Quarterback, Western Illinois, 2025–⁠26

Cason Carswell

Number
No. 5
Height
6′3″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Mason, MI

Cason Carswell plays quarterback for Western Illinois. Last time out, against Morehead State: 6 of 6, 86 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

259 passing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 6 of 6, 86 yards, 1 TD vs. Morehead State, W 59–⁠2

Next game: vs. UT Martin, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 24NAD
  2. 140ILST
  3. 9@WIS
  4. 86MORE

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

375passing yards, career highvs. Charleston Southern, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025Western Illinois18730760.92,0546.7163
2026Western Illinois223464.72597.611
Career20934161.32,3136.8174

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Illinois47−12−0.3115
2026Western Illinois4−12−3.013
Career51−24−0.5215

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Western Illinois5QBFr.
2026Western Illinois5QBSo.6′3″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Western Illinois (FCS)3480.1318th (n=314)0.2446.350%
2026Western Illinois (FCS)370.08––3.113%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Western Illinois 4 games, 259 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27vs.Northwestern (IA)W 65–⁠14582401−2
Sep 5vs.Illinois StateL 10–⁠4191814000−10
Sep 12atWisconsinL 9–⁠3622900–
Sep 19vs.Morehead StateW 59–⁠2668610–
2025 Western Illinois 10 games, 2,054 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 7–⁠426852108
Sep 20atEastern WashingtonL 31–⁠52594100–
Sep 27vs.Eastern IllinoisL 23–⁠3116221182020
Oct 4atTennessee TechL 20–⁠66344834321−21
Oct 11atUT MartinL 31–⁠322130327205
Oct 18vs.Charleston SouthernL 24–⁠2934513752114
Oct 25atTennessee StateW 17–⁠1614311331013
Nov 8vs.LindenwoodW 24–⁠21173417520−9
Nov 15vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 17–⁠22224328721−36
Nov 22atGardner-WebbW 29–⁠24183120320−6

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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