Skyler Locklear packed up and started over at Missouri State, and the new tape already reads 597 team passing yards leader.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Clayton, NC · Cleveland High
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
passing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 258 pass yds, 1 TD, 6 rush yds, vs Lindenwood
The play that turned itSwung UTEP from 11% to 96% to win.New Mexico State at UTEP · 34-31
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior quarterback for Missouri State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Skyler Locklear
Skyler Locklear arrives at Missouri State with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER
597
Team leader in passing yards (597).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri State
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 44 | 65 | 67.7% | 597 | 9.2 | 3 | 1 | 157.0 | 64 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 117 | 211 | 55.5% | 1,418 | 6.7 | 13 | 11 | 121.8 | 12 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UTEP | 149 | 236 | 63.1% | 1,591 | 6.7 | 10 | 6 | 128.7 | 36 | -- | -- |
| Career | 310 | 512 | 60.5% | 3,606 | 7.0 | 26 | 18 | 129.4 | 31 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 103 | 396 | 3.8 | 8 | -- |
| 2024 | UTEP | 80 | 237 | 3.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 199 | 692 | 3.5 | 10 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 8/17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 17/20 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 12.9 | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 19/28 | 309 | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 55.9 | Season-high 309 yds |
| Total | 44/65 | 597 | 3 | 1 | 8.6 | 55.9 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. McDonald — 41 yards per punt · 1 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +309 passing yards, +2 passing TD, +1 interception.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / att (84th percentile). Concern: pass yards (5th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
8.9934 of 126 QBsSack rate
3.0%34 of 126 QBsRarely sacked (34 of 126 QBs) and still 34 of 126 in Adjusted ANY/A.
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
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 67.7% completion on 65 attempts · 62% completion on 13 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Zeitgeist Passer Rating
2026 · our own passing-efficiency number, shown next to the 1979 formula it does not replace.
Thin sample: 57 dropbacks64Zeitgeist Passer Ratingnot ranked until 125 dropbacks
--NCAA passer ratingno box-score line yet
Positive-play rate weight 24%
47.9%68th pct of FBS QBsshare of dropbacks that gained expected points · -3.0% schedule adj.Yards per attempt weight 56%
8.6494th pct of FBS QBssacks excluded · -0.8 schedule adj.Sack rate weight 21% (penalty)
0.2%99th pct of FBS QBsthe input passer rating cannot see · +0.2% schedule adj.Opponent-adjusted; garbage time excluded (10 of 67 dropbacks dropped). 50 = FBS average; the number is pulled toward 50 when the sample is thin. Scaled against the 2025 FBS population until enough 2026 QBs qualify. How ZPR is built.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 284 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 30.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 199 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
39.4%
71 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
60.0
3 games
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Play style
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jiya Wright’s 2023 season.
Matches Jiya on
Differs from Jiya on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to McCae Hillstead’s path through Utah State.
Matches McCae on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Thomas Castellanos's sophomore season at Boston College (2023).
Differs from Thomas on
Player DNA
Honors Manning Award Star of Week: 11/9/24 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award: 11/9/24; 10/21/25 (hm) Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week: 11/9/24 ESPN Gameday Recap Helmet Sticker: 11/9/24 MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2026 UTEP 2025: Played in 9 games, starting the last 7…