Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 30/46 | 335 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | — | Season-high 335 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 24/34 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 9.3 | 36.4 | Clean 2-TD game |
| Total | 54/80 | 651 | 5 | 1 | 8.3 | 36.4 |
#8
Landyn Locke
651 team passing yards leader isn't a headline at Sam Houston anymore — it's just what Landyn Locke reliably is.
6′4″ · 220 lb · Rockwall, TX · Rockwall HS
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
651
passing yards · 2026
5 TD · 1 INT · 8.1 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Sam Houston from 50% to 79% to win.Tulsa at Sam Houston · 23-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sam Houston in 2025.
- 765 passing yards in 2025. Then 651 in 2026.
How he plays
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Success rate: 81st percentile.
The full scouting readLandyn Locke
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Landyn Locke is a cornerstone for Sam Houston — measured against the line he joined.
651PASS YDS5PASS TD-36RUSH YDS
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
651
Team leader in passing yards (651).
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
20256 games
- Signed with Sam Houston3-star out of Rockwall
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Badges
- Program Benchmark
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 2-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: success rate (81st percentile). Strength: yards / att (85th percentile). Concern: sack rate (12th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (8)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / dropback
7th → 50th percentile
Success rate
16th → 81st percentile
Explosive rate
18th → 35th percentile
Sack rate
79th → 12th percentile
Interception rate
25th → 42nd percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
81 of 80 attempts matched to play-by-play
80 of 81 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
7.6031 of 75 QBsSack rate
7.0%59 of 75 QBsSacked on 7.0% of dropbacks (59 of 75) — and still 31 of 75 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
19% of attempts (15)
67%comp
Air -3.6 · YAC 7.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
60% of attempts (48)
65%comp1 INT
Air 4.2 · YAC 4.4 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
12% of attempts (10)
90%comp
Air 11.9 · YAC 11.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
9% of attempts (7)
57%comp
Air 32.1 · YAC 3.5 avg
Overall 66.7% completion on 81 attempts · 60% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 326 YDS/g, 2.5 TD/g, 8.3 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
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 | Sam Houston | 54 | 80 | 67.5% | 651 | 8.1 | 5 | 1 | 154.0 | 60 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 71 | 141 | 50.4% | 765 | 5.4 | 4 | 4 | 99.6 | 22 | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 221 | 56.6% | 1,416 | 6.4 | 9 | 5 | 119.3 | 38 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 15 | -60 | -4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 17 | -15 | -0.9 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 32 | -75 | -2.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.90(07:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #6 J.Parker caught at SAM19, for 94 yards to the TLS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:48, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 4&5 · Q4 · EPA -3.95(01:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke sacked for loss of 14 yards to the TLS19 (#0 K.Duhon), fumble by #8 L.Locke recovered by TLS #11 J.George at TLS19, End Of Play
- Week 1 · Troy · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.67(01:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete deep right to #2 C.Reed caught at TROY00, for 31 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:03, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.55(13:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete deep right to #2 C.Reed caught at TLS35, for 36 yards to the TLS35, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Troy · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.26(07:52) Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #7 G.O'Neill caught at TROY02, for 14 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:47, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.14(12:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #2 C.Reed caught at TLS36, for 39 yards to the TLS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:02, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY SAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#2 C.Reed) #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
- Week 1 · Troy · 3&12 · Q3 · EPA +3.05(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #2 C.Reed caught at SHSU47, for 12 yards to the TROY49 (#12 S.Welch), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -2.79(12:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke sacked for loss of 12 yards to the SAM33 (#41 W.Upshaw) PENALTY SAM Holding declined
- Week 2 · Tulsa · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.72(00:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short middle to #7 G.O'Neill caught at SAM50, for 15 yards to the TLS47 (#27 Z.Woodham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Troy · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 L.Locke pass complete short left to #0 D.Bledsoe III caught at TROY00, for 14 yards to the TROY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:59, 1ST DOWN #94 S.Carpenter kick attempt good (H: #81 N.Ottomanelli, LS: #46 C.Whitington)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Tanner Mangum’s 2015 season.
Matches Tanner on
Height
INT rate
TD rate
Differs from Tanner on
Class year (lower)
Rush usage (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cole Pennington’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Matches Cole on
Height
Completion %
Yards per attempt
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan O'Connell's sophomore season at Purdue (2020).
71%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
Matches Aidan on
Yards / attempt
Rush yards / carry
Height
Differs from Aidan on
Weight (higher)
Rush usage (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Landyn Locke
Background
Rockwall HS Prepped at Rockwall High School ... rated a 3-star pro-style quarterback by 247Sports and Rivals ... passed for over 2,000 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior ... suffered a torn ACL early in his senior season ... helped lead Rockwall to a 6A Region II District 10 playoff appearance i...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology