Usage Score
10.2
Player Dossier
2024-2025Minnesota
Drake Lindsey
QB • 6'5" • 230 lbs • Fayetteville, AR, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Drake Lindsey is a balanced quarterback profile with 10.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
53.4
Consistency
68.6
Season Value
58
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Drake Lindsey, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Minnesota. Drake Lindsey is a balanced quarterback profile with 10.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Drake Lindsey played QB for Minnesota. Across 2 tracked seasons, Drake Lindsey recorded 2,432 passing yards, -113 rushing yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Minnesota paired 2,263 primary output with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 317 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
174.1
Efficiency
53.4
Usage
10.2
Consistency
68.6
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico: 132. Buffalo: 274. Unknown: 142. California: 200. Rutgers: 317. Ohio State: 88. Purdue: 230. Nebraska: 152. Iowa: 80. Michigan State: 192. Oregon: 110. Northwestern: 258. Wisconsin: 88
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico: 32 by 52. Buffalo: 38 by 53. Unknown: 11 by 76. California: 33 by 50.1. Rutgers: 43 by 60.4. Ohio State: 27 by 47. Purdue: 49 by 45.2. Nebraska: 22 by 60.9. Iowa: 32 by 36.7. Michigan State: 44 by 52.2. Oregon: 35 by 48.8. Northwestern: 31 by 60. Wisconsin: 26 by 51.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins197.9 · Games = 7 · +50.7 vs Losses
Losses147.2 · Games = 5 · -50.7 vs Wins
First Half197.6 · Games = 7 · +50.9 vs Second Half
Second Half146.7 · Games = 6 · -50.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
76 vs Unknown
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | vs New Mexico | W 20-17 | 18 | 28 | 147 | 64.3 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | -15 | -3.80 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Wisconsin | W 17-7 | 18 | 24 | 90 | 75.0 | 1 | 0 | 51.6 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Northwestern3+ TD | L 35-38 | 20 | 30 | 264 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Oregon | L 13-42 | 19 | 32 | 138 | 59.4 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 | 3 | -28 | -9.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Michigan State | W 23-20 | 26 | 39 | 197 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 5 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Iowa | L 3-41 | 16 | 28 | 109 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 | 36.7 | 4 | -29 | -7.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Nebraska | W 24-6 | 16 | 20 | 153 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 60.9 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Purdue | W 27-20 | 21 | 45 | 232 | 46.7 | 2 | 1 | 45.2 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Ohio State | L 3-42 | 15 | 26 | 94 | 57.7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Rutgers300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 31-28 | 31 | 41 | 324 | 75.6 | 3 | 0 | 60.4 | 2 | -7 | -3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ California | L 14-27 | 19 | 32 | 205 | 59.4 | 1 | 1 | 50.1 | 1 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Unknown | — | 8 | 9 | 139 | 88.9 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | 2 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Buffalo | W 23-10 | 19 | 35 | 290 | 54.3 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 3 | -16 | -5.30 | 0 | 2 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Minnesota
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Minnesota | 56 | 88.5 | 2.6 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Minnesota | 56 | 88.5 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Minnesota | 2,263 | 53.4 | 10.2 | 2,207 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2,263 | 53.4 | 10.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Virginia Tech
Win with 15 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
15
Primary metric
15 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
Unknown
41
Primary metric
Game with 41 yards of offense and 77 efficiency.
41 total offense with 77 efficiency.
#3
Rutgers
317
Primary metric
Win with 317 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency.
317 total offense with 60.4 efficiency.
#4
Northwestern
258
Primary metric
Loss with 258 yards of offense and 60 efficiency.
258 total offense with 60 efficiency.
#5
Buffalo
274
Primary metric
Win with 274 yards of offense and 53 efficiency.
274 total offense with 53 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · Minnesota
2,263 primary output · 53.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage
58
#2
2025 Regular Season · Minnesota
58
2,263 primary · 53.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Minnesota
40.4
56 primary · 88.5 efficiency · 2.6 usage
Milestones
3
250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
0
3+ takeover TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8717
Fayetteville · Fayetteville, AR
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
2,319
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.