Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/24Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
Landen Clark
6′0″ · 195 lb · Radford, VA · Radford HS
- touchdown
McNeese · W 63-14 · FCS
126 yards
He has pass attempts in 6 of LSU’s 7 games: none against Ole Miss.
This week
- RecordLSU is 5-2, No. 18 in the AP poll (week 8).
- From the game thread
“Please put Landen Clark in I am so tired of watching this bastard”
- Next gamevs Alabama · Sat Nov 7
What’s being said about him
4 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.
Lane Kiffin Has 'Full Faith' in LSU QB Landen Clark if Sam Leavitt Sits
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 30
A play of his this season
Landen Clark
One game to point at: 126 passing yards and 11 rushing yards against McNeese — Week 5, 2026.
235 passing yards · 1 passing TD · 94 rushing yards
How he plays
How he plays
How he played
Against Mississippi State on Oct. 17: 0 of 0 for 0 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 14 of 31 for 235 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 31-0 vs Mississippi State0 of 0, 0 yds
- L 34-35 at Kentucky0 of 0, 0 yds
- W 63-14 vs McNeese7 of 16, 126 yds
- W 35-6 vs Texas A&M0 of 5, 0 yds
- W 45-14 vs Louisiana Tech2 of 3, 37 yds
- W 51-10 vs Clemson5 of 7, 72 yds, 1 TD
a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost
completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked
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.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU | 14 | 31 | 45.2% | 235 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 119.5 |
| Career | 14 | 31 | 45.2% | 235 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 119.5 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU | 23 | 89 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Career | 23 | 89 | 3.9 | 4 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-10vs Clemson | 5/7 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 10.3 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs Louisiana Tech | 2/3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 97.2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6vs No. 23 Texas A&M | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-14vs McNeese | 7/16 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 22.3 | Season-high 126 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 34-35@ Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-0vs No. 16 Mississippi State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 14/31 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 | — |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2026
W 35-6
vs Texas A&M
41 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 29-point win at home against Texas A&M.
With S. Leavitt — 312 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 91.6 · 22 rush yds (5 car) · G. Chadwick — 39.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 47 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · McNeese · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.89Clark to Elzy: a 25-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.89Clark to Wright III: a 30-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 5 · McNeese · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.75Clark to Barber Jr.: an 18-yard pass.
- Week 5 · McNeese · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.43Clark to Brown: a 38-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.35Clark to Brown: a 14-yard pass.
- Week 4 · Texas A&M · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.33L.Clark rush left for 4 yards gain for a touchdown
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.20L.Clark rush left for 7 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 2 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 20 · Q4 · EPA +1.93Clark to Holloway: a 21-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.75L.Clark rush middle for 4 yards gain (C.Kubah-Taylor). C.Thompson injured on the play
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.62L.Clark rush right for 8 yards gain (K.McCloud). C.Thompson injured on the play
Where he ranks
Who he played, by opponent strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +10 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2026LSU5-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 47.0 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 39.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
45.8%
253 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
78.9
7 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
31 pass attempts and 23 carries in 6 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
In the news in the last 30 days
from 4 outlets
Lane Kiffin Has 'Full Faith' in LSU QB Landen Clark if Sam Leavitt Sits
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 30 · 2 outlets
All 2 articles
In the news this season
from 6 outlets
Lane Kiffin Has 'Full Faith' in LSU QB Landen Clark if Sam Leavitt Sits
Sports Illustrated +1 Sep 30 · 2 outlets
All 2 articles
What they’re talking about
Starting job and depth chart2 stories
Week by week
- Oct 11 to Oct 17W 31-0 vs Mississippi StateNo stories
- Oct 4 to Oct 10L 34-35 at KentuckyNo stories
- Sep 27 to Oct 3W 63-14 vs McNeese4 storiesLane Kiffin Has 'Full Faith' in LSU QB Landen Clark if Sam Leavitt Sits Sports Illustrated +1
- Sep 20 to Sep 26W 35-6 vs Texas A&MNo stories
- Sep 13 to Sep 19L 24-32 at Ole Miss2 storiesWhat to know about Landen Clark, LSU football QB behind Sam Leavitt - The Daily Advertiser
The Daily Advertiser - Sep 6 to Sep 12W 45-14 vs Louisiana Tech1 story
- Aug 30 to Sep 5W 51-10 vs ClemsonNo stories
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
In the news across his career
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Oct 24.
What fans said
Fans first named him vs Clemson.
- A fan first, numbered by kind (1 first named)
vs McNeese, Oct 3ATP I wouldn’t be surprised to see Landen Clark line up as the NickelLSU fan, r/CFB game thread
vs Texas A&M, Sep 26Landen Clark 🏃♂️ 💨LSU fan, r/CFB game thread
vs Clemson, Sep 5Put some respect on Elon legend Landen Clark’s nameLSU fan, r/CFB game thread
In the game threads
vs McNeese, Oct 3Landen Clark has as many rushing TDs as Kewan LacyLSU fan, r/CFB game threadvs Texas A&M, Sep 26Sam Leavitt replaced on the field by his somehow more scramble happy clone Lam Seavitt (Landen Clark)LSU fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow him
Two seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 LSU KiffinYear 2 · 6 games
- 2025 ElonYear 1 · 1 game