Sun Belt ConferenceShort-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/18Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (5.6%).
No starts in Louisiana Tech’s last 4 games.
Blake Baker started Louisiana Tech’s last game, W 35-20 at South Alabama, Oct 31.
Louisiana Tech’s next game: at Troy, Sat Nov 7, 4:00 p.m. ET
- touchdown
Louisiana · W 32-31
No pass attempts.
South Alabama · W 35-20
27 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 78 yards. This one was 51 below.
Kukuk has pass attempts in 7 of Louisiana Tech’s 8 games: none against Louisiana.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
This week
- RecordLouisiana Tech is 6-2.
His most important play this season
Trey Kukuk
Second year in the Louisiana Tech quarterback room. One game to point at: 223 passing yards and 75 rushing yards against Baylor — Week 3, 2026.
494 passing yards · 4 passing TD · 209 rushing yards
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Extends plays on the move until something opens up.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
The latest game
Against South Alabama on Oct. 31: 1 of 1 for 27 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 50 of 76 for 494 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 35-20 at South Alabama1 of 1, 27 yds, 1 TD
- W 26-0 vs Old Dominion1 of 1, -1 yds
- W 24-0 at UL Monroe0 of 1, 0 yds
- W 31-29 vs Army16 of 22, 185 yds
- L 19-36 at Baylor25 of 44, 223 yds, 1 TD
- L 14-45 at LSU3 of 3, 15 yds
- W 80-6 vs Northwestern State4 of 4, 45 yds, 2 TD
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
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 50 | 76 | 65.8% | 494 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | 132.5 | 47 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 67 | 106 | 63.2% | 644 | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 116.0 | 33 |
| Career | 117 | 182 | 64.3% | 1,138 | 6.3 | 7 | 6 | 122.9 | 38 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 43 | 209 | 4.9 | 2 | 20 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 98 | 609 | 6.2 | 5 | 58 |
| Career | 141 | 818 | 5.8 | 7 | 58 |
Last game (Wk 9): 27 passing yards, 1 passing TD.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | Came on at half | 4/4 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 11.3 | — | — | 50 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 8 LSU | 3/3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 66.9 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | Shaky | 25/44 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 71.6 | 0 | 75 | Season-high 223 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Army | Solid | 16/22 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 29.2 | 0 | 40 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0@ UL Monroe | Left in Q1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | -- | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-0vs Old Dominion | Came on in Q4 | 1/1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | -- | — | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-20@ South Alabama | Left in Q2 | 1/1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | -- | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 50/76 | 494 | 4 | 2 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 209 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 80-6
50 rush yds (5 car) · 45 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 3 rec · 133 yds · 1 TD · 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Baylor · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −4.26T.Kukuk rush right for 0 yards (T.Thomas; T.Barnes), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 8 · Old Dominion · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −4.20T.Kukuk rush middle for 1 yard loss (L.Struck; K.Naotala), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 3 · Baylor · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Kukuk to Mickens: a 31-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Northwestern State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Kukuk to Watkins: a 35-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 1 · Northwestern State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Kukuk to Latulas: a 6-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 3 · Baylor · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.81T.Kukuk rush left for 14 yards gain (T.Turner), out of bounds
4 more plays
- Week 3 · Baylor · 4th and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Kukuk to Shettron: a 14-yard pass.
- Week 9 · South Alabama · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Kukuk to Mickens: a 27-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 5 · Army · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.61T.Kukuk rush left for 7 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 3 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.60Kukuk to Finley: a 19-yard touchdown pass.
Where he ranks
| Stat | His | Nation | Sun Belt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 494 | 157th of 370 | 17th of 38 |
| Yards an attempt | 6.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Touchdown passes | 4 | T-134th of 370 | T-15th of 38 |
| Passer rating | 132.5 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Completion percentage | 65.8 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Rushing yards | 209 | 57th of 370 | 10th of 38 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | T-71st of 370 | T-5th of 38 |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game. He has 76 attempts of the 80 needed after 8 games, so the rates are not ranked.
