Luke Altmyer in the NFL, 2025
In the NFL, 2025. Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Illinois (from Ole Miss), 2021–⁠25

Luke Altmyer

Number
No. 9
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Starkville, MS
Born
Oct 22, 2002, in Starkville, Mississippi

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Luke Altmyer played quarterback at Ole Miss (2021–⁠22) and Illinois (2023–⁠25).

Career highs

390passing yards, career highat Purdue, 20254touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Rutgers, 2025100rushing yards, career highvs. Wisconsin, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highat Kansas, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021Ole Miss203754.11925.212
2022Ole Miss81747.11257.421
2023Illinois17527064.81,8837.01310
2024Illinois21134760.82,7177.8226
2025Illinois24636567.43,0078.2225
Career6601,03663.77,9247.66024

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ole Miss2100.0014
2022Ole Miss430.815
2023Illinois942823.0372
2024Illinois992172.2437
2025Illinois1002422.4536
Career3187442.31372

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Ole Miss9QBYr 1
2022Ole Miss9QBYr 2
2023Illinois9QBYr 3
2024Illinois9QBYr 4
2025Illinois9QBSr. (Yr 5)6′2″205

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. passAdj. rush
2021Ole Miss57-0.29––-16.416%––
2022Ole Miss230.10––2.210%––
2023Illinois3520.3043rd (n=255)0.32104.259%0.380.33
2024Illinois4450.3569th (n=238)0.30156.154%0.360.14
2025Illinois4630.4088th (n=314)0.24186.455%0.420.35

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
2025Illinois51%8.3 yds4.4 yds18 of 16744%

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
2025Illinois63%4.302.001.6013%

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

2025 Illinois 13 games, 3,007 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Western IllinoisW 52–⁠3172121730−16
Sep 6atDukeW 45–⁠192231296304
Sep 13vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠01726196200
Sep 20atIndianaL 10–⁠63142214610−27
Sep 27vs.USCW 34–⁠3220263282028
Oct 4atPurdueW 43–⁠271922390103
Oct 11vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠34304424811−20
Oct 25atWashingtonL 25–⁠4222341992248
Nov 1vs.RutgersW 35–⁠1319312354188
Nov 15vs.MarylandW 24–⁠615251722162
Nov 22atWisconsinL 10–⁠2721352480020
Nov 29vs.NorthwesternW 20–⁠13101513600−2
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeW 30–⁠2820331961054
2024 Illinois 13 games, 2,717 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Eastern IllinoisW 45–⁠019242134027
Sep 7vs.KansasW 23–⁠171625192004
Sep 14vs.Central MichiganW 30–⁠91929242206
Sep 20atNebraskaW 31–⁠2421272154021
Sep 28atPenn StateL 7–⁠21162518511−28
Oct 12vs.PurdueW 50–⁠4920343793060
Oct 19vs.MichiganW 21–⁠7918801048
Oct 26atOregonL 9–⁠38173516102−2
Nov 2vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠2520332261012
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠1619322312020
Nov 23atRutgersW 38–⁠3112262492074
Nov 30vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠28101717012−23
Dec 31 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 21–⁠17132217411−2
2023 Illinois 9 games, 1,883 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.ToledoW 30–⁠2818262062169
Sep 8atKansasL 23–⁠3419282021270
Sep 16vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠301528163046
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 23–⁠172536303101
Sep 30atPurdueL 19–⁠4416252021029
Oct 6vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠20294728911−3
Oct 14atMarylandW 27–⁠2416282062129
Oct 21vs.WisconsinL 21–⁠25132110020100
Nov 4atMinnesotaW 27–⁠26243121231−19
2022 Ole Miss 3 games, 125 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.TroyW 28–⁠10121300–
Sep 10vs.Central ArkansasW 59–⁠36139021−2
Sep 17atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠01222005
2021 Ole Miss 4 games, 0 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11vs.Austin PeayW 54–⁠170300014
Oct 16atTennesseeW 31–⁠2601000–
Oct 30atAuburnL 20–⁠31551800−1
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorL 7–⁠21152817412−13

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–⁠9).

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′1¾″
Weight210 lb
Arm length29⅞″
Hand size9″
Wingspan74¾″
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.66 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′6″

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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