Drake Lindsey
Minnesota Golden Gophers
83
Good

Drake Lindsey

Minnesota Golden GophersSolid
QBOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Drake Lindsey starting?

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

Drake Lindsey is the projected starting QB on a Solid Minnesota — 83 OVR.

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Depth at QB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 1583Drake LindseyStarter
  2. 2660Max Shikenjanski
  3. 31451Dylan Wittke
  4. 41251Michael Merdinger

What's Next

Who do they play next?Cibastian Broughton — vs Akron · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Max Shikenjanski — No. 2 at QB for MinnesotaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers

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 83 overall (Good 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 78-rated offense; 84th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
78
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

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%
Coach MinnesotaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.