#8
Sam Houston · 2026

Landyn Locke

QBSophomore6' 4", 220 lbsRockwall, TX
Sam Houston Bearkats1-6 · TDC #126
Snap share
92%
7 of 7 started · 410 of 444 snaps
Pass yards
1653
26th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
12–5
Yards / att.
7.0
97th of 142 in FBS
Completion
62.0%
92nd of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.08
119th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

273 plays · +22.9 total EPA · 119th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.08
Passing+0.12
Rushing-0.06
1st down+0.13
2nd down+0.10
3rd down+0.34
Standard downs-0.03
Passing downs+0.24
LockeQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays61%
Pass plays95%
Run plays14%
1st down56%
2nd down60%
3rd down69%
Standard downs54%
Passing downs74%
LockeQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks229—
Success rate38.9%122nd / 170
Explosive pass rate7.0%147th / 170
Deep-throw rate9.8%140th / 170
Sack rate6.1%117th / 170
Interception rate1.9%—
3rd-down conversion26.3%147th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries24—
Success rate29.2%—
Explosive run rate8.3%—
Stuffed at the line20.8%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries2—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Locke's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
7.2
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
10%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.7
826 yds after the catch
Air yards
737
of 1563 yds on charted throws
Pressured
18%
hurried or sacked · 15 sacks

Where he throws226 throws charted

62% comp7.2 avg. depth5.7 YAC/catch10% 20+ air yds12–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 24 throws (11%), 18 caught (75%), 110 yds, 4.6 per throw2475% · 110yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (8%), 12 caught (67%), 75 yds, 4.2 per throw1867% · 75yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (7%), 10 caught (63%), 122 yds, 7.6 per throw1663% · 122yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 7 caught (88%), 98 yds, 12.3 per throw888% · 98yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 32 yds, 16.0 per throw2100% · 32yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 65 yds, 16.3 per throw425% · 65yMiddle, Behind air yards: 6 throws (3%), 6 caught (100%), 9 yds, 1.5 per throw6100% · 9yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (7%), 13 caught (87%), 118 yds, 7.9 per throw1587% · 118yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 25 throws (11%), 17 caught (68%), 149 yds, 6.0 per throw2568% · 149yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 9 caught (75%), 217 yds, 18.1 per throw1275% · 217yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per throw1100% · 37yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 52 yds, 13.0 per throw425% · 52yRight, Behind air yards: 22 throws (10%), 16 caught (73%), 68 yds, 3.1 per throw2273% · 68yRight, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (8%), 11 caught (65%), 56 yds, 3.3 per throw1765% · 56yRight, 5–9 air yards: 27 throws (12%), 13 caught (48%), 109 yds, 4.0 per throw2748% · 109yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 1 caught (11%), 18 yds, 2.0 per throw911% · 18yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 32 yds, 16.0 per throw250% · 32yRight, 30+ air yards: 10 throws (4%), 5 caught (50%), 191 yds, 19.1 per throw1050% · 191y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction24 carries

Left
13%
3.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
54%
5.1 YPC · 62% succ.
Right
33%
3.3 YPC · 25% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Sam Houston

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Locke’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
11.3
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
21%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
4.5
270 yds after the catch
Air yards
387
of 657 yds on charted throws
Pressured
10%
hurried or sacked · 7 sacks

Where he throws122 throws charted

48% comp11.3 avg. depth4.5 YAC/catch21% 20+ air yds5–4 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 7 throws (6%), 5 caught (71%), 8 yds, 1.1 per throw771% · 8yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (9%), 7 caught (64%), 52 yds, 4.7 per throw1164% · 52yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 5 caught (71%), 40 yds, 5.7 per throw771% · 40yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 22 yds, 11.0 per throw250% · 22yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 20 yds, 6.7 per throw333% · 20yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw60% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 2 caught (50%), 13 yds, 3.3 per throw450% · 13yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (10%), 6 caught (50%), 64 yds, 5.3 per throw1250% · 64yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (6%), 5 caught (71%), 71 yds, 10.1 per throw771% · 71yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 2 caught (40%), 35 yds, 7.0 per throw540% · 35yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 24 yds, 12.0 per throw250% · 24yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 3 throws (2%), 2 caught (67%), -5 yds, -1.7 per throw367% · -5yRight, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (14%), 12 caught (71%), 92 yds, 5.4 per throw1771% · 92yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (11%), 8 caught (62%), 118 yds, 9.1 per throw1362% · 118yRight, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (4%), 1 caught (20%), 18 yds, 3.6 per throw520% · 18yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 8 throws (7%), 2 caught (25%), 85 yds, 10.6 per throw825% · 85y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farSam Houston#126 · 1-6792%147/237165312–57.038.9%41-39-1.0029.2%
2025Sam Houston#134 · 2-10632%71/1417654–45.434.1%17-15-0.9030.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Landyn Locke's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Landyn Locke's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 vs Nicholls (Week 3)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@TroyL 21–246.2304665.23357.3315-36-7.200
2TulsaL 17–236.5243470.63169.32010-24-2.407
3NichollsW 59–08.9192867.932211.5404246.0013
4@Texas TechL 14–494.4233762.21955.3228253.1014
6@LibertyL 3–354.6203066.71384.6005-5-1.009
7Western KentuckyL 3–162.6133043.31123.7016-23-3.806
8New Mexico StateL 24–305.8183158.12357.611300.004
2026 · 7 games5.614723662.316537.012541-39-1.0014

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions147—
Attempts237—
Completion %62.0%92nd / 142
Yards165326th / 265
Yards / att.797th / 142
Touchdowns1233rd / 265
Interceptions5—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries41—
Yards-391449th / 1457
Yards / carry-1—
Touchdowns0—
Long14—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Troy✓ QB7070511100%
Wk 2 · Tulsa✓ QB646345198%
Wk 3 · Nicholls✓ QB755135·68%
Wk 4 · Texas Tech✓ QB676444·96%
Wk 6 · Liberty✓ QB595935·100%
Wk 7 · Western Kentucky✓ QB575736·100%
Wk 8 · New Mexico State✓ QB524635188%
Season7 GS444410281392%

Position Room

5 QBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
8Landyn LockeQBSO2371653125+0.08
9Brett HollowayQBFR56411+0.08
15DJ BaileyQBJR2000-0.73
16Mason HoltzclawQBFR—————
18Shaan PatelQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →