Luke Weaver

#3 · QB · R-Sr. · San José State6′3″ · 210 lb · Manteca, CA · East Union

ZPR4280th of 119 QBs Last gameL 16–21vs New Mexico · Oct 31

Nextvs Northern IllinoisSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET

Started again vs New Mexico, the first start since Wyoming, week 6.

L 16-21 vs New Mexico, Oct 31: 16 of 23 for 190 yards, 2 interceptions · 8 carries for -22 yards.

San José State’s next game: vs Northern Illinois, Sat Nov 7, 4:00 p.m. ET

San José State has lost three straight in the games played. A balanced passer.

Weakest: an interception on 3.7% of throws, 25th highest of 158 starters.

Plays most like Curtis, Vanderbilt.

Passing yards

1,810

154 of 242, 64%

TD–INT

11–8

7.5 per throw

NCAA rating

134.9

75th of 119

ZPR

80th of 119

How ZPR works

Solid or better in 5 of 7 graded games.

Best by our grade: New Mexico. Lowest: Fresno State, with 4 interceptions and sacked 5 times. Biggest game: at USC, No. 14. Best play: Completion for 40 yards, touchdown, at Eastern Michigan, Q4 11:19. Win chance 29% to 57%. Costliest play: Fumble, at Eastern Michigan, Q3 0:53. Win chance 53% to 24%.

Tap a game for its plays

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at USC

L 26–42·Ranked #14

Solid

234 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · Rush 8 for 42, 1 TD · Sacked 0

WAY TO GO LUKE WEAVER! TOUCHDOWN!!!
San José State fan

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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at Eastern Michigan

W 27–21·Unranked

Solid

316 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT · Rush 10 for 10 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 1

Biggest swing: a Q4 completion added 35 points of win chance. It flipped the game for the team: 31% to 66%.

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Cal Poly

W 30–20·FCS

Shaky

238 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT · Rush 10 for 44 · Lost a fumble · Sacked 0

Rough game for Weaver.
San José State fan

Biggest swing: a Q2 completion added 24 points of win chance. Win chance: 54% to 79%.

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Fresno State

L 10–26·Unranked

Shaky

Strong start, faded late · 244 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT · Rush 11 for -9 · Interceptions cost about 40 points of win chance · Sacked 5

How has Luke Weaver not been benched? You can't win games when you throw 4 picks?
San José State fan

Biggest swing: a Q4 completion added 26 points of win chance. Win chance: 17% to 43%.

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at Hawai'i

W 20–16·Unranked

Solid

246 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · Rush 4 for -10 · Sacked 2

Biggest swing: a Q2 completion added 22 points of win chance. Win chance: 56% to 78%.

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Wyoming

L 13–16·Unranked

Solid

251 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT · Rush 9 for -3 · A second-quarter interception took the team's chance of winning from 78% to 51% · Sacked 4

Biggest swing: a Q2 interception cost the team 27 points of win chance. Win chance: 78% to 51%.

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at UTEP

W 24–11·Unranked

Did not play

at Nevada

L 13–28·Unranked

Came on in Q4

Came on in the fourth quarter for Robert McDaniel · 91 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 2 for 6 · Sacked 0

None of the quarterback’s own plays moved the team's chance of winning by more than a few points.

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New Mexico

L 16–21·Unranked

Solid

190 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · Rush 8 for -22 · A fourth-quarter interception took the team's chance of winning from 27% to 0% · Sacked 3

Biggest swing: a Q4 interception cost the team 27 points of win chance. Win chance: 27% to 0%.

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Season

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How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Balanced

Why this word

Runs4.8 a gameRarelyA lot

Throws9.8 yards past the lineShortDeep

Completes62% by play-by-playFewerMore

Takes sacks6% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws at a middling depth and runs some. 4.8 carries a game. Closest matches: Curtis, Roberson ’25, Becht ’25, Roggow.

Where the throws go

Behind the line10%typical 17%

Short53%typical 47%

Middle23%typical 22%

Deep15%typical 14%

Runs 4.8 times a game; 58% of starters run less.

Closest in style

Nearer the middle means more alike.

