Garrett Nussmeier is a Dual-Threat QB for LSU. Garrett's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 299 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
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸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.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.62 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs SE Louisiana.
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 | @Clemson | W17-10 | 9.5 | 28/38 | 232 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2 | vsLouisiana Tech | W23-7 | -1.3 | 26/41 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 64.6 | -27 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 3 | vsFlorida | W20-10 | 3.5 | 15/27 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 73.3 | 5 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 4 | vsSE Louisiana | W56-10 | — | 25/31 | 273 | 3 | 0 | 71.8 | 10 | 1 | 0.62 |
| 5 | @Ole Miss | L19-24 | 24.0 | 21/34 | 197 | 1 | 1 | 75.3 | -7 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 7 | vsSouth Carolina | W20-10 | 5.9 | 20/33 | 254 | 2 | 2 | 75.0 | 30 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 8 | @Vanderbilt | L24-31 | 20.3 | 19/28 | 225 | 2 | 0 | 67.5 | -13 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 9 | vsTexas A&M | L25-49 | 20.7 | 22/35 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 | -44 | 0 | -0.05 |
| 11 | @Alabama | L9-20 | 14.8 | 18/21 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 79.5 | -13 | 0 | 0.03 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.10
- Passing downs
- 0.35
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.20 / 0.46
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.