Sam Leavitt (American football)

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Sam Leavitt
LSU Tigers
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Sophomore
Personal information
Born (2004-12-20) December 20, 2004 (age 21) [1]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school West Linn (West Linn, Oregon)
College
Awards and highlights
Stats at ESPN

Sam Leavitt (born December 20, 2004) [1] is an American college football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Michigan State Spartans and Arizona State Sun Devils.

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Early life

Leavitt attended Westview High School in Washington County, Oregon, as a freshman and junior, Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, Utah,as a sophomore and West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon, his senior year. He was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Oregon his senior year in 2022 after passing for 3,184 yards and 36 touchdowns. Leavitt committed to Michigan State University to play college football. [2] [3]

College career

Michigan State

In his lone season at Michigan State in 2023, Leavitt appeared in four games and completed 15 of 23 passes for 139 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Arizona State

After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Arizona State University. [4] In his first year at Arizona State in 2024, he was named the starting quarterback. [5] [6]

Leavitt started seven games for Arizona State in 2025, completing 145 passes for 1,628 yards and 10 touchdowns; he also rushed 73 times for 300 yards and five touchdowns. In a September 20, 2025 game against Baylor, Leavitt suffered a foot injury. On October 31, it was announced that Leavitt would undergo season-ending surgery to repair the injury, which had lingered. [7]

On December 9, 2025, it was reported that Leavitt would enter the transfer portal for a second time. [8]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDINTRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2023 Michigan State 40—152365.21396.022127.313675.20
2024 Arizona State 131311–221635061.72,8858.2246150.21104434.05
2025 Arizona State 775–214523960.71,6286.8103129.2733064.25
Career 242016–437661261.44,6527.63611141.11968164.210

Personal life

His brother, Dallin Leavitt, played in the NFL. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sam Leavitt". westlinnfootball.org. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Michigan State football lands commitment from 4-star QB Sam Leavitt for 2023". Lansing State Journal . December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Wenzel, Matt (December 15, 2022). "4-star QB Sam Leavitt commits to Michigan State". mlive.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wenzel, Matt (December 11, 2023). "Former Michigan State QB announces transfer commitment". mlive.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Michelle; Stanley, Logan (August 19, 2024). "Sam Leavitt officially named starter for Arizona State football opener against Wyoming". azcentral.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ Thamel, Pete (August 19, 2024). "Sources: ASU QB Sam Leavitt to start in opener vs. Wyoming". ESPN . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt (foot) to have season-ending surgery". espn.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Report: Sam Leavitt to enter transfer portal after 2 seasons as ASU starting quarterback". arizonasports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ Wood, Trent (December 11, 2023). "His brother played for both BYU and Utah State. Where did Sam Leavitt decide to transfer to?". Deseret News . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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