All Sun Belt quarterbacks
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Owens | 1,940 | 11 | 6 | 233 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Deuce Bailey | 1,935 | 19 | 6 | 236 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Max Johnson | 1,928 | 11 | 2 | 279 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Malachi Singleton | 1,915 | 9 | 4 | 237 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Camden Coleman | 1,743 | 16 | 4 | 238 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Lunch Winfield | 1,457 | 6 | 5 | 196 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Cameran Brown | 1,356 | 14 | 5 | 166 | 8.2 |
| 8 | Blake Baker | 1,327 | 13 | 1 | 149 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Landry Lyddy | 1,326 | 8 | 4 | 201 | 6.6 |
| 10 | Aidan Armenta | 1,316 | 9 | 3 | 187 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Jared Hollins | 1,195 | 9 | 4 | 156 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Will Crowder | 1,162 | 9 | 5 | 183 | 6.3 |
| 13 | Carlos Del Rio-Wilson | 1,080 | 6 | 5 | 148 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Quinn Henicle | 648 | 4 | 4 | 98 | 6.6 |
| 15 | Zion Turner | 608 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 6.6 |
| 16 | Jaxon Potter | 495 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 6.0 |
| 17 | Trey Kukuk | 494 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 6.5 |
| 18 | Ayden Pereira | 463 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 6.3 |
| 19 | Bishop Davenport | 450 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Ethan Hampton | 419 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 5.6 |
| 21 | Ryan Huff | 394 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 6.4 |
| 22 | JC Evans | 370 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10.3 |
| 23 | Austin Carlisle | 360 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 5.4 |
| 24 | Turner Helton | 275 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Tucker Kilcrease | 252 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Henry Hasselbeck | 172 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6.6 |
| 27 | Khalil Wilkins | 122 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8.7 |
| 28 | Arrington Maiden | 111 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13.9 |
| 29 | Daniel Beale | 90 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Weston Bryan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 31 | Gavin Nuckolls | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 32 | Tommy Ulatowski | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 33 | TJ Stanley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 34 | Tanner Vibabul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
| 35 | Tre Guerra | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 36 | Jackson Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 37 | John White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Landon Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Pass targets
Finley and Mickens saw 36 of the 76 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Finley | 19 | 12 | 144 | 6.3 | 6.0 | |
| Jalen Mickens | 17 | 13 | 135 | 6.8 | 4.8 | |
| Talyn Shettron | 10 | 5 | 80 | 13.4 | 5.4 | |
| Marcus Calwise Jr. | 7 | 5 | 39 | 11.9 | 4.2 | |
| Dylone Brooks | 5 | 4 | 23 | 0.4 | 6.0 | |
| 9 others | 15 | 11 | 73 | 1.4 | 4.0 | |
| No receiver charted | 3 | Both interceptions are among these | ||||
Play by play: 76 passes, 50 caught, 494 yards. 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
76 of 76 attempts matched to play-by-play
74 of 76 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
6.29105 of 185 QBsSack rate
1.3%7 of 185 QBsRarely sacked (7 of 185), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (105 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
28% of attempts (21)
100%comp
Air -2.7 · YAC 7.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
34% of attempts (25)
56%comp
Air 3.8 · YAC 2.8 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
26% of attempts (19)
47%comp
Air 13.9 · YAC 4.6 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
12% of attempts (9)
44%comp2 INT
Air 26.2 · YAC 1.2 avg
Overall 65.8% completion on 76 attempts · 44% completion on 9 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 14-7 over that span.
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech6-2HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 76.3 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 66.2 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 93.6 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 13.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Louisiana Tech’s quarterbacks
| Trey Kukuk | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 50 of 76, 494 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT · 6.5 yards an attempt on 76 attempts · ran for 209 yds, 2 TD |
| Blake Baker | Threw in 7 of 8 games · 106 of 149, 1,327 yds, 13 TD, 1 INT · 8.9 yards an attempt on 149 attempts · ran for 47 yds, 2 TD |
| Jackson Bradley | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 2 of 3, 3 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 1.0 yards an attempt on 3 attempts · ran for 0 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: Trey Kukuk. Gray: Blake Baker, Jackson Bradley. From the play by play.
Q1Q2Q3Q4Northwestern State@ LSU@ BaylorArmyLouisiana@ UL MonroeOld Dominion@ South Alabama
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Starter
76 pass attempts and 43 carries in 7 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #107 of 145 QBs · through 7 games
Unranked recruit. Now #107 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #8 of 16 Conference USA QBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
How the All-Sun Belt base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
Starter
Returning starter at quarterback for a 8-5 Louisiana Tech team that went -13 in the portal.
Two seasons at Louisiana Tech
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Louisiana Tech CumbieYear 2 · 7 games
- 2025 Louisiana Tech CumbieYear 1 · 10 games
- Junior college Saddleback CollegeJunior college recruit. Signed with Louisiana Tech.
- High school Capistrano ValleyMission Viejo, CA
Moves
- Signed with Louisiana Tech in the 2025 class.
2025 10 games
- Signed with Louisiana Techout of Saddleback College