Drake Lindsey is a Clutch Passer for Minnesota. Drake's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 349 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
Elevates on passing downs — 3rd-and-medium, two-minute drills, and pressure situations are where this QB is best.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸5 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.31 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 1.00 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Northwestern State.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsBuffalo | W23-10 | -7.5 | 19/35 | 290 | 2 | 1 | 44.3 | -16 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 2 | vsNorthwestern State | W66-0 | — | 8/9 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 96.1 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 3 | @California | L14-27 | -3.2 | 19/32 | 205 | 1 | 1 | 65.3 | -5 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 5 | vsRutgers | W31-28 | 1.0 | 31/41 | 324 | 3 | 0 | 75.9 | -7 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 6 | @Ohio State | L3-42 | 30.1 | 15/26 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | -6 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 7 | vsPurdue | W27-20 | -6.1 | 21/45 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 34.5 | -2 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 8 | vsNebraska | W24-6 | 6.2 | 16/20 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 93.8 | -1 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 9 | @Iowa | L3-41 | 19.7 | 16/28 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 | -29 | 0 | — |
| 10 | vsMichigan State | W23-20 | -3.4 | 26/39 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 57.4 | -5 | 2 | -0.07 |
| 12 | @Oregon | L13-42 | 25.9 | 19/32 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 | -28 | 0 | -0.08 |
| 13 | vsNorthwestern | L35-38 | 5.8 | 20/30 | 264 | 4 | 0 | 86.0 | -6 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 14 | vsWisconsin | W17-7 | -4.4 | 18/24 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 59.4 | -2 | 0 | -0.23 |
| 1 | vsNew Mexico | W20-17 | 0.9 | 18/28 | 147 | 2 | 0 | 54.7 | -15 | 0 | 0.50 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.12
- Passing downs
- 0.31
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.20 / -0.07
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).