Curtis Vanderbilt · Mobile passer
1,489 yards, 8 TD, 8 INT so far. Both throw interceptions.
Roberson ’25 Buffalo 2025 · Vertical passer
2,520 yards, 17 TD, 12 INT. Both rarely throw behind the line and throw deep.
Becht ’25 Iowa State 2025 · Balanced
2,565 yards, 16 TD, 9 INT. Both rarely throw behind the line.
Roggow Akron · Balanced
1,343 yards, 7 TD, 10 INT so far. Both throw interceptions and throw deep.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

RecordSan José State is 4-5.
Fans after New Mexico
Didn't expect to be this close but I'm here for the Luke Weaver redemption arc!
San José State fan

What’s being said

6 stories in the last 60 days, from 11 outlets.

Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Ex-Hawaii quarterback Luke Weaver leads San Jose State to 20-16 win over his former team

Santa Cruz Sentinel +2 Oct 4

All 12 stories this season

Worth knowing

Luke Weaver spent one season at Hawai'i before this one.

His most important play this season

Q4, 11:19 · San José State down 4, takes the leadLuke Weaver finds Cooper Hoch for a 40-yard touchdownSan José State at Eastern Michigan, week 1Q4, 11:19 · San José State 24, Eastern Michigan 21▲28%San José State’s chance to win, 29% to 57%▲28%San José State’s chance to win, 29% to 57%L.Weaver pass complete deep middle to C.Hoch caught at EMU16, for 40 yards to the EMU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play

All 3 of his plays on video

Luke Weaver

QB · San José State · #3

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Luke Weaver takes over from Walker Eget at San José State.

1,810passing yards11passing TD96rushing yards

Passing value per play

+0.29

our model · 2026 · 198 plays

Read the story so far

Luke Weaver arrived as a 3-star prospect, the No.123 recruit nationally. Luke Weaver lines up at QB for San José State.

On the field, the headline is 1,810 pass yds, with 11 pass td.

Luke Weaver inherited the QB job from Walker Eget (3-star).

The number to watch: +0.29 — passing value per play.

QB successionleap of faith

Inherited fromWalker Eget 3★

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	San José State	154	242	63.6%	1,810	7.5	11	8	134.9	42
2025	Hawai'i	63	105	60.0%	628	6.0	6	3	123.4	26
Career		217	347	62.5%	2,438	7.0	17	11	131.4	37

Season	Team
2026	San José State	62	58	0.9	1	12
2025	Hawai'i	27	73	2.7	0	13
Career		89	131	1.5	1	13

Last game (Wk 9): 190 passing yards, 2 interceptions.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	Grade	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	SK	RUSH	Note
Wk 1	L 26-42@ No. 14 USC	Solid	21/32	234	2	0	7.3	94.8	0	42	3 TD passes
Wk 1	W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan	Solid	23/39	316	3	1	8.1	59.4	1	10	3 TD passes
Wk 2	W 30-20vs Cal Poly	Shaky	22/34	238	3	0	7.0	26.0	0	44	3 TD passes
Wk 3	L 10-26vs Fresno State	Shaky	21/38	244	1	4	6.4	14.8	5	-9	4 INTs — rough day
Wk 5	W 20-16@ Hawai'i	Solid	19/28	246	2	0	8.8	61.4	2	-10
Wk 6	L 13-16vs Wyoming	Solid	26/38	251	0	1	6.6	20.7	4	-3
Wk 8	L 13-28@ Nevada	Came on in Q4	6/10	91	0	0	9.1	40.3	0	6
Wk 9	L 16-21vs New Mexico	Solid	16/23	190	0	2	8.3	10.4	3	-22
Total			154/242	1810	11	8	7.5	—	15	58

The latest game

Oct. 31 · L 16-21 vs New Mexico, play by play

16 of 23 for 190 yards and 2 interceptions. San José State’s last drive ended with his pass intercepted, down 21-16. Two drives ended on his fourth-down plays: a run that came up short and an incompletion.

3 of 10 of his drives scored
4 of 13 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 3 times
4 runs for 6 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
FG—
Second quarterbegan up 3-0
Punt1 of 1, 5 yds
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
FG2 of 2, 34 yds
FG1 of 1, 9 yds
Third quarterbegan down 14-9
Punt3 of 4, 28 yds
Downs5 of 6, 47 yds1
Fourth quarterbegan down 21-9
Int1 of 2, 7 yds2
Downs2 of 4, 21 yds
Int1 of 2, 39 yds34
FinalL 16-21

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
2-yard loss on 4th and 1. Third quarter, down 21-9. Turnover on downs.
2
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 21-16. Picked off by New Mexico’s Jayden Flaker.
3
39-yard completion to Anthony Ivey. Fourth quarter, down 21-16.
4
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 21-16. Picked off by New Mexico’s Austin Brawley.

The season, game by game

L 16-21 vs New MexicoOct. 31190 yds16 of 23, 2 INTPlay by play just above

L 13-28 at NevadaOct. 2491 yds6 of 10

Play by playOn the field

6 of 10 for 91 yards. He was 1 of 3 on third and fourth down.

2 of 3 of his drives scored
1 of 3 on 3rd and 4th down
2 runs for 6 yds

Fourth quarterbegan down 14-3
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds
TD1 of 1, 47 yds1
FG5 of 7, 44 yds
FinalL 13-28

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
47-yard completion to Dominique McKenzie. Fourth quarter, down 21-3.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

6 more games, with the play by play

L 13-16 vs WyomingOct. 9251 yds26 of 38, 1 INTBox score only

26 of 38 for 251 yards and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

W 20-16 at Hawai'iOct. 3246 yds19 of 28, 2 TDBox score only

19 of 28 for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 10-26 vs Fresno StateSept. 19244 yds21 of 38, 1 TD, 4 INT

Play by playOn the field

21 of 38 for 244 yards, a touchdown and 4 interceptions. Two drives ended on his fourth-down plays: a completion short of the line and a completion short of the line.

2 of 15 of his drives scored
5 of 15 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked 5 times
6 runs for 12 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
FG2 of 2, 26 yds
Punt1 of 2, 7 yds
Second quarterbegan up 3-0
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Punt1 of 2, 5 yds
Punt1 of 2, 46 yds
Punt0 of 1, 0 yds
Int3 of 4, 44 yds1
Third quarterbegan down 6-3
Punt—
Punt2 of 5, 30 yds
Int0 of 1, 0 yds2
TD6 of 7, 56 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 13-3
Int0 of 1, 0 yds3
Int1 of 2, 1 yds4
Downs2 of 5, 14 yds
Downs2 of 3, 15 yds
FinalL 10-26

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 6-3. Picked off by Fresno State’s Ethan Tierney.
2
Intercepted. Third quarter, down 13-3. Picked off by Fresno State’s Ethan Tierney.
3
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 16-10. Picked off by Fresno State’s Kiontre Harris.
4
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 16-10. Picked off by Fresno State’s Simeon Harris.

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 30-20 vs Cal PolySept. 12238 yds22 of 34, 3 TD

Play by playOn the field

22 of 34 for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns. He ran 10 times for 44 yards, after 35 runs in his other 7 games combined.

6 of 11 of his drives scored
4 of 12 on 3rd and 4th down
10 runs for 44 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Fumble—1
Punt2 of 3, 13 yds2
Missed FG3 of 5, 43 yds3
Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
TD3 of 3, 53 yds
FG2 of 3, 14 yds
FG3 of 7, 16 yds
Third quarterbegan up 13-6
Missed FG2 of 3, 21 yds
TD4 of 6, 27 yds
Fourth quarterbegan up 20-13
FG0 of 1, 0 yds
TD2 of 2, 46 yds4
Punt1 of 1, 5 yds
FinalW 30-20

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
4-yard run on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2
1-yard run on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3
Incomplete to Cooper Hoch on 3rd and 10. First quarter, tied 0-0.
4
41-yard touchdown pass to Carson Clark. Fourth quarter, made it 30-20.

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a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

W 27-21 at Eastern MichiganSept. 4316 yds23 of 39, 3 TD, 1 INTBox score only

23 of 39 for 316 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception.

Not drawn: the play-by-play doesn’t add up to the box score.

L 26-42 at USCAug. 29234 yds21 of 32, 2 TD

Play by playOn the field

21 of 32 for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was 4 of 10 on third and fourth down.

4 of 9 of his drives scored
4 of 10 on 3rd and 4th down
sacked once
7 runs for 43 yds

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
Punt1 of 2, 7 yds1
Punt0 of 2, 0 yds2
Second quarterbegan down 7-0
Downs5 of 5, 34 yds
Punt2 of 4, 22 yds
Third quarterbegan down 28-0
Punt2 of 2, 7 yds
FG2 of 4, 49 yds3
TD5 of 5, 68 yds
Fourth quarterbegan down 35-3
TD3 of 6, 34 yds
TD1 of 2, 13 yds4
FinalL 26-42

a drive that ended in a touchdown or a field goala drive he didn’t playa completion, by its yardshis runincompleteinterceptedsacked, by the yards lost

completea touchdownincompleteinterceptedhis runsacked

1
No gain on 3rd and 3. First quarter, down 7-0.
2
Incomplete to Cooper Hoch on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-0. Broken up by USC’s L. Wafle.
3
42-yard completion to Carson Clark. Third quarter, down 28-0.
4
7-yard touchdown run. Fourth quarter, cut it to 42-26. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“WAY TO GO LUKE WEAVER! TOUCHDOWN!!!”San José State fan, r/CFB game thread

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leftmiddlerightno spot

a completionincompleteinterceptedsacked, below the line

Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.

