#2

Lunch Winfield

QB · Louisiana · R-Jr. · #2

Returning to Louisiana for 2026
R-Jr. · Lutcher, La. → Lutcher
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Lunch Winfield

QB · Louisiana · So · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

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

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
2024
2025

Played his entire career under Michael Desormeaux.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Louisiana12721658.8%1,5557.2117129.6----
2024Louisiana1250.0%63.00075.2----
2023Louisiana--------------------
Career12821858.7%1,5617.2117129.1----
SeasonTeam
2025Louisiana1526674.49--
2024Louisiana5193.80--
2023Louisiana5193.80--
Career1627054.49--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 34–10

vs McNeese

2 rush yds (3 car)

Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.

How he plays

Play style

Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Louisiana

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · Louisiana

Returning around him

  • 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (5 in / 7 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #90

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.

Oklahoma State · 2022

All-Big 12
#2

Cooper Legas

Utah State · 2022

66%
#3

Brennan Armstrong

NC State · 2023

66%
#4

Malik Willis

Liberty · 2021

66%
#5

Jase Bauer

Central Michigan · 2023

65%

Matches Spencer on

TD rate

Differs from Spencer on

Rush usage (higher)
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Hajj-Malik Williams’s path through UNLV.

UNLV · 2024

All-Mountain West
#2

TJ Lateef

Nebraska · 2025

94%
#3

Dennis Grosel

Boston College · 2021

88%
#4

Kyron Drones

Virginia Tech · 2025

87%
#5

Elijah Brown

Stanford · 2025

87%

Matches Hajj-Malik on

Height
Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cooper Legas's sophomore season at Utah State (2022).

Cooper Legas

64%match

Utah State · 2022

#2

Malik Willis

Liberty · 2021

61%
#3

Tucker Kilcrease

Troy · 2025

59%
#4

Jordan Travis

Florida State · 2021

All-ACCNFL Rd 5
58%
#5

Chase Garbers

California · 2021

58%

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

#1
99%
#2

TJ Lateef

Nebraska · 2025

94%
#3

Dennis Grosel

Boston College · 2021

88%
#4

Kyron Drones

Virginia Tech · 2023

87%
#5

Elijah Brown

Stanford · 2025

87%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #40

Final rank
#506
Avg #331.7
Finalist prob 5%

Peaked at #40 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2024–2025
6.02024
1,5552025

+25817%

Up 25817% from first season to most-recent.

Background

2024 (Redshirt Freshman) Injured early in fall camp and missed the regular season … made lone appearance against TCU (12/28) in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl … was 1-for-2 for six yards while rushing five times for 19 yards. 2023 (Freshman) Worked his way up the depth chart due to injuries and appea...

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