Garrett Nussmeier

Garrett Nussmeier (born February 7, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. He is the son of former NFL player and coach Doug Nussmeier.

Garrett Nussmeier

Nussmeier in 2023
LSU Tigers – No. 13
Position	Quarterback
Class	Senior
Major	Mass Communications
Personal information
Born:	(2002-02-07) February 7, 2002 (age 23) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
College	LSU (2021–present)
High school	Edward S. Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas)
Stats at ESPN

Early life

Nussmeier was born on February 7, 2002, in Lake Charles, Louisiana.^[1][2] Due to his father Doug's career as a football coach, he moved 12 times growing up, living in eight different states and Canada, while spending summers in Lake Charles, his mother's hometown.^[2] Nussmeier attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas where he passed 3,788 yards and 38 touchdowns in his junior season.^[3][4] As a senior, he passed for 2,815 yards with 33 touchdowns and five interceptions.^[5] Nussmeier committed to play college football at LSU over offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Miami, Georgia, Baylor, and North Carolina.^[6][7]

College career

Nussmeier played in four games as a true freshman before redshirting the season.^[8] Following the departure of Max Johnson from the team, LSU petitioned the NCAA to let him start the January 2022 edition of the Texas Bowl but still maintain his redshirt status, which was denied.^[9] Nussmeier finished the season with 29 pass completions on 57 attempts for 329 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions.^[10]

Nussmeier competed with Myles Brennan and Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels entering his redshirt freshman season in 2022, ultimately losing the starting job to Daniels.^[11][12] Nussmeier entered seven games, all off the bench, throughout which he completed 62% of his passes: totaling 800 yards, five touchdowns, and four interceptions.^[13] He made his first start with the team in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl in January after Daniels sat out to prepare for the NFL draft, earning MVP honors after throwing for 395 yards and three touchdowns.^[14]

Nussmeier was named the starter for the 2024 season.^[15]

Statistics

Season	Team	Games			Passing								Rushing
		GP	GS	Record	Comp	Att	Pct	Yards	Avg	TD	Int	Rate	Att	Yards	Avg	TD
2021	LSU	4	0	—	29	57	50.9	329	5.8	2	2	103.9	5	-46	-9.2	0
2022	LSU	7	0	—	52	84	61.9	800	9.5	5	4	152.0	1	-13	-13.0	0
2023	LSU	7	1	1–0	48	78	61.5	591	7.6	4	1	139.5	1	1	1.0	1
2024	LSU	13	13	9–4	337	525	64.2	4,043	7.7	29	12	142.5	34	-38	-1.1	3
Career		31	14	10–4	466	744	62.6	5,763	7.7	40	19	142.5	41	-96	-2.3	4

Personal life

Nussmeier is a Christian.^[16] Nussmeier's father, Doug Nussmeier, played college football at Idaho and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints before entering coaching.^[17][18][19]