Quarterback, Oklahoma (from Mercer), 2024–⁠26

Whitt Newbauer

Number
No. 16
Height
6′6″
Weight
237 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Raleigh, NC

Whitt Newbauer plays quarterback for Oklahoma, after Mercer (2024). Last time out, against UTEP: 1 of 1, 6 yards; 2 carries, 3 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

6 passing yards

Last game: 1 of 1, 6 yards; 2 carries, 3 yards, 1 TD vs. UTEP, W 51–⁠0

Next game: at Mississippi State, Oct 24

Career highs

282passing yards, career highat VMI, 20243touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Furman, 2024

Team titles: Southern champions, 2024

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2024*Mercer10218056.71,3957.8124
2025Oklahoma2450.061.500
2026Oklahoma11100.066.000
Career10518556.81,4077.6124

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024*Mercer41190.5237
2025Oklahoma3103.309
2026Oklahoma231.513
Career46320.7337

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Mercer16QBYr 1
2025Oklahoma16QBYr 2
2026Oklahoma16QBSo. (Yr 3)6′6″237

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
2024Mercer (FCS)2180.1918th (n=238)0.3040.838%
2025Oklahoma7-0.08––-0.6–
2026Oklahoma30.55––1.7–

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.

Game by game

2026 Oklahoma 1 game, 6 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.UTEPW 51–⁠0116003
2025 Oklahoma 2 games, 6 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 4vs.Kent StateW 44–⁠01380010
Oct 18atSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠711−200–
2024 Mercer 9 games, 1,395 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 12vs.PrincetonW 34–⁠7711125007
Oct 19atSamfordL 35–⁠55711891139
Oct 26vs.Western CarolinaW 44–⁠34102123410−1
Nov 2vs.East Tennessee StateW 37–⁠31111812410−14
Nov 9atVMIW 34–⁠015302823042
Nov 16atAlabamaL 7–⁠52152214011−12
Nov 23vs.FurmanW 49–⁠23182825731−6
Dec 7vs.Rhode IslandW 17–⁠1010205710−13
Dec 14atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠319198711−23

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

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