Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 70-0vs Northwestern State | 4/6 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 9.3 | 87.3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-45@ Utah | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 13-35vs Navy | 10/15 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 | — | |
| Total | 14/21 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 87.3 |
#16
Brady Lichtenberg
Senior quarterback for Cincinnati. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Toledo, OH
Returning to Cincinnati for 2026
The numbers
134
passing yards · 2025
2 TD · 1 INT · 6.4 per attempt
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 56 pass yds, 1 TD, 21 rush yds, vs Northwestern State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Cincinnati. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2021.
Brady Lichtenberg
Four seasons at Cincinnati, two different head coaches: Luke Fickell and Scott Satterfield. The receipt on tape: 78 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Navy, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of St. John's Jesuit
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Cincinnati
Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (97th percentile). Strength: completion % (82nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 67.0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 67.0 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 14 | 21 | 66.7% | 134 | 6.4 | 2 | 1 | 142.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 3 | 5 | 60.0% | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 19 | 34 | 55.9% | 252 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 131.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 60 | 60.0% | 411 | 6.8 | 4 | 2 | 132.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 6 | -13 | -2.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 93 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Northwestern State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Cyrus Allen for 29 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
- Week 1 · Navy · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.21(08:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass complete short middle to #0 I.Johnson caught at NAV30, for 15 yards to the NAV30, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Northwestern State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +1.72Brady Lichtenberg run for 21 yds to the NWST 29 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Navy · 1&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69(06:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass complete short left to #4 C.Allen caught at NAV00, for 4 yards to the NAV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:52 #16 B.Lichtenberg pass attempt failed
- Week 1 · Navy · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.30(07:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass complete short middle to #21 P.Gurd caught at NAV23, for 23 yards to the NAV04 (#16 G.Sessi), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Northwestern State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.15Brady Lichtenberg pass complete to Patrick Gurd for 17 yds to the NWST 3 for a 1ST down
- Week 1 · Navy · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.02(02:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg sacked for loss of 4 yards to the CIN21 (#0 K.McShan)
- Week 1 · Navy · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.93(09:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass complete short middle to #87 G.Grover caught at CIN30, for 11 yards to the CIN36 (#58 C.Cauley; #56 M.Parker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 10 · Utah · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.68(00:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTA34 (#93 K.Dillon)
- Week 1 · Navy · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -0.63(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 B.Lichtenberg pass complete short left to #29 M.Covey caught at CIN25, for 1 yard to the CIN31 (#14 J.Campbell)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology