Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 15/21 | 189 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 16/22 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 | — | Season-high 212 yds |
| Total | 31/43 | 401 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 | — |
#7
Lunch Winfield
Junior quarterback for Louisiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Lutcher, LA · Lutcher
CFB Index 48 · #74 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceReturning to Louisiana for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
401
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 2 INT · 9.3 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 13 car · 129 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 212 pass yds, 1 TD, 91 rush yds, at USC
The play that turned itSwung Louisiana from 21% to 64% to win.Marshall at Louisiana · 54-51
His career numbers, season by seasonLunch Winfield
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Fourth year in the Louisiana quarterback room, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 212 pass yds, 91 rush yds against USC, Week 2, 2026.
401 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · 175 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisiana
Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 23-19 over that span.
2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rush yards (100th percentile). Strength: rush tds (96th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 200 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 9.3 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #7 of 15 Sun Belt QBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–7
vs Lamar
189 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 84 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
With M. Golding — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 44 LONG · T. Sterner — 31 LONG · 100 PCT · 8 PTS
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · USC · 2&24 · Q2 · EPA +4.54(09:48) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete short middle to #83 B.Chappell caught at USC24, for 37 yards to the USC01 (#9 K.Urlacher), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · USC · 2&13 · Q4 · EPA +3.76(11:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Winfield rush left for 32 yards gain to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:27, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · USC · 3&14 · Q4 · EPA +2.99(06:08) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete short middle to #10 R.Babineaux caught at UL17, for 24 yards to the UL45 (#34 J.Crowder), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lamar · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.92(00:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Winfield rush right for 22 yards gain to the LU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:31, 1ST DOWN #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
- Week 2 · USC · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.76(08:29) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield rush left for 10 yards gain to the USC43 (#8 D.Stephens II; #45 J.Winfield), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY USC Face Mask (#15 J.Walker) 15 yards from USC43 to USC28, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Lamar · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA -2.56(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass intercepted by #11 B.McDonald at LU39, End Of Play
- Week 2 · USC · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55(02:45) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete short left to #10 R.Babineaux caught at USC00, for 14 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:38, 1ST DOWN #95 T.Sterner kick attempt good (H: #49 M.Golding, LS: #54 C.Kraft)
- Week 2 · USC · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.53(14:19) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete short left to #44 T.Gawlik caught at UL44, for 29 yards to the USC46 (#6 C.Pierce), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · USC · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +2.26(04:29) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield rush right for 28 yards gain to the USC25 (#19 B.Lockhart), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · USC · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.25(09:44) Shotgun #7 L.Winfield pass complete short right to #10 R.Babineaux caught at UL34, for 27 yards to the UL46 (#15 J.Walker), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Spencer Sanders’s 2022 season.
Matches Spencer on
TD rate
Differs from Spencer on
Rush usage (higher)
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Hajj-Malik Williams’s path through UNLV.
99%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Hajj-Malik on
Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cooper Legas's junior season at Utah State (2022).
64%match
Matches Cooper on
Yards / attempt
Differs from Cooper on
Class year (lower)
INT rate (lower)
Rush usage (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Lunch Winfield
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #209
Peaked at #209 this season.
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Took over the starting quarterback role midway through the season, finishing with a team-best 1,555 yards passing and 11 TDs in the air, plus 667 yards and a team-best 9 TDs on the ground … played sparingly in three of four non-conference games before getting his most si...
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