Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | -- | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | — |
#16
Whitt Newbauer
Junior quarterback for Oklahoma. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 237 lb · Raleigh, NC
Returning to Oklahoma for 2026
The numbers
6
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 6 per attempt
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 pass yds, 3 rush yds, vs UTEP
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 quarterback for Oklahoma. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Mercer in 2024.
- Transferred from Mercer to Oklahoma in 2025.
Whitt Newbauer
Whitt Newbauer arrived at Oklahoma from Mercer. The receipt: 6 pass yds, 3 rush yds against UTEP — Week 1, 2026.
6 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 3 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Mercerout of Cardinal Gibbons
2025
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Brent Venables — 11-4 over that span.
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, 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 (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 6.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
6 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 3 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #15
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #156
Peaked at #156 this season.
Background
Season GP-GS C-A PCT YDS AVG/G TD INT LG RUSH YDS AVG TD LG 2024 9-7 101-179 56.4 1,398 155.3 12 4 69 41 19 0.4 2 37 2025 3-0 2-4 50.0 6 3.0 0 0 8 3 10 3.3 0 9 Career 12-7 103-183 56.3 1,404 127.6 12 4 69 44 29 1.5 2 37 2025 (OKLAHOMA) Redshirted ... played in three games in a backup role at quar...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology