Quarterback, Ball State (from SMU, Texas State), 2023–26
Keldric Luster
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 248 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- McKinney, TX
Keldric Luster plays quarterback for Ball State, after SMU (2023–24) and Texas State (2025). Last time out, at Bowling Green: 16 of 24, 195 yards, 1 TD; 17 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD, a career high in rushing yards. Luster leads Ball State in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.
2026 so far
1,066 passing yards, 7 TD
Last game: 16 of 24, 195 yards, 1 TD; 17 carries, 125 yards ★, 1 TD at Bowling Green, W 32–31
Next game: vs. Sacramento State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
256passing yards, career highvs. Stony Brook, 20263touchdown passes, career highvs. Stony Brook, 2026125rushing yards, career highat Bowling Green, 2026Team titles: American champions, 2023
Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SMU | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Ball State | 119 | 184 | 64.7 | 1,066 | 5.8 | 7 | 4 |
| Career | 123 | 196 | 62.8 | 1,103 | 5.6 | 7 | 4 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SMU | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | SMU | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | Ball State | 58 | 189 | 3.3 | 1 | 28 |
| Career | 75 | 271 | 3.6 | 1 | 28 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SMU | 6 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | SMU | 6 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Texas State | 6 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Ball State | 6 | QB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 248 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SMU | 9 | -0.02 | – | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| 2024 | SMU | 14 | -0.06 | – | – | -0.8 | – | – |
| 2025 | Texas State | 6 | 0.32 | – | – | 1.9 | – | – |
| 2026 | Ball State | 238 | 0.14 | 31st (n=273) | 0.21 | 32.1 | 60% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 40% | 6.9 yds | 4.5 yds | 20 of 179 | 45% |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 48% | 3.40 | 1.30 | 0.70 | 15% |
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 Ball State 6 games, 1,066 passing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at | L 3–56 | 18 | 33 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 41–17 | 27 | 32 | 256 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 15–51 | 10 | 21 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 24–39 | 21 | 33 | 224 | 2 | 1 | −12 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 14–45 | 27 | 41 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 17 | at | W 32–31 | 16 | 24 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
2025 Texas State 2 games, 14 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 35–3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2024 SMU 5 games, 0 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 59–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 37 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 66–42 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 42–16 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 48–25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at | L 10–38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
2023 SMU 3 games, 23 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 69–0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 55–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 59–14 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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