Player Dossier

2021-2025

Illinois

Luke Altmyer

QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Luke Altmyer is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

26

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

31

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ole Miss • Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas

Player Story

Luke Altmyer built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Starkville, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Luke Altmyer's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9219

Starkville · Starkville, MS

Committed To
Ole Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Luke Altmyer, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Illinois. Luke Altmyer is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
8,668
Passing yards
7,924
Rushing yards
744
Touchdowns
74

Quick Answers

Luke Altmyer quick answers

Latest team and position
Illinois · QB
Career Total Offense
8,668
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 42 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · Illinois
Top game
Kansas
Recruit profile
4-star · Starkville · Ole Miss
High school pipeline
Starkville · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 9 · Senior
2025 Total offense rank
3,249 total offense · QB 46th (top 12%) · Big Ten 7th (top 4%) · National 46th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonOle Miss4161174-13125.5
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss4311813025.5
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss31281253329.1
2023 Regular SeasonIllinois92,1651,8832821671
2024 PostseasonIllinois13172174-2169.2
2024 Regular SeasonIllinois132,7622,5432192569.2
2025 PostseasonIllinois1325019654274.4
2025 Regular SeasonIllinois132,9992,8111882674.4

Related Context

Luke Altmyer played QB for Ole Miss and Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Luke Altmyer recorded 7,924 passing yards, 744 rushing yards, and 6 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Illinois paired 3,249 primary output with 64.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ole Miss, Illinois.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Purdue

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Illinois

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

225.7

Efficiency

61.4

Usage

22.4

Consistency

75.2

Best Game by takeover score

Purdue

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 172. Eastern Illinois: 240. Kansas: 196. Central Michigan: 248. Nebraska: 236. Penn State: 157. Purdue: 439. Michigan: 128. Oregon: 159. Minnesota: 238. Michigan State: 251. Rutgers: 323. Northwestern: 147

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 25 by 51.7. Eastern Illinois: 27 by 85.8. Kansas: 31 by 58.7. Central Michigan: 34 by 61.8. Nebraska: 37 by 66.3. Penn State: 40 by 52.4. Purdue: 44 by 77.9. Michigan: 28 by 58.8. Oregon: 43 by 41. Minnesota: 43 by 57.4. Michigan State: 37 by 64.9. Rutgers: 37 by 73.3. Northwestern: 20 by 48.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins238 · Games = 10 · +53.3 vs Losses
Losses184.7 · Games = 3 · -53.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Purdue

Best efficiency game

85.8 vs Eastern Illinois

Result
Tue 12/31vs South CarolinaW 21-17132217459.11151.73-2-0.7006
Sat 11/30@ NorthwesternW 38-28101717058.81248.83-23-7.7011
Sat 11/23@ Rutgers3+ TD · Dual-threatW 38-31122624946.22073.311746.70130
Sat 11/16vs Michigan StateW 38-16193223159.42064.95204013
Sat 11/2vs MinnesotaL 17-25203322660.61057.410121.20011
Sat 10/26@ OregonL 9-38173516148.602418-2-0.30013
Sat 10/19vs MichiganW 21-79188050.01058.810484.80117
Sat 10/12vs Purdue300-yard game · 3+ TDW 50-49203437958.83077.910606137
Sat 9/28@ Penn StateL 7-21162518564.01152.415-28-1.90013
Sat 9/21@ Nebraska3+ TDW 31-24212721577.84066.310212.1008
Sat 9/14vs Central MichiganW 30-9192924265.52061.8561.20016
Sat 9/7vs KansasW 23-17162519264.00058.7640.70018
Fri 8/30vs Eastern Illinois3+ TDW 45-0192421379.24085.83279015

Player Story

Luke Altmyer story

Luke Altmyer built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Starkville, MS wearing No. 9, spending time with Illinois and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Luke Altmyer's career was his passing role: 7,924 passing yards, 60 touchdown passes, 1,036 attempts, and 744 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 744 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Luke Altmyer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ole Miss

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Illinois

    2023-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonOle Miss19246.313.8
2021 Regular SeasonOle Miss19246.313.80
2022 Regular SeasonOle Miss12861.44.9-64
2023 Regular SeasonIllinois2,16558.931.12,037
2024 PostseasonIllinois2,93461.422.4769
2024 Regular SeasonIllinois2,93461.422.40
2025 PostseasonIllinois3,24964.823.1315
2025 Regular SeasonIllinois3,24964.823.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Kansas

Week 2 · L 23-34

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

272

Total Offense

84.3 takeover

272 total offense with 63.3 efficiency.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 7 · W 50-49 · Conference game

439

Total Offense

78.3 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

439 total offense with 77.9 efficiency.

#3

vs Nebraska

Week 6 · L 7-20 · Conference game

286

Total Offense

75.7 takeover

Loss with 286 yards of offense and 51.1 efficiency.

286 total offense with 51.1 efficiency.

#4

@ No. 85 Wisconsin

Week 13 · L 10-27 · Conference game

268

Total Offense

75.5 takeover

Loss with 268 yards of offense and 58.6 efficiency.

268 total offense with 58.6 efficiency.

#5

@ Purdue

Week 5 · L 19-44 · Conference game

231

Total Offense

74.8 takeover

Loss with 231 yards of offense and 63.4 efficiency.

231 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Illinois

3,249 primary output · 64.8 efficiency · 23.1 usage

74.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · Illinois

74.4

3,249 primary · 64.8 efficiency · 23.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Illinois

71

2,165 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 31.1 usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

12

3+ TD games

22

Above avg efficiency