#18Garrett Nussmeier

QB·LSU·20248.5 pts line valueDay 2 (Rds 2–3)

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.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.46
Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.51
Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Garrett Nussmeier's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Passing

336/524 Comp/Att4039 Pass yards29 Pass TD12 INT64.1% Comp %

Rushing

-39 Rush yards3 Rush TD36 Carries-1.1 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers

Efficiency55
Volume100
Dual-Threat100
Consistency85
Clutch94

Player type

Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)55th %ile · average

Game-to-game consistency85th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸6 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 — 0.12 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 ↗

Starter

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 2013–2025 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	12.5	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

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

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
20	vsBaylor	W44-31	8.4	24/34	304	3	1	88.2	7	0	—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

61.5%

Passing plays

98.0%

Rushing plays

6.1%

Standard downs

56.7%

Passing downs

71.1%

EPA by down type

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

Per-game EPA5-game avg

EPA per play · 2024 · 13 games

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.