Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 5/8 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | — | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 1/3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 10.7 | -- | |
| Total | 6/11 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 8.6 | — |
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Sawyer Anderson
Sophomore quarterback for Arizona. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Dallas, TX · The Parish Episcopal HS
The numbers
84
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 32 pass yds, 1 INT, 12 rush yds, vs Northern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore quarterback for Arizona. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2025.
Sawyer Anderson
The receipt on tape: 52 pass yds, 16 rush yds against Northern Arizona, Week 1, 2026.
84 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 28 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Dallas Parish Episcopal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arizona
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 82.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 11 | 54.5% | 84 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 82.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 35–7
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA -7.55(11:10) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass intercepted by #16 N.Young-Blackgoat at ARIZ36 #16 N.Young-Blackgoat return 36 yards to the ARIZ00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55 #99 F.Orduno Jr. kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Manship, LS: #45 A.Zubey)
- Week 3 · Northern Illinois · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA -7.47(03:33) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass intercepted by #5 Y.Falke at NIU02 #5 Y.Falke return 35 yards to the NIU37 (#0 W.Yarbrough) PENALTY ARIZ UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#7 S.Anderson) 15 yards from NIU37 to ARIZ48, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.34(08:12) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short middle to #17 I.Mizell caught at NAU46, for 17 yards to the NAU44 (#18 M.Cooks; #27 N.Norwood), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -2.08(11:40) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson sacked for loss of 5 yards to the ARIZ39 (#55 J.Peterson)
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 3&3 · Q4 · EPA +1.71(10:22) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short left to #2 R.Mosley caught at ARIZ37, for 8 yards to the ARIZ40 (#10 N.Eason II), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Northern Illinois · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +1.67(03:33) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete deep left to #2 R.Mosley caught at NIU15, for 32 yards to the NIU15, out of bounds at NIU15, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 2&11 · Q4 · EPA +1.26(09:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 S.Anderson pass complete short left to #2 R.Mosley caught at ARIZ47, for 10 yards to the ARIZ49 (#10 N.Eason II)
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.90(05:16) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush left for 11 yards gain to the ARIZ35 (#18 M.Cooks), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA -0.76(03:58) Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ARIZ44 (#98 B.Kaczmarek)
- Week 1 · Northern Arizona · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.71(07:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 S.Anderson rush right for 8 yards gain to the NAU36 (#12 A.Gibson), out of bounds
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +32 passing yards, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Arizona2-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 42.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 8.6 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
53.6%
105 pass / 91 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,173 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the Big 12 as a sophomore.
Background
Purchase Jersey Arizona 2025 (Freshman) Did not play as a true freshman Redshirted High School A three-star quarterback out of Parish Episcopal School Rated the No. 84 quarterback in Texas All-Time leading passer in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, competing 859-for-1320 passes (65.1%) for…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology