Did not play in Miami (OH)’s last 5 games.
Caleb Heavner started the last one, L 31-34 in overtime vs Buffalo, Nov 3.
Miami (OH)’s next game: vs Ohio, Tue Nov 10, 7:00 p.m. ET · ESPN2
Bowling Green · L 20-24
No pass attempts.
Massachusetts · W 20-19
No pass attempts.
Akron · W 34-14
No pass attempts.
Central Michigan · W 28-27
No pass attempts.
Buffalo · L 31-34
No pass attempts.
McComb has pass attempts in 4 of Miami (OH)’s 9 games: none in the other 5.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 6 outlets.
David McComb leads Miami (Ohio) to 24-21 victory over UConn
ABC News +2 Sep 26
David McComb
Pushes it downfield on every look. Arrived at Miami (OH) from Kansas. On tape: 334 passing yards and 19 rushing yards against Cincinnati, Week 3, 2026.
1,120 passing yards · 7 passing TD · 45 rushing yards
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
After L 31-34 vs Buffalo
from 6 outlets
David McComb leads Miami (Ohio) to 24-21 victory over UConn
ABC News +2 Sep 26 · 3 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Kansas Football Could Soon Regret Moving on From QB David McCombSep 27
Yahoo SportsDavid McComb, Miami RedHawks' starting QB, to miss rest of seasonOct 2
The Miami StudentDavid McComb’s journey to the starting quarterback job for the RedHawksOct 11from 7 outlets
David McComb leads Miami (Ohio) to 24-21 victory over UConn
ABC News +2 Sep 26 · 3 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Kansas Football Could Soon Regret Moving on From QB David McCombSep 27Yahoo SportsFormer Kansas QB David McComb Wins Starting Job at Miami (OH)Aug 25Yahoo SportsDavid McComb, Miami RedHawks' starting QB, to miss rest of seasonOct 2The Miami StudentDavid McComb’s journey to the starting quarterback job for the RedHawksOct 11The Miami StudentYahoo SportsABC News +2
TribLIVE.comYahoo SportsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Miami (OH)10 stories2026 to nowMost about: starting job and depth chart, preview and matchup, performance and stat line.
ABC News +2David McComb leads Miami (Ohio) to 24-21 victory over UConnSep 26Sports Illustrated +1Kansas Football Transfer David McComb Starting at New MAC SchoolAug 25Sports Illustrated +1Kansas Football Could Soon Regret Moving on From QB David McCombSep 27Yahoo SportsFormer Kansas QB David McComb Wins Starting Job at Miami (OH)Aug 25TribLIVE.comMiami (Ohio) quarterback David McComb presents unique challenge for Pitt’s preparationSep 4
Kansas1 story2025Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 65 | 103 | 63.1% | 1,120 | 10.9 | 7 | 1 | 174.9 | 75 |
| Career | 65 | 103 | 63.1% | 1,120 | 10.9 | 7 | 1 | 174.9 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 3 | 32 |
| Career | 18 | 45 | 2.5 | 3 | 32 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | Shaky | 16/33 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | — | 2 | -19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 13/13 | 234 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 94.5 | 0 | 12 | 3 TD passes | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | Great | 17/28 | 334 | 1 | 1 | 11.9 | 63.7 | 3 | 19 | Season-high 334 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | Great | 19/29 | 312 | 2 | 0 | 10.8 | 95.4 | 1 | 33 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Total | 65/103 | 1120 | 7 | 1 | 10.9 | — | 6 | 45 |
19 of 29 for 312 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
17 of 28 for 334 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He ran 6 times for 42 yards, after 6 runs in his other three games combined.
Incomplete to Lynel Billups-Williams on 3rd and 8. First quarter, up 14-7.
27-yard completion to Maleek Huggins on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, up 14-7. Converted.
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 28-14. Picked off by Cincinnati’s Kenny Worthy III.
41-yard completion to Maleek Huggins. Third quarter, up 28-21.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
13 of 13 for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns. Miami (OH) scored touchdowns on 5 of the 5 drives he played.
7-yard completion to Christian Ross on 3rd and 4. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
34-yard touchdown pass to Christian Ross. First quarter, made it 14-0.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 of 33 for 240 yards and a touchdown. He was 3 of 12 on third and fourth down.
6-yard completion to Maleek Huggins on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete to Braylon Isom on 3rd and 8. First quarter, down 7-0.
