
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, 2023Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 9 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 9 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 9 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Illinois | 9 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Illinois | 9 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ole Miss | 57 | -0.29 | – | – | -16.4 | 16% | – | – |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 23 | 0.10 | – | – | 2.2 | 10% | – | – |
| 2023 | Illinois | 352 | 0.30 | 43rd (n=255) | 0.32 | 104.2 | 59% | 0.38 | 0.33 |
| 2024 | Illinois | 445 | 0.35 | 69th (n=238) | 0.30 | 156.1 | 54% | 0.36 | 0.14 |
| 2025 | Illinois | 463 | 0.40 | 88th (n=314) | 0.24 | 186.4 | 55% | 0.42 | 0.35 |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | 51% | 8.3 yds | 4.4 yds | 18 of 167 | 44% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | 63% | 4.30 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 13% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 52–3 | 17 | 21 | 217 | 3 | 0 | −16 |
| Sep 6 | at | W 45–19 | 22 | 31 | 296 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 38–0 | 17 | 26 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 10–63 | 14 | 22 | 146 | 1 | 0 | −27 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 34–32 | 20 | 26 | 328 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 43–27 | 19 | 22 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 16–34 | 30 | 44 | 248 | 1 | 1 | −20 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 25–42 | 22 | 34 | 199 | 2 | 2 | 48 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 35–13 | 19 | 31 | 235 | 4 | 1 | 88 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 24–6 | 15 | 25 | 172 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 10–27 | 21 | 35 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 20–13 | 10 | 15 | 136 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 30–28 | 20 | 33 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
2024 Illinois 13 games, 2,717 passing yards, 22 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 45–0 | 19 | 24 | 213 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 23–17 | 16 | 25 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 30–9 | 19 | 29 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 31–24 | 21 | 27 | 215 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 7–21 | 16 | 25 | 185 | 1 | 1 | −28 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 50–49 | 20 | 34 | 379 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–7 | 9 | 18 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 9–38 | 17 | 35 | 161 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 17–25 | 20 | 33 | 226 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 38–16 | 19 | 32 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–31 | 12 | 26 | 249 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 38–28 | 10 | 17 | 170 | 1 | 2 | −23 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 21–17 | 13 | 22 | 174 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
2023 Illinois 9 games, 1,883 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 30–28 | 18 | 26 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 23–34 | 19 | 28 | 202 | 1 | 2 | 70 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 13–30 | 15 | 28 | 163 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 23–17 | 25 | 36 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 19–44 | 16 | 25 | 202 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 7–20 | 29 | 47 | 289 | 1 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 27–24 | 16 | 28 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 21–25 | 13 | 21 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 27–26 | 24 | 31 | 212 | 3 | 1 | −19 |
2022 Ole Miss 3 games, 125 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 28–10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 59–3 | 6 | 13 | 90 | 2 | 1 | −2 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 42–0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2021 Ole Miss 4 games, 0 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 54–17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 31–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 20–31 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 7–21 | 15 | 28 | 174 | 1 | 2 | −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).
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 74¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.72 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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