Quarterback, South Carolina (from Bowling Green), 2023–⁠26

Lucian Anderson III

Number
No. 15
Height
6′3″
Weight
216 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Athens, GA

Lucian Anderson III plays quarterback for South Carolina, after Bowling Green (2023–⁠25).

2026 so far

24 passing yards

Last game: vs. Towson, W 45–⁠9

Next game: vs. Tennessee, Oct 24

Career highs

153passing yards, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2025

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024Bowling Green51241.7322.711
2025Bowling Green264163.42456.023
2026South Carolina22100.02412.000
Career335560.03015.534

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Bowling Green8283.519
2024Bowling Green19673.5219
2025Bowling Green301384.6175
2026South Carolina155.005
Career582384.1475

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Bowling Green15QBYr 1
2024Bowling Green15QBYr 2
2025Bowling Green15QBYr 3
2026South Carolina15QBJr. (Yr 4)6′3″216

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
2023Bowling Green80.37––3.0–
2024Bowling Green300.07––2.16%
2025Bowling Green680.19––13.030%
2026South Carolina30.64––1.9–

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Bowling Green34%––––

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
2025Bowling Green29%1.501.403.0042%

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 South Carolina 2 games, 24 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Kent StateW 57–⁠0222400–
Sep 12vs.TowsonW 45–⁠9–––––5
2025 Bowling Green 4 games, 245 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 20atLouisvilleL 17–⁠40–––––79
Sep 27atOhioL 20–⁠35–––––−3
Oct 11vs.ToledoW 28–⁠2391692219
Oct 18vs.Central MichiganL 6–⁠2717251530253
2024 Bowling Green 8 games, 32 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.FordhamW 41–⁠171120027
Sep 21atTexas A&ML 20–⁠26–––––−2
Oct 5atAkronW 27–⁠20–––––24
Oct 12vs.Northern IllinoisL 7–⁠172910016
Oct 19vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠6–––––−6
Oct 26atToledoW 41–⁠26111600–
Nov 5atCentral MichiganW 23–⁠13–––––−2
Nov 23atBall StateW 38–⁠131141020
2023 Bowling Green 3 games, 28 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 21vs.AkronW 41–⁠14–––––13
Nov 8atKent StateW 49–⁠19–––––10
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 24–⁠30–––––5

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

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