Garrett Nussmeier is a Dual-Threat QB for LSU. Garrett's 2024 season ranks in the 55th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 538 plays — a average rate for the QB.
2024 Production
Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸7 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 — 0.08 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.60 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Nicholls.
NIL Market Tier· 2024
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.
Historical Comparables · QB · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 2021 | 690 | 0.476 | 10.1 | 328.3 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
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 | vsUSC | L20-27 | 11.9 | 29/38 | 304 | 2 | 1 | 88.1 | — | — | 0.46 |
| 2 | vsNicholls | W44-21 | — | 27/37 | 302 | 6 | 0 | 82.4 | 13 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 3 | @South Carolina | W36-33 | 16.9 | 24/40 | 285 | 2 | 1 | 76.1 | -25 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 4 | vsUCLA | W34-17 | -1.3 | 32/44 | 352 | 3 | 0 | 86.0 | — | — | 0.47 |
| 5 | vsSouth Alabama | W42-10 | 2.8 | 26/39 | 409 | 2 | 2 | 87.9 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | vsOle Miss | W29-26 | 27.9 | 22/51 | 337 | 3 | 2 | 73.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 8 | @Arkansas | W34-10 | 11.0 | 23/34 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 9 | @Texas A&M | L23-38 | 17.0 | 25/50 | 405 | 2 | 3 | 73.4 | -3 | 1 | 0.37 |
| 11 | vsAlabama | L13-42 | 25.0 | 27/42 | 239 | 1 | 2 | 56.5 | 8 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 12 | @Florida | L16-27 | 13.8 | 27/47 | 260 | 1 | 0 | 62.8 | -53 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 13 | vsVanderbilt | W24-17 | 4.9 | 28/37 | 332 | 1 | 0 | 83.8 | -6 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 14 | vsOklahoma | W37-17 | 9.5 | 22/31 | 277 | 3 | 0 | 90.9 | -7 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 1 | vsBaylor | W44-31 | 8.4 | 24/34 | 304 | 3 | 1 | 88.2 | 7 | 0 | 0.54 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.27
- Passing downs
- 0.54
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.35 / 0.81
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.