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Lucian Anderson III

QB · Bowling Green · So · #3

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

245 PASS YDS · 2 PASS TD · 138 RUSH YDS

2026 TRANSFERTransferred Bowling Green → South Carolina for 2026

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to South Carolina

2025Bowling Green
2026South Carolina

QB · BOWLING GREEN · MID-AMERICAN

Lucian Anderson III

  • 2
  • #3
  • 6-3 | 200 lb
  • Athens, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

34

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 82nd percentile.

Heisman Heat

#2048

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Bowling Green
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionQB
Class2
Jersey3
Measurements6-3 | 200 lb
HometownAthens, GA
Primary teamBowling Green

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination South Carolina 2026
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 16, 2026
Season Move Context
2026 Bowling Green -> South Carolina 3-star | 0.8500 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#2048Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#2402Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Lucian Anderson III

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

50

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 2 mentions
Confidence BELOW-FLOOR

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 2 mentions · belief +0 · "South Carolina lands Bowling Green transfer QB Lucian Anderson III &nbsp;&nbsp; "Own fans
  • Own fans · n=2

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Lucian Anderson III

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 4g
245Pass yards
2Pass TDs
3INT
Per game
61.2Pass yards
0Pass TDs
1INT
Projected (13g)
796.2Pass yards
6Pass TDs
10INT

To hit 3,000-yard season (currently 245): needs 306.1/game over remaining 9.

To hit 4,000-yard season (currently 245): needs 417.2/game over remaining 9.

To hit 25 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 2.6/game over remaining 9.

To hit 30 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 3.1/game over remaining 9.

To hit 35 passing TDs (currently 2): needs 3.7/game over remaining 9.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Lucian Anderson III's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Bowling Green, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #2048 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 29.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Development arc The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 245 2 TD | 3 INT | #215/382 (44th pct)
Completion rate 63.4% 26/41 completions | #155/383 (60th pct)
Yards/attempt 6.0 Explosiveness through the air | #265/382 (31st pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Balanced quarterback against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
26 46th
ATT
41 48th
CMP%
63.4% 60th
Y/A
6.0 31st

Passing Production

YDS
245 44th
TD
2 52nd
INT
3 43rd

Rushing

CAR
30 56th
YDS
138 73rd
YPC
4.6 72nd
TD
1 63rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 4 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 4L 17-40@ Louisville
Wk 5L 20-35@ Ohio
Wk 7W 28-23vs Toledo9/1692215.847.8
Wk 8L 6-27vs Central Michigan17/25153026.19.3Season-high 153 yds
Total26/41245235.928.5
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2023Bowling Green7-6HC: Scot Loeffler · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green264163.4%2456.023115.1----
2023Bowling Green--------------------
Career2 loaded seasons264163.4%2456.023115.1----
SeasonTeam
2025Bowling Green301384.61--
2023Bowling Green8283.51--
Career2 loaded seasons381664.42--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Rush impact 138 1 rush TD | #111/408 (73rd pct)
Usage 29.5% 44.8% pass share | 18.5% rush share | #180/428 (58th pct)
Passing WEPA -- Adjusted value feed still loading
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 245 #215/382 44th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 2 #198/407 52nd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 26 #208/383 46th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 63.4% #155/383 60th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 6.0 #265/382 31st pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 138 #111/408 73rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Usage Role share 29.5% #180/428 58th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 41 #212/407 48th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 3 #234/407 43rd pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 75 #4/391 99th pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 30 #179/408 56th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 4.6 #115/407 72nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 1 #151/408 63rd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 44.8% #192/428 55th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 44.2% #168/428 61st pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 40.3% #183/428 57th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 30.9% #176/428 59th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 24.0% #185/428 57th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 22.2% #192/428 55th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 18.5% #75/428 83rd pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #69/258 74th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 4 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home2g1221.05.91.5
Road2g

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins1g92.02.05.81.0
Losses3g51.00.06.10.7

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-73g30.70.75.80.3
Weeks 8+1g1530.06.12.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

34Below cohort
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (82nd). Concern: pass yards (0th).

Interceptions#23 / 183 · 82nd pct
3pass
Fumbles lost#32 / 174 · 66th pct
1fumb
Completion %#76 / 183 · 58th pct
63.4%pass
Rush yards#86 / 183 · 54th pct
138rush
Rush TDs#123 / 183 · 26th pct
1rush
Yards / att#158 / 183 · 13th pct
6.0pass
Pass TDs#176 / 183 · 3rd pct
2pass
Pass yards#184 / 183 · 0th pct
245pass

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Lucian Anderson IIIBowling GreenNick VattiatoMiddle Tennessee· 65% simRyan BrownePurdue· 60% simDrake LindseyMinnesota· 59% sim
Interceptions
82
III
44
Vattiato
14
Browne
56
Lindsey
Fumbles lost
66
III
66
Vattiato
18
Browne
91
Lindsey
Completion %
58
III
41
Vattiato
29
Browne
56
Lindsey
Rush yards
54
III
27
Vattiato
61
Browne
1
Lindsey
Rush TDs
26
III
39
Vattiato
59
Browne
59
Lindsey
Yards / att
13
III
13
Vattiato
23
Browne
16
Lindsey
Pass TDs
3
III
64
Vattiato
33
Browne
72
Lindsey
Pass yards
0
III
57
Vattiato
56
Browne
61
Lindsey

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Eddie George

Pass share

37.7%

281 pass / 465 run

Plays / game

62.2

12 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

10.9%

265 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Scot Loeffler
Bowling Green
2025
Eddie George
Bowling Green
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownAthens, GA
Height6'3"
Weight200 lb
Class2
PositionQB
Jersey3

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Bowling Green QB2 #2048 #2402 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Mid-American
2023 Bowling Green QB2 #1624 #1467 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Mid-American

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Bowling Green Mid-American QB 2 No. 3 | 6-3 | 200 lb | Athens, GA
2024 Bowling Green Mid-American QB 2 No. 3 | 6-3 | 200 lb | Athens, GA
2023 Bowling Green Mid-American QB 2 No. 3 | 6-3 | 200 lb | Athens, GA