · 166yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 21 throws (9%), 16 caught (76%), 169 yds, 8.0 per throw2176% · 169yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (2%), 2 caught (33%), 26 yds, 4.3 per throw633% · 26yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 4 caught (80%), 86 yds, 17.2 per throw580% · 86yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (2%), 3 caught (50%), 94 yds, 15.7 per throw650% · 94yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per throw1100% · 2yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 5 caught (71%), 54 yds, 7.7 per throw771% · 54yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 20 throws (8%), 14 caught (70%), 159 yds, 8.0 per throw2070% · 159yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 25 throws (10%), 15 caught (60%), 291 yds, 11.6 per throw2560% · 291yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 33 yds, 16.5 per throw2100% · 33yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 57 yds, 28.5 per throw250% · 57yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 29 throws (12%), 25 caught (86%), 167 yds, 5.8 per throw2986% · 167yRight, 0–4 air yards: 30 throws (12%), 25 caught (83%), 209 yds, 7.0 per throw3083% · 209yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 11 caught (85%), 124 yds, 9.5 per throw1385% · 124yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 8 caught (80%), 116 yds, 11.6 per throw1080% · 116yRight, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (2%), 3 caught (50%), 74 yds, 12.3 per throw650% · 74yRight, 20–29 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 5 caught (45%), 146 yds, 13.3 per throw1145% · 146yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 53 yds, 10.6 per throw520% · 53y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction60 carries

Left
27%
8.1 YPC · 63% succ.
Middle
50%
5.4 YPC · 57% succ.
Right
23%
6.6 YPC · 86% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Arizona State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Leavitt’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
11.7
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
15%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.6
73 yds after the catch
Air yards
155
of 228 yds on charted throws
Pressured
17%
hurried or sacked · 3 sacks

Where he throws33 throws charted

59% comp11.7 avg. depth4.6 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds10–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (15%), 2 caught (40%), 10 yds, 2.0 per throw540% · 10yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 8 throws (24%), 3 caught (38%), 34 yds, 4.3 per throw838% · 34yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 1 caught (100%), 36 yds, 36.0 per throw1100% · 36yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (6%), 2 caught (100%), 27 yds, 13.5 per throw2100% · 27yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 throws (6%), 2 caught (100%), 14 yds, 7.0 per throw2100% · 14yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 3 throws (9%), 2 caught (67%), 16 yds, 5.3 per throw367% · 16yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (6%), 2 caught (100%), 33 yds, 16.5 per throw2100% · 33yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (12%), 1 caught (25%), 25 yds, 6.3 per throw425% · 25yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (12%), 1 caught (25%), 33 yds, 8.3 per throw425% · 33y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farLSU#4 · 6-2881%180/256217117–88.553.8%723244.5855.0%
2025Arizona State#45 · 8-5752%145/239162810–36.839.5%733064.2554.5%
2024Arizona State#23 · 11-31388%216/350288524–68.240.7%1104434.0561.4%
2023Michigan State#95 · 4-845%15/231392–26.038.9%13675.2087.5%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Sam Leavitt's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Sam Leavitt's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.1 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 at Auburn (Week 8)1 of 8 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1ClemsonW 51–107.7162857.12308.211121139.4218
2Louisiana TechW 45–146.5253865.83449.11311222.0317
3@Ole MissL 24–325.6162759.31585.91117633.7113
4Texas A&MW 35–67.9172373.931213.6215224.408
5McNeeseW 63–146.3182378.31767.731·····
6@KentuckyL 34–356.2253473.52758.12115392.6115
7Mississippi StateW 31–07.6313881.62897.6404112.808
8@AuburnW 38–178.9324571.13878.6308546.8114
2026 · 8 games7.118025670.321718.5178723244.5818

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions180—
Attempts256—
Completion %70.3%12th / 146
Yards217116th / 276
Yards / att.8.530th / 146
Touchdowns1719th / 276
Interceptions8—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries72—
Yards324197th / 1519
Yards / carry4.5175th / 312
Touchdowns826th / 683
Long18—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles2—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Clemson✓ QB946842··72%
Wk 2 · Louisiana Tech✓ QB8474481·88%
Wk 3 · Ole Miss✓ QB696944··100%
Wk 4 · Texas A&M✓ QB664328·265%
Wk 5 · McNeese✓ QB1015023··50%
Wk 6 · Kentucky✓ QB716850··96%
Wk 7 · Mississippi State✓ QB706742··96%
Wk 8 · Auburn✓ QB807753·196%
Season8 GS6355163301381%

Position Room

5 QBs on the LSU roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
10Sam LeavittQBJR2562171178+0.44
11Landen ClarkQBSO3223510+0.25
8Husan LongstreetQBFR109500+0.65
19Kaden MartinQBSR—————
21Cayden JonesQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. LSU depth chart →