Left in Q1 at No. 7 UCLA.
AJ Bianco started Nevada’s last game, L 0-27 at No. 7 UCLA, Oct 31.
Nevada’s next game: vs New Mexico, Fri Nov 6, 9:00 p.m. ET · CBS Sports Network
Western Kentucky · W 49-14
No pass attempts.
Middle Tennessee · L 20-27
No pass attempts.
Air Force · L 33-36
No pass attempts.
UTEP · W 30-13
No pass attempts.
Duncan has pass attempts in 4 of Nevada’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
“As everyone predicted, Luke Duncan has more completions to UCLA than Ty Dieffenbach after 1Q”
Luke Duncan
The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tim Skipper and Jeff Choate. On tape: 178 passing yards and 2 passing TD against San José State, Week 8, 2026.
265 passing yards · 2 passing TD · -10 rushing yards
Fans first named Luke Duncan vs Montana State.
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Last game (Wk 9): 36 passing yards, 3 interceptions.
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 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | Out at half | 7/16 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 3.2 | — | 0 | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ North Dakota State | Came on in Q4 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-13vs San José State | Solid | 18/29 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 45.1 | 2 | -10 | Season-high 178 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 0-27@ No. 7 UCLA | Left in Q1 | 1/8 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 3 INTs — rough day |
| Total | 26/55 | 265 | 2 | 5 | 4.8 | — | 2 | -10 |
Oct. 31 · L 0-27 at UCLA, play by play
1 of 8 for 36 yards and 3 interceptions.
Intercepted. First quarter, tied 0-0. Picked off by UCLA’s Scooter Jackson.
36-yard completion to Donnie Cheers. First quarter, down 3-0.
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. First quarter, down 3-0. Picked off by UCLA’s Jalen Woods.
Intercepted on 3rd and 12. First quarter, down 3-0. Picked off by UCLA’s DJ Barksdale.
18 of 29 for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was 6 of 12 on third and fourth down.
15-yard completion to Marshaun Brown on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
24-yard completion to Marshaun Brown on 3rd and 14. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
8-yard completion to Herschel Turner on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
25-yard touchdown pass to Trace Estes. Third quarter, made it 14-3.
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.
0 of 2 for 0 yards.
Incomplete to Gary Givens III on 4th and 11. Fourth quarter, down 31-17. Turnover on downs.
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.
7 of 16 for 51 yards and 2 interceptions.
Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.
Week 8 · 2026
W 28-13
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Mountain West |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 265 | T-185th of 370 | 11th of 26 |
| Yards an attempt | 4.8 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 2 | T-173rd of 370 | T-10th of 26 |
| Passer rating | 81.6 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 47.3 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | -10 | T-336th of 370 | 23rd of 26 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 55 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Alejado | 2,186 | 9 | 6 | 337 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Luke Weaver | 1,810 | 11 | 8 | 242 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Nathan Hayes | 1,710 | 13 | 8 | 228 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Jackson Arnold | 1,660 | 13 | 4 | 212 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Taron Dickens | 1,617 | 8 | 6 | 247 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Toa Faavae | 888 | 5 | 7 | 101 | 8.8 |
| 7 | EJ Colson | 687 | 7 | 5 | 99 | 6.9 |
| 8 | Carter Jones | 654 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 7.3 |
| 9 | AJ Bianco | 397 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Liam Szarka | 296 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 7.8 |
| 11 | Luke Duncan | 265 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 4.8 |
| 12 | Luke Moga | 248 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6.5 |
| 13 | Daniel Rolovich | 193 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7.4 |
| 14 | Evan Medders | 92 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Robert McDaniel | 48 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Trey Drake | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Brady Davidson | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 18 | Braesen Leon | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 19 | Jalen Macon | 20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.5 |
| 20 | Josh Johnson | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Bjorn Jurgensen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 22 | Alex Orji | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 23 | Preston Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Reeve Slone | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 25 | James Laubstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kemper Hodges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Moun and Givens saw 23 of the 55 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Moun | 12 | 8 | 50 | 4.5 | 4.4 | |
| Gary Givens III | 11 | 4 | 45 | 8.5 | 2.5 | |
| Donnie Cheers | 9 | 3 | 48 | 8.7 | 5.7 | |
| Marshaun Brown | 8 | 5 | 52 | 15.1 | 3.2 | |
| Dominic Kelley | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0.0 | 9.5 | |
| 4 others | 7 | 4 | 51 | 6.1 | 4.5 | |
| No receiver charted | 5 | All five interceptions are among these | ||||
Play by play: 55 passes, 26 caught, 265 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
Adjusted ANY/A
1.23185 of 185 QBsSack rate
3.5%40 of 185 QBsRarely sacked (40 of 185), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (185 of 185).
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 47.3% completion on 55 attempts · 45% of attempts thrown 0–9 air yds.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 114 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 18.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 25.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 107 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
43.4%
221 pass / 288 run
Plays / game
63.6
8 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
| Luke Duncan | Threw in 4 of 8 games · 26 of 55, 265 yds, 2 TD, 5 INT · 4.8 yards an attempt on 55 attempts · ran for -10 yds, 0 TD |
| Carter Jones | Threw in 4 of 8 games · 53 of 89, 654 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT · 7.3 yards an attempt on 89 attempts · ran for 57 yds, 1 TD |
| AJ Bianco | Threw in 5 of 8 games · 37 of 71, 397 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT · 5.6 yards an attempt on 71 attempts · ran for 76 yds, 2 TD |
| Reeve Slone | Threw in 2 of 8 games · 1 of 4, 4 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · 1.0 yards an attempt on 4 attempts · ran for 18 yds, 0 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Luke Duncan. Gray: Carter Jones, AJ Bianco, Reeve Slone. 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 · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, Tim Skipper and Jeff Choate.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Nevada
