Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-0vs Kent State | 6/8 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | — | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 45-9vs Towson | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | — | |
| Total | 7/11 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | — |
#12
Cutter Woods
Freshman quarterback for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Anderson, SC
The numbers
74
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 73 pass yds, 1 TD, vs Kent State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman quarterback for South Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2025.
- 69 passing yards in 2025. Then 74 in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 23 points in belief.
23own fans
0national conversation
Cutter Woods
He has spent two seasons in the South Carolina quarterback room. The receipt: 73 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Kent State — Week 1, 2026.
74 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 6 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Westside
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 7 | 11 | 63.6% | 74 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 150.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 8 | 11 | 72.7% | 69 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 107.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 22 | 68.2% | 143 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 128.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–9
vs Towson
1 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 36-point win at home against Towson.
With L. Sellers — 96 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 119 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · M. Fuller — 125 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Kent State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.14(03:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete deep left to #0 L.Cyrus caught at KSU35, for 41 yards to the KSU34, out of bounds at KSU34, 1ST DOWN. #8 J.Cordoba injured on the play
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.11(06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #5 M.Tyler caught at KSU07, for 7 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:20, 1ST DOWN #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
- Week 2 · Towson · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA -1.04(12:33) Shotgun #12 C.Woods rush right for 0 yards to the USC49 (#8 J.Johnson), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Towson · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.90(12:59) Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #87 B.Hunt caught at USC49, for 1 yard to the USC49 (#21 K.Grayson)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.67(09:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #13 M.Clark caught at USC48, for 9 yards to the KSU45 (#7 A.Stockstill), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Towson · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.40(14:20) Shotgun #12 C.Woods rush middle for 6 yards gain to the USC42 (#8 J.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +0.39(02:09) Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #0 L.Cyrus caught at KSU14, for 8 yards to the KSU15 (#1 A.Muhammad)
- Week 1 · Kent State · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.36(07:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #5 M.Tyler caught at KSU20, for 4 yards to the KSU15 (#1 A.Muhammad), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Kent State · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +0.15(03:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short left to #0 L.Cyrus caught at USC25, for 4 yards to the USC25 (#22 D.Pritchard), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Shane Beamer, all run-leaning offenses — 6-9 over that span.
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026South Carolina2-1HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (93rd 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 2 games: 37.0 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 4.7 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
45.6%
99 pass / 118 run
Plays / game
72.3
3 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #115
Peaked at #115 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology