#12

Nate Bennett

Junior quarterback for Baylor. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

QB · Baylor · Jr. · #12

6′1″ · 192 lb · Westlake Village, CA · Oaks Christian HS

Returning to Baylor for 2026

via baylorbears.com ↗

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETvs Louisiana TechMcLane StadiumBaylor by 19.5

How he plays

Yards / att: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

301

passing yards · 2026

2 TD · 2 INT · 8.6 per attempt

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 301 pass yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, vs Prairie View A&M

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 quarterback for Baylor. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2024.

The full story, with sources

Nate Bennett

QB · Baylor · Jr · #12

This is his third year in the same quarterback room at Baylor. One game to point at: 301 pass yds, 13 rush yds against Prairie View A&M — Week 2, 2026.

301 PASS YDS · 2 PASS TD · 13 RUSH YDS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dave Aranda — 14-13 over that span.

2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2026Baylor1-1HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / att#2 / 13 · 92nd pct

8.6

Completion %#4 / 13 · 77th pct

65.7%

Rush yards#5 / 13 · 69th pct

Rush TDs#3 / 13 · 62nd pct

Interceptions#9 / 13 · 27th pct

Pass TDs#11 / 13 · 12th pct

Pass yards#14 / 13 · 0th pct

301

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 301 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 8.6 YPA, 2.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

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	Baylor	23	35	65.7%	301	8.6	2	2	145.4	--	--	--
2025	Baylor	5	7	71.4%	34	4.9	0	0	112.2	--	--	--
2024	Baylor	1	2	50.0%	19	9.5	0	0	129.8	--	--	--
Career		29	44	65.9%	354	8.0	2	2	139.4	--	--	--

Season	Team
2026	Baylor	2	13	6.5	1	--
2025	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
2024	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
Career		2	13	6.5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 44–3

vs Prairie View A&M

301 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 29.6 · 13 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 41-point win at home against Prairie View A&M.

With C. Knighten — 66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · J. McGowan — 13 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.24(01:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete deep right to #15 J.McGowan caught at PVAMU00, for 33 yards to the PVAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:59, 1ST DOWN #98 R.Armstrong kick attempt good (H: #94 P.Williams, LS: #93 D.Schaub)
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65(13:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete short right to #1 D.Miller caught at PVAMU10, for 22 yards to the PVAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:51, 1ST DOWN #98 R.Armstrong kick attempt good (H: #94 P.Williams, LS: #93 D.Schaub)
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.58(12:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett rush right for 17 yards gain to the PVAMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:55, 1ST DOWN #98 R.Armstrong kick attempt good (H: #94 P.Williams, LS: #93 D.Schaub)
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.49(06:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete short right to #6 G.Freeman caught at PVAMU40, for 32 yards to the PVAMU04 (#12 E.Zachery; #3 J.Ward), 1ST DOWN. #25 R.Carter injured on the play
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 4&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.37(03:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete short right to #25 R.Morris caught at PVAMU44, for 4 yards to the PVAMU39 (#12 E.Zachery), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.35(00:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete deep left to #4 L.Brown IV caught at BAYLOR42, for 21 yards to the BAYLOR42 (#2 M.Williams; #25 R.Carter), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.25(09:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete short right to #35 D.Pendergrass caught at BAYLOR44, for 19 yards to the PVAMU33 (#3 J.Ward; #25 R.Carter), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.24(00:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete short right to #23 M.Turner caught at BAYLOR45, for 7 yards to the PVAMU47 (#19 T.Morehead), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.85(10:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass intercepted by #16 J.Davis at BAYLOR47 #16 J.Davis return 1 yard to the BAYLOR46 (#6 G.Freeman)
Week 2 · Prairie View A&M · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +1.77(09:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 N.Bennett pass complete short right to #6 G.Freeman caught at BAYLOR36, for 10 yards to the PVAMU49, out of bounds at PVAMU49, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 2	W 44-3vs Prairie View A&M	23/35	301	2	2	8.6	29.6	Season-high 301 yds
Total		23/35	301	2	2	8.6	29.6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nate Bennett

2024

2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

Heisman trajectory

Peak #170

Background