Started Troy’s last game, the first start of the season.
W 24-21 in overtime at James Madison, Oct 29: 15 of 31 for 179 yards, a lost fumble · 17 carries for 40 yards.
Troy’s next game: vs Louisiana Tech, Sat Nov 7, 4:00 p.m. ET
Sam Houston · W 24-21
No pass attempts.
Missouri · L 17-27
No pass attempts.
Utah State · L 10-21
No pass attempts.
Southern Miss · W 55-34
No pass attempts.
Kilcrease has pass attempts in 4 of Troy’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
“Kilcrease up the middle Overthrown pass Swing into the flat 13 yards behind the line of scrimmage Punt”
Tucker Kilcrease
Third year in the Troy quarterback room. The first career honor came in 2025: Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 179 passing yards and 40 rushing yards against James Madison — Week 9, 2026.
252 passing yards · 1 passing TD · 73 rushing yards
Play style
Extends plays on the move until something opens up.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
NJ.com Oct 22Against James Madison on Oct. 29: 15 of 31 for 179 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 23 of 46 for 252 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 179 passing yards.
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 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | Came on in Q4 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | — | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-33@ Louisiana | 5/10 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 46.0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| Wk 8 | L 14-21vs UL Monroe | 3/4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -0.8 | 15.9 | 4 | -2 | ||
| Wk 9 | W 24-21@ James Madison | Shaky | 15/31 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 20.8 | 3 | 40 | Season-high 179 yds |
| Total | 23/46 | 252 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | — | 7 | 73 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 24-21
179 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 20.8 · 40 rush yds (17 car)
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
With E. Crenshaw — 45.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Merriweather — 84 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 12 yds
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | Sun Belt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 252 | T-190th of 370 | 25th of 38 |
| Yards an attempt | 5.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 1 | T-202nd of 370 | T-25th of 38 |
| Passer rating | 103.2 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 50.0 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 73 | T-128th of 370 | T-17th of 38 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | T-117th of 370 | T-15th of 38 |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 46 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Owens | 1,940 | 11 | 6 | 233 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Deuce Bailey | 1,935 | 19 | 6 | 236 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Max Johnson | 1,928 | 11 | 2 | 279 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Malachi Singleton | 1,915 | 9 | 4 | 237 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Camden Coleman | 1,743 | 16 | 4 | 238 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Lunch Winfield | 1,457 | 6 | 5 | 196 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Cameran Brown | 1,356 | 14 | 5 | 166 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Blake Baker | 1,327 | 13 | 1 | 149 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Landry Lyddy | 1,326 | 8 | 4 | 201 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Aidan Armenta | 1,316 | 9 | 3 | 187 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Jared Hollins | 1,195 | 9 | 4 | 156 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Will Crowder | 1,162 | 9 | 5 | 183 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 1,080 | 6 | 5 | 148 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Quinn Henicle | 648 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Zion Turner | 608 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Jaxon Potter | 495 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Trey Kukuk | 494 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Ayden Pereira | 463 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 6.3 |
| 19 | Bishop Davenport | 450 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Ethan Hampton | 419 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 5.6 |
| 21 | Ryan Huff | 394 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 6.4 |
| 22 | JC Evans | 370 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10.3 |
| 23 | Austin Carlisle | 360 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Turner Helton | 275 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Tucker Kilcrease | 252 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Henry Hasselbeck | 172 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6.6 |
| 27 | Khalil Wilkins | 122 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 |
| 28 | Arrington Maiden | 111 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13.9 |
| 29 | Daniel Beale | 90 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Weston Bryan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 31 | Gavin Nuckolls | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 32 | Tommy Ulatowski | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 33 | TJ Stanley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Tanner Vibabul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Tre Guerra | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 36 | Jackson Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 37 | John White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Landon Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 -24 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
White and Kinchen saw 15 of the 45 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noreel White | 8 | 4 | 81 | 17.0 | 6.5 | |
| Howard Kinchen | 7 | 2 | 31 | 16.0 | 2.0 | |
| TJ Lott | 6 | 3 | 29 | 7.5 | 9.3 | |
| Jordan Lovett | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Jace Petty | 5 | 3 | 80 | 17.6 | 8.0 | |
| 5 others | 13 | 7 | 49 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
Play by play: 45 passes, 22 caught, 278 yards; the box score counts 46 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
3 seasons under Gerad Parker — 16-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | -1.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 128 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 38.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 88.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
41.1%
230 pass / 329 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
| Tucker Kilcrease | Threw in 4 of 8 games · 23 of 46, 252 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 5.5 yards an attempt on 46 attempts · ran for 73 yds, 1 TD |
| Will Crowder | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 102 of 183, 1,162 yds, 9 TD, 5 INT · 6.3 yards an attempt on 183 attempts · ran for 266 yds, 2 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Tucker Kilcrease. Gray: Will Crowder. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #12 of 15 Sun Belt QBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,925 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jon Sumrall → Gerad Parker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
