2025 Luke Altmyer QB Illinois NFL Draft Report CFBALL

Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 205
Hometown Starkville, MS.
Highschool Starkville HS

2024 Junior (Through Week 7)

Added to Davey O’Brien Award watch list (9/23/24), Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Top 25 (10/7/24), and the Maxwell Award watch list (10/17/24)
Named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week and selected to Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week lists after going 21-for-27 for 215 yards and four touchdowns in overtime win at #22 Nebraska in Week 4
Earned second Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week nods after throwing for a career-high 379 yards with three passing touchdowns – including the game-winner to Pat Bryant in overtime – and one rushing touchdown
Ranks as PFF’s No. 18 QB in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten (min. 198 dropbacks)
Ranks 14th in the nation in passing efficiency at 167.7, on pace for the best mark in program history
Ranks 13th in the nation in passing touchdowns (14)
Threw for a career-high 379 yards vs. Purdue, his second-career 300-yard game (10/12/24)
Has two games on the season with four touchdown passes, at #22 Nebraska (9/20/24) and vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)
Became the first Illinois quarterback with four TD passes on the road against an AP Top 25 team since 1999 in the Illini win at Nebraska (9/20/24)
The first Illinois quarterback with multiple games of four passing touchdowns since 2013
The only quarterback in the nation with four touchdown passes in a top-25 road win this season
Has led two game-winning drives in the final minute or overtime this season – at Nebraska (9/20/24) and vs. Purdue (10/12/24) – and now has four such comeback victories in his Illini career
One of only two quarterbacks in the nation with 14+ TD passes and only one INT (Alonza Barnett III, JMU)
Only the fifth quarterback in Illinois history to have led the team to a 5-1 start with at least two AP Top 25, joining Fred Major (1950), Thomas O’Connell (1951), Jack Trudeau (1983), and Jason Verduzco (1990)
Matched career high with four TD passes in the Illini’s overtime victory over Nebraska, the first Illinois quarterback with four TD passes on the road against an AP Top 25 team since 1999
First Illinois quarterback with multiple games of four passing touchdowns since 2013
Tossed a career-high four touchdowns in the in the 2024 season opener vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)
Third Big Ten QB with 10+ passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions through four games in the last 20 years, joining Justin Fields (Ohio State) and Kyle Orton (Purdue)

2023 Sophomore

Started nine games at quarterback
175-for-270 passing, 1,883 passing yards, and 13 passing touchdowns, while also rushing for 282 yards on the season
Sixth in the Big Ten in passing yards during the regular season (1,883)
Sixth in the Big Ten in passing yards during conference games (1,172)
Eighth in the Big Ten in passing efficiency during conference games (126.2)
Completed 24 of 31 attempt for 212 yards and a career-high three TD passes before being forced out of the game due to injury on the final drive of the Illini’s win at Minnesota (11/4/23)
Led two game-winning field goal drives in the final minute: 12 plays, 64 yards vs. Toledo (9/2/23) and 7 plays, 50 yards at Maryland (10/14/23)
Career-long-49-yard pass completion to Isaiah Williams at Purdue (9/30/23)
Career highs for pass attempts (36), completions (25) and yards (303) in win vs. FAU (9/23/23)
Career-most two rushing TDs, including a 72-yarder, and a passing TD at Kansas (9/9/23)
Made Illinois debut in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
Enrolled at Illinois for the spring semester in 2023
Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
Ranked #10 transfer quarterback in the nation, according to 247Sports’ preseason rankings

2022 Sophomore – Mississippi

Played in four games, with one start at quarterback, and redshirted the season
Completed 8-of-17 passes on the season for 125 yards and two touchdowns on the season
Also had one rushing touchdown on the season
Made his first career start at quarterback vs. Central Arkansas 9/10/22, finishing 6-of-13 passing for 90 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and one touchdown run
2022 Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

2021 Freshman – Mississippi

Played in five games as a backup quarterback
Completed 54.1 percent of his passes for 192 yards and one touchdown on the season
Made his first collegiate debut in the second quarter against Louisville 9/6/21
5-of-5 passing for 18 yards at #18 Auburn 10/30/21
Completed 15-of-28 passes for 174 yards and his first career touchdown vs. #7 Baylor 1/1/22 filling in for an injured Matt Corral
2021 Spring Chancellor’s Honor Roll

High School

Unanimous four-star recruit
No. 116 recruit in the nation by ESPN
Top-five player in the state of Mississippi by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
No. 11 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals
Played for head coach Chris Jones at Starkville
Elite 11 finalist
2021 Under Armour All-American
Two-time all-state selection as a junior and senior
2020 Mississippi Dandy Dozen
Threw for over 3,000 yards as a junior with a 37/5 touchdown to interception ratio with a 67 percent completion rate
Threw for 1,653 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior
Holds the Starkville single-game passing records with 426 yards against Germantown
Offers included Florida State, LSU, Mississippi State, Oregon, among others

Personal

Born Oct. 22, 2002
Son of Chad and Betsy Altmyer
Father, Chad, was formerly the team orthopedic surgeon for Mississippi State
Two brothers, Steele and Whit
Majoring in communication
Majored in sport and recreation administration at Mississippi
Chose Illinois because, “It is a great football program and trajectory, great coaching staff, and the Big Ten was very attractive.”