Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) looks for a receiver against NAU during a game at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on Aug. 30, 2025.
Sam Leavitt QB LSU |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #10 PLAY STYLE: Mobile Pocket Passer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.65 seconds (84%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #10 | |
| PLAY STYLE: Mobile Pocket Passer | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.65 seconds (84%*) | |
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| Overall Rating: |
83.4 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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82% |
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| Release Speed: |
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78% |
| Short Passing: |
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72% |
| Medium Passing: |
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75% |
| Long Passing: |
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90% |
| Rush/Scramble: |
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84% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
4th
Overall Rank:
#117
Position rank:
#14 (QB)
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| College Games: 24 College Snaps: 1437 | ||
ESPN RATING: 78/100
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247 RATING: 90/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.6 (92%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Michael Pratt - Tulane |
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80% |
| Jordan Travis - Florida State |
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75% |
| Jaren Hall - BYU |
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72% |
Draft Profile: Bio
A football bloodline that runs from BYU quarterback Jared Leavitt through NFL safety Dallin Leavitt preceded Sam's rise at Arizona State. The Oregon native won Class 6A player of the year honors at West Linn, finished with 82 career touchdown passes, and began his college career at Michigan State before transferring to Tempe.Leavitt won Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2024, setting Arizona State's freshman record with 3,328 total yards and throwing 24 touchdowns against six interceptions while piloting the Sun Devils to their first conference championship since 2007.
Entering 2025 as the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year, Leavitt played seven games, completing 144 of 239 passes for 1,628 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions plus 306 rushing yards and five scores. He threw for 319 yards in an upset of Texas Tech, the league's eventual champion, but a recurring right foot injury forced him out of the Houston game and required season-ending surgery that cost him the final five games. Leavitt then entered the transfer portal and signed with LSU for 2026.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Accurate on the move, fitting on-time throws between the hashes
- Real dual-threat speed with 28 scrambles and designed-run value
- Takes care of the ball, just three interceptions before the injury
- Puts touch on the deep ball, his most productive level
- Threw two scores at Texas Tech in a clean road outing
- Basketball background shows in loose, purposeful scrambling and spatial feel
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Average arm strength; vertical shots lose life and deep placement wavers
- Slight at 200 pounds and must add functional mass for NFL contact
- Forces high-risk throws at times, a turnover streak when he presses
- Foot injury ended his 2025 after seven games, a recovery to monitor
Scouting Report: Summary
Leavitt broke out at Arizona State in 2024, setting a freshman program record and leading the Sun Devils to a conference title, then opened 2025 strong before a foot injury required season-ending surgery after seven games. On tape he is accurate on the move, fitting on-time throws between the hashes, a real dual-threat with 28 scrambles and designed-run value, and a quarterback who takes care of the ball, just three interceptions in his shortened season.The athleticism and the touch are the draw. His basketball background shows in loose, purposeful scrambling and a feel for space, he drops the deep ball with placement when given a clean platform, and he threw two scores at Texas Tech in an efficient road game. He transferred to LSU for 2026, a major-program stage that will test his game against elite SEC defenses and give scouts the larger sample his injury cost him.
Three questions remain: arm, frame and decisions. The arm is only average, so vertical shots lose life and deep placement wavers, he is slight at 200 pounds and needs functional mass, and he can force high-risk throws when he presses, a turnover streak in his rougher games. The foot injury adds a recovery flag for 2026. Overall, he is an ascending dual-threat who fits a modern movement-based offense, and the swing is health plus a bigger body of work at LSU, where proving the arm can layer NFL vertical throws is the trait that firms up the projection.
How other scouting services rate Sam Leavitt (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
82.7
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
12.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.