Liam Szarka
Liam Szarka
Beats you with his legs when the pocket breaks down. The receipt on tape: 278 pass yds, 139 rush yds against Hawai'i, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air Force | 75 | 120 | 62.5% | 1,294 | 10.8 | 9 | 5 | 169.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 120 | 62.5% | 1,294 | 10.8 | 9 | 5 | 169.5 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air Force | 190 | 922 | 4.9 | 13 | -- |
| Career | 190 | 922 | 4.9 | 13 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 49–13
vs Bucknell
47 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.8 · 7 rush yds (2 car)
Dominant 36-point win at home against Bucknell.
How he plays
Play style
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Air Force
Returning around him
- 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · 2026 recruiting class #136
DNA match
Player DNA
Dual Threat
Dangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Haaziq Daniels’s 2021 season.
Matches Haaziq on
Differs from Haaziq on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Lindsey Scott Jr.’s path through Incarnate Word.
Lindsey Scott Jr.
Matches Lindsey on
Differs from Lindsey on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cardell Williams's freshman season at Tulsa (2023).
Differs from Cardell on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #179
Peaked at #179 this season.
Background
2025 – Played in 10 games, seven starts … DNP vs. New Mexico and Colorado State due to injury … named honorable mention all-MW … led the team in rushing (190 carries, 922 yards, 13 touchdowns), passing (75-120-5-1,294-9) and total offense (310 plays, 2,216 yards, 221.6 avg) … first Falcon since K...