10-yard completion to Lynel Billups-Williams on 4th and 9. Second quarter, down 21-0. Converted.
75-yard touchdown pass to Damarion Witten. Second quarter, cut it to 28-14.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 2 · 2026
W 45-7
vs Holy Cross
234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With K. McLaughlin — 9 points · 24 long · 100 percent on field goals · L. Billups-Williams — 4 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Leads the nation in yards an attempt. 7th among FBS quarterbacks in passer rating.
| Stat | His | Nation | Mid-American |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 1,120 | T-109th of 370 | 9th of 34 |
| Yards an attempt | 10.9 | 1st of 152 | 1st of 14 |
| Touchdown passes | 7 | T-103rd of 370 | T-9th of 34 |
| Passer rating | 174.9 | 7th of 152 | 1st of 14 |
| Completion percentage | 63.1 | T-80th of 152 | 5th of 14 |
| Rushing yards | 45 | T-158th of 370 | 16th of 34 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | T-53rd of 370 | T-6th of 34 |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Alan Richter | 2,244 | 17 | 2 | 259 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Noah Kim | 1,678 | 11 | 4 | 285 | 5.9 |
| 3 | Dru DeShields | 1,624 | 9 | 7 | 251 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Jay Kastantin | 1,567 | 11 | 8 | 225 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Broc Lowry | 1,397 | 11 | 3 | 194 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Jason Wright | 1,345 | 9 | 6 | 231 | 5.8 |
| 7 | Brayden Roggow | 1,343 | 7 | 10 | 192 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Keldric Luster | 1,300 | 9 | 6 | 211 | 6.2 |
| 9 | David McComb | 1,120 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 10.9 |
| 10 | William Watson III | 1,025 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Nick Poulos | 966 | 7 | 0 | 117 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Caleb Heavner | 769 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 6.2 |
| 13 | Cibastian Broughton | 612 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 6.1 |
| 14 | Angel H Flores | 475 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 5.2 |
| 15 | Jadyn Glasser | 463 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 6.3 |
| 16 | Logan Inagawa | 296 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Tyler Mizzell | 260 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6.8 |
| 18 | Elijah Holmes | 253 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 4.1 |
| 19 | Carson Conklin | 222 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 4.8 |
| 20 | Brogan McCaughey | 215 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Levi Davis | 203 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7.5 |
| 22 | Aedan McCarthy | 182 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5.5 |
| 23 | Brian Salazar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 24 | Trey Petty | 59 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7.4 |
| 25 | Marcus Beamon | 40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 |
| 26 | Walter Moses | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 |
| 27 | Jace Stuckey | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 28 | Nolan Good | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.7 |
| 29 | Khamoni Robinson | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 |
| 30 | Austin Novosad | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.9 |
| 31 | Ethan Thanthanavong | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 32 | Mason Atkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 33 | Semaj Beals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Deante Ruffin | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.3 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from +1 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Billups-Williams and Huggins saw 35 of the 103 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynel Billups-Williams | 19 | 15 | 190 | 3.7 | 11.4 | |
| Maleek Huggins | 16 | 11 | 225 | 16.4 | 6.6 | |
| Scoop Smith | 15 | 11 | 112 | 8.5 | 8.2 | |
| Braylon Isom | 15 | 8 | 139 | 14.7 | 5.5 | |
| Damarion Witten | 13 | 7 | 215 | 22.2 | 7.3 | |
| 8 others | 21 | 13 | 239 | 7.9 | 9.4 | |
| No receiver charted | 4 | The interception is among these | ||||
Play by play: 103 passes, 65 caught, 1,120 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 106 passing plays (67 completions) against the box score's 103 attempts (65 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
10.672 of 185 QBsSack rate
5.5%100 of 185 QBsSacked on 5.5% of dropbacks (100 of 185) — and still 2 of 185 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 63.1% completion on 103 attempts · 38% completion on 26 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 273 | 2.5 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 287 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 280 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
| David McComb | Threw in 4 of 9 games · 65 of 103, 1,120 yds, 7 TD, 1 INT · 10.9 yards an attempt on 103 attempts · ran for 45 yds, 3 TD |
| Caleb Heavner | Threw in 8 of 9 games · 68 of 125, 769 yds, 4 TD, 4 INT · 6.2 yards an attempt on 125 attempts · ran for 212 yds, 2 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: David McComb. Gray: Caleb Heavner. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Lance Leipold and Chuck Martin.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
