#18

Landry Lyddy

QB · Southern Miss · R-Jr. · #18

Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
R-Jr. · Stonewall, La. → Calvary Baptist Academy
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Landry Lyddy

QB · Southern Miss · Jr · #18

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1606 national
CFB
College
3 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

3 coaches
2022
Southern Miss
2023
Southern Miss
2024
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
era →
2025
Southern Miss
era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Southern Miss345265.4%4067.823132.1----
2024UAB1520.0%--0.00020.0----
2023UAB142263.6%1215.51397.6----
2022Louisiana Tech8212665.1%7676.134117.7----
Career13120563.9%1,2946.3610116.8----
SeasonTeam
2025Southern Miss6122.01--
2024UAB11111.00--
2023UAB3-20-6.70--
2022Louisiana Tech1380.61--
Career23110.52--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Southern Miss

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Southern Miss

Returning around him

  • 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #107

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Nick Vattiato’s 2021 season.

Middle Tennessee · 2021

#2

Will Plummer

Arizona · 2021

60%
#3

Zion Turner

UConn · 2022

59%
#4

McKenzie Milton

Florida State · 2021

57%
#5

Owen McCown

Colorado · 2022

57%

Matches Nick on

INT rate
Completion %

Differs from Nick on

Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
TD rate (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Trey Kukuk’s path through Louisiana Tech.

Trey Kukuk

86%match

Louisiana Tech · 2025

#2

Max Gilliam

UNLV · 2020

83%
#3

RJ Martinez

Texas State · 2024

74%
#4

Kekoa Visperas

Tennessee Tech · 2025

73%
#5

Tommy Schuster

Michigan State · 2024

74%

Matches Trey on

Completion %
Yards per attempt
Height
20222025

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Vattiato's freshman season at Middle Tennessee (2021).

Middle Tennessee · 2021

#2

McKenzie Milton

Florida State · 2021

65%
#3

Danny O'Neil

San Diego State · 2024

65%
#4

Zion Turner

UConn · 2022

62%
#5

Owen McCown

Colorado · 2022

60%

Matches Nick on

Yards / attempt
Completion %

Differs from Nick on

Class year (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Weight (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Landry Lyddy

#1

Trey Kukuk

Louisiana Tech · 2025

86%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #842

Final rank
#912
Avg #885.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #842 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2022–2025
7672022
1212023
0.02024
4062025

-47%

Sharp dropoff (-47%) — career inflection point.

Background

UAB (2023-24): Played in two games, against Tulane and Tulsa in 2024...Threw for 20 yards…Appeared in three games…Was 14-of-22 for 121 yards and one touchdown…Louisiana Tech (2022): Appeared in seven games for Louisiana Tech in 2022...Recorded a career-high 264 total yards and a rushing touchdown...

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