Highs and lows

Only games with 20 or more plays count for best and lowest.
Best by our grade	New Mexico	L 16-21 · Graded solid · 190 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT · Rush 8 for -22 · A fourth-quarter interception took the team's chance of winning from 27% to 0% · Sacked 3
Lowest by our grade	Fresno State	L 10-26 · Graded shaky · Strong start, faded late · 244 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT · Rush 11 for -9 · Interceptions cost about 40 points of win chance · Sacked 5
Biggest game	at USC	No. 14 at kickoff · L 26-42 · Graded solid · 234 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT · Rush 8 for 42, 1 TD · Sacked 0
Best play	at Eastern Michigan	Completion for 40 yards, touchdown, Q4 11:19 · Win chance 29% to 57%
Costliest play	at Eastern Michigan	Fumble, Q3 0:53 · Win chance 53% to 24%

Where he ranks

2nd among Mountain West quarterbacks in passing yards. Tied for 2nd among Mountain West quarterbacks in completion percentage.

Stat	His	Nation	Mountain West
Passing yards	1,810	40th of 370	2nd of 26
Yards an attempt	7.5	T-73rd of 152	T-3rd of 8
Touchdown passes	11	T-56th of 370	3rd of 26
Passer rating	134.9	87th of 152	4th of 8
Completion percentage	63.6	T-71st of 152	T-2nd of 8
Rushing yards	58	T-142nd of 370	12th of 26
Rushing touchdowns	1	T-117th of 370	T-9th of 26

Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.

All Mountain West quarterbacks

Rk	Quarterback	Yards	TD	INT	Att	Y/A
1	Micah Alejado	2,186	9	6	337	6.5
2	Luke Weaver	1,810	11	8	242	7.5
3	Nathan Hayes	1,710	13	8	228	7.5
4	Jackson Arnold	1,660	13	4	212	7.8
5	Taron Dickens	1,617	8	6	247	6.5
6	Toa Faavae	888	5	7	101	8.8
7	EJ Colson	687	7	5	99	6.9
8	Carter Jones	654	3	2	89	7.3
9	AJ Bianco	397	2	3	71	5.6
10	Liam Szarka	296	1	4	38	7.8
11	Luke Duncan	265	2	5	55	4.8
12	Luke Moga	248	3	0	38	6.5
13	Daniel Rolovich	193	1	0	26	7.4
14	Evan Medders	92	2	0	14	6.6
15	Robert McDaniel	48	0	0	13	3.7
16	Trey Drake	35	0	0	4	8.8
17	Brady Davidson	27	0	0	6	4.5
18	Braesen Leon	22	0	0	1	22.0
19	Jalen Macon	20	0	1	13	1.5
20	Josh Johnson	20	0	0	4	5.0
21	Bjorn Jurgensen	13	0	0	8	1.6
22	Alex Orji	9	0	1	5	1.8
23	Preston Brown	4	0	0	4	1.0
24	Reeve Slone	4	0	2	4	1.0
25	James Laubstein	0	0	0	1	0.0
26	Kemper Hodges	0	0	0	2	0.0

Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.

Passing yards1,8102nd in the Mountain West this season.

Touchdown passes113rd in the Mountain West this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Pass targets

Clark and McClure saw 109 of the 243 charted throws.

Receiver	Targets	Catches	Yards	Throw depth	After catch
Carson Clark	65	47	524	10.3	2.4
Jerry McClure	44	29	256	8.0	3.3
Cooper Hoch	33	23	338	12.5	3.8
Anthony Ivey	24	12	229	12.7	2.8
Jordan Anderson	17	13	130	9.0	1.5
6 others	48	30	333	5.5	6.2
No receiver charted	12	All eight interceptions are among these

Play by play: 243 passes, 154 caught, 1,810 yards; the box score counts 242 attempts. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

154/242 (63.6%) · 11 TD · 8 INT

All 242 box-score attempts covered (play-by-play lists 243 passing plays)

242 of 243 attempts charted for true throw depth

Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 243 passing plays (154 completions) against the box score's 242 attempts (154 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.

