Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | — | Season-high 7 yds |
| Total | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | — |
#7
Elijah Leonard
Sophomore quarterback for Missouri State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 220 lb · Lee's Summit, MO · Lee’s Summit North High
Returning to Missouri State for 2026
The numbers
7
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 7 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 pass yds, vs Lindenwood
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Missouri State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearElijah Leonard
The receipt: 7 pass yds against Lindenwood — Week 2, 2026.
7 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, 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: 7.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 7.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
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 | Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
7 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Missouri State
Returning around him
- 31% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #131
Background
Missouri State 2025: Did not play in any games during his second season with the Bears and the team's inaugural FBS season. 2024: Redshirted in his first season at Missouri State ... Did not play in any games but was dressed out for all five home contests ... Named offensive scout team player of...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology