Drake Lindsey, 2025
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Quarterback, Minnesota, 2024–⁠26

Drake Lindsey

Number
No. 5
Height
6′5″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Fayetteville, AR

Drake Lindsey plays quarterback for Minnesota. Last time out, at Purdue: 22 of 39, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Lindsey leads Minnesota in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,335 passing yards, 9 TD

Last game: 22 of 39, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT at Purdue, L 13–⁠41

Next game: vs. Iowa, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 264EIU
  2. 279MSST
  3. 204AKR
  4. 204@WASH
  5. 136MICH
  6. 248@PUR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

324passing yards, career highvs. Rutgers, 20254touchdown passes, career highvs. Northwestern, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Michigan State, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Minnesota4580.05010.010
2025Minnesota24638963.22,3826.1186
2026Minnesota12719664.81,3356.895
Career37759063.93,7676.42811

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Minnesota166.006
2025Minnesota34−119−3.543
2026Minnesota12−13−1.104
Career47−126−2.746

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Minnesota5QBFr.
2025Minnesota5QBSo.
2026Minnesota5QBJr.6′5″230

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2024Minnesota61.12––6.7––
2025Minnesota4330.2035th (n=314)0.2487.055%0.22
2026Minnesota2070.1535th (n=273)0.2130.954%0.14

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Minnesota42%6.3 yds4.3 yds12 of 14942%
2026Minnesota44%7.0 yds5.2 yds16 of 19056%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Minnesota50%0.100.000.0021%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Minnesota 6 games, 1,335 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Eastern IllinoisW 59–⁠71924264106
Sep 12vs.Mississippi StateL 13–⁠38314827900−12
Sep 19vs.AkronW 41–⁠7173120431−8
Sep 26atWashingtonW 27–⁠24212920431–
Oct 3vs.MichiganW 20–⁠141725136121
Oct 10atPurdueL 13–⁠41223924811–
2025 Minnesota 13 games, 2,382 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.BuffaloW 23–⁠10193529021−16
Sep 6vs.Northwestern StateW 66–⁠089139103
Sep 13atCaliforniaL 14–⁠27193220511−5
Sep 27vs.RutgersW 31–⁠28314132430−7
Oct 4atOhio StateL 3–⁠4215269400−6
Oct 11vs.PurdueW 27–⁠20214523221−2
Oct 17vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠6162015310−1
Oct 25atIowaL 3–⁠41162810903−29
Nov 1vs.Michigan StateW 23–⁠20263919700−5
Nov 14atOregonL 13–⁠42193213810−28
Nov 22vs.NorthwesternL 35–⁠38203026440−6
Nov 29vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠718249010−2
Dec 26 ✦vs.New MexicoW 20–⁠17182814720−15
2024 Minnesota 2 games, 50 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.Rhode IslandW 48–⁠03435106
Jan 3 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠10111500–

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

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