Adjusted ANY/A

6.13113 of 185 QBs

Sack rate

6.2%120 of 185 QBs

Sacked on 6.2% of dropbacks (120 of 185) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (113 of 185).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

9% of attempts (22)

77%comp

Air -3.7 · YAC 10.5 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

53% of attempts (128)

70%comp

Air 4.7 · YAC 2.5 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

23% of attempts (56)

55%comp3 INT

Air 13.1 · YAC 2.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

15% of attempts (36)

47%comp5 INT

Air 31.6 · YAC 4.2 avg

Overall 63.6% completion on 242 attempts · 47% completion on 36 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Situational

Is he a different quarterback when it matters

Each situation vs his own 2026 baseline

No situation moves him more than 29 percentile points from his baseline.

BaselineThis situation

Down 1

-9 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 4/85 (4.7%) · league sack rate 4.5%

Down 2

-15 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 6/80 (7.5%) · league sack rate 5.0%

Down 3+

+29 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 5/67 (7.5%) · league sack rate 8.3%

Deltas are vs. this player’s own season baseline, never a league average. League sack rate by down is shown as context because sack attribution isn’t incompletion-denominated.

Teams and coaches

2025Hawai'i9-4HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

2026San José State4-5HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 42 (#93 of 145). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

42Rotational starter #93 of 145?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: interception rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#47 / 157 · 70th pct

45.3%

EPA / dropback#61 / 157 · 61st pct

0.22

Explosive rate#97 / 157 · 39th pct

9.5%

Sack rate#102 / 157 · 35th pct

6.2%

Interception rate#129 / 157 · 18th pct

3.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Pass yards#41 / 159 · 75th pct

1810

Pass TDs#57 / 159 · 60th pct

Completion %#74 / 159 · 53rd pct

63.6%

Yards / att#76 / 159 · 51st pct

7.5

Rush yards#102 / 159 · 36th pct

Fumbles lost#80 / 142 · 32nd pct

Rush TDs#98 / 159 · 30th pct

Interceptions#149 / 159 · 4th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

18th → 61st percentile

Success rate

29th → 70th percentile

Explosive rate

29th → 39th percentile

Sack rate

41st → 35th percentile

Interception rate

30th → 18th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Zeitgeist Passer Rating

2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.

After 232 dropbacks

42Zeitgeist Passer Rating80th of 119 FBS QBs

NCAA passer rating 134.9 75th of 119 FBS QBs

Positive-play rate weight 24%

47.1%51st pct of FBS QBs

share of dropbacks that gained expected points · -2.1% schedule adj.

Yards per attempt weight 56%

7.2136th pct of FBS QBs

sacks excluded · -0.2 schedule adj.

Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)

6.9%28th pct of FBS QBs

the input passer rating cannot see · +0.5% schedule adj.

Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (22 of 254 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. How ZPR is built.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home4g	231	1.0	7.1	1.8
Road4g	222	1.8	8.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	255	1.8	7.4	1.0
Weeks 8+2g	140	0.0	8.7	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ken Niumatalolo

Pass share

48.8%

282 pass / 296 run

Plays / game

64.2

9 games

Scheme: Balanced.

San José State’s quarterbacks

Luke Weaver	Threw in 8 of 9 games · 154 of 242, 1,810 yds, 11 TD, 8 INT · 7.5 yards an attempt on 242 attempts · ran for 58 yds, 1 TD
Daniel Rolovich	Threw in 2 of 9 games · 12 of 26, 193 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · 7.4 yards an attempt on 26 attempts · ran for 37 yds, 0 TD
Robert McDaniel	Threw in 1 of 9 games · 6 of 13, 48 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 3.7 yards an attempt on 13 attempts · ran for -13 yds, 0 TD

Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Luke Weaver. Gray: Daniel Rolovich, Robert McDaniel. From the play by play.

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Awards

Player standing · 2026

Impact starter

242 pass attempts and 62 carries in 8 games, about as many passes and runs a game as a typical FBS quarterback who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

42 · #93 of 145 QBs

Three-star recruit. Now #93 at the position.

Luke Weaver

Style of play

This week

What’s being said

Worth knowing

His most important play this season

In the news in the last 60 days

What they’re talking about

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What was said at each stop

In the news across his career

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Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Highs and lows

Where he ranks

Pass targets

Passing profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

San José State’s quarterbacks

Who threw, quarter by quarter

Awards

Impact starter

Two seasons, two schools

Moves

2025 5 games

2026 8 games