Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 2/2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | — | Season-high 46 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 4/6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | — | |
| Total | 6/8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | — |
#18
Landry Lyddy
Senior quarterback for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 208 lb · Stonewall, LA · Calvary Baptist Academy
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
71
passing yards · 2026
0 INT · 8.9 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 46 pass yds, vs Alcorn State
Swing playSwung Southern Miss from 56% to 79% to win.Southern Miss at Arkansas State · 27-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2022.
- Transferred from UAB to Southern Miss in 2025.
Landry Lyddy
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Sonny Cumbie, Trent Dilfer, Charles Huff and Blake Anderson. The receipt: 46 pass yds against Alcorn State — Week 1, 2026.
71 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · -10 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20227 games
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Calvary Baptist Academy
20233 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20254 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022–2023
Southern Miss
2024era →
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Played under 4 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Charles Huff, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 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
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (92nd percentile). Strength: completion % (92nd 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: 35.5 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 13.6 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 6 | 8 | 75.0% | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 149.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 34 | 52 | 65.4% | 406 | 7.8 | 2 | 3 | 132.1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 14 | 22 | 63.6% | 121 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 97.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 82 | 126 | 65.1% | 767 | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 117.7 | 36 | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 213 | 64.3% | 1,365 | 6.4 | 6 | 10 | 118.1 | 36 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 3 | -20 | -6.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 8 | 0.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
46 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 90% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +10 net (38 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 #94 · 2026 recruiting class #108
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.
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.
Matches Trey on
Completion %
Yards per attempt
Height
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Vattiato's freshman season at Middle Tennessee (2021).
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
Background
2025 (R-Jr.): Played in six games and started once against Texas State (11/15)…Threw for 406 yards on 34-of-52 passes with two touchdowns and three interceptions…Ran for a seven-yard score and threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Metcalf off the bench at Arkansas State (11/8), appearing in ju...
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