Drake Lindsey
Minnesota Golden Gophers
77
Solid

Drake Lindsey

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
QBOffenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Drake Lindsey is the projected starter at QB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Redshirt sophomore · #5 · 6'5", 230 lbs

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Depth at QB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1577Drake LindseyStarter
  2. 2653Max Shikenjanski
  3. 31649Brady Palmer

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The Story

The X-Factor

A 3-star recruit out of Fayetteville, ranked #878 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2,382 passing yards, 18 TD, 6 INT. That's 96% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #878 Natl2-Yr Total2,432 pass yds · 19 TDTeam Share96%Percentile84th
Fayetteville, AR
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
230 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
20252382186
20245010

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8717
National Rank
#878
High School
Fayetteville
Hometown
Fayetteville, AR

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated offense; 84th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 77.

Team offense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 11LPURYDS 248
CMP-ATT
22-39
YDS
248
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
113.2
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHYDS 136
CMP-ATT
17-25
YDS
136
TD
1
INT
2
QBR
110.9
CAR
5
YDS
1
AVG
0.2
TD
0

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHYDS 204
CMP-ATT
21-29
YDS
204
TD
3
INT
1
QBR
158.7
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 19WAKRYDS 204
CMP-ATT
17-31
YDS
204
TD
3
INT
1
QBR
135.6
CAR
3
YDS
-8
AVG
-2.7
TD
0

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTYDS 279
CMP-ATT
31-48
YDS
279
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
113.4
CAR
2
YDS
-12
AVG
-6.0
TD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUYDS 264
CMP-ATT
19-24
YDS
264
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
185.3
CAR
2
YDS
6
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final W 59-7

Drake Lindsey's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

X-Factor
QB: 2382 pass yds · 18 TD · 6 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.