Quarterback, LSU (from Michigan State, Arizona State), 2023–⁠26

Sam Leavitt

Lettered 2023 at Michigan State (school media guide)

Number
No. 10
Height
6′2″
Weight
216 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
West Linn, OR

Sam Leavitt plays quarterback for LSU, after Michigan State (2023) and Arizona State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Mississippi State: 31 of 38, 289 yards, 4 TD. Leavitt leads LSU in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season. Since the Mississippi State game, the news has been about Leavitt’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.

2026 so far

1,784 passing yards, 14 TD

In the news: LSU football QB Sam Leavitt impresses as he plays through injury, Yahoo Sports

Last game: 31 of 38, 289 yards, 4 TD vs. Mississippi State, W 31–⁠0; injury news since (status not on file)

Next game: at Auburn, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 230CLEM
  2. 344LT
  3. 158@MISS
  4. 312TA&M
  5. 176MCN
  6. 275@UK
  7. 289MSST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

344passing yards, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 20264touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Mississippi State, 2026113rushing yards, career highvs. Clemson, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2026

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2024

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Michigan State152365.21396.022
2024Arizona State21635061.72,8858.2246
2025Arizona State14523960.71,6286.8103
2026LSU14821170.11,7848.5148
Career52482363.76,4367.85019

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Michigan State13675.2022
2024Arizona State1104434.0540
2025Arizona State733064.2552
2026LSU642704.2718
Career2601,0864.21752

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Michigan State10QBYr 1
2024Arizona State10QBYr 2
2025Arizona State10QBYr 3
2026LSU10QBJr. (Yr 4)6′2″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2023Michigan State320.35––11.313%––
2024Arizona State4460.3874th (n=238)0.30168.850%0.470.36
2025Arizona State3100.3170th (n=314)0.2497.260%0.260.39
2026LSU2710.4189th (n=273)0.21111.548%0.310.36

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
2025Arizona State43%12.0 yds4.6 yds6 of 3550%
2026LSU58%7.6 yds7.2 yds23 of 20235%

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
2025Arizona State57%3.901.902.308%
2026LSU53%4.101.700.809%

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 LSU 7 games, 1,784 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.ClemsonW 51–⁠10162823011113
Sep 12vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠1425383441322
Sep 19atOle MissL 24–⁠3216271581163
Sep 26vs.Texas A&MW 35–⁠617233122122
Oct 3vs.McNeeseW 63–⁠14182317631–
Oct 10atKentuckyL 34–⁠3525342752139
Oct 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠031382894011
2025 Arizona State 7 games, 1,628 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Northern ArizonaW 38–⁠1925392572173
Sep 6atMississippi StateL 20–⁠241022821225
Sep 13vs.Texas StateW 34–⁠1515251882059
Sep 20atBaylorW 27–⁠2422322211062
Sep 26vs.TCUW 27–⁠2427392912062
Oct 18vs.Texas TechW 26–⁠222847319103
Oct 25vs.HoustonL 16–⁠2418352701022
2024 Arizona State 13 games, 2,885 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.WyomingW 48–⁠714222582047
Sep 7vs.Mississippi StateW 30–⁠231020690068
Sep 12atTexas StateW 31–⁠2819302461140
Sep 21atTexas TechL 22–⁠3022382820125
Oct 5vs.KansasW 35–⁠3114241574177
Oct 11vs.UtahW 27–⁠1911181541122
Nov 2atOklahoma StateW 42–⁠212029304305
Nov 9vs.UCFW 35–⁠3116251613022
Nov 16atKansas StateW 24–⁠1421342753042
Nov 23vs.BYUW 28–⁠231625247118
Nov 30atArizonaW 49–⁠7172229130−6
Dec 7vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠1912172193033
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 31–⁠3924462220160
2023 Michigan State 4 games, 139 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23vs.MarylandL 9–⁠31229007
Oct 21vs.MichiganL 0–⁠494732016
Oct 28atMinnesotaL 12–⁠27812731152
Nov 4vs.NebraskaW 20–⁠171225102

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

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