Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Luke Beard
Junior long snapper for Southern Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 218 lb · Ackerman, MS · Choctaw County HS
Returning to Southern Miss for 2026
The story
3 long snapper for Southern Miss. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to Southern Miss in 2025.
Luke Beard
Luke Beard has been at Southern Miss through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 1 tackles against Auburn — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Charles Huff → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Southern Miss7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
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
Luke Beard plays long snapper for Southern Miss.
A long snapper doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Limited sample
Southern Miss has produced 1 All-Conference long snapper.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Long snapper · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 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
Background
2025 (R-So.): Played in all 13 games as the team’s long snapper for both place kicks and punts…Team did not have a blocked kick all season. 2024 (R-Fr., Mississippi State): Did not play in any games…Named First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. 2023 (Fr., Mississippi State): Did not play in any games...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology