Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | -- | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | — |
#12
Cole Leinart
Freshman quarterback for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 185 lb · Los Angeles, CA
Returning to SMU for 2026
The numbers
5
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 5 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 pass yds, vs UC Davis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 quarterback for SMU. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2026.
Cole Leinart
The receipt on tape: 5 pass yds against UC Davis, Week 2, 2026.
5 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with SMU3-star out of Redondo Union
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 5.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · SMU
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (15 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #32
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology