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Luke Lehnen
QB, North Central

Ht: 6’0″
Wt: 205 lbs
College: North Central
Jersey #: 5
Hometown: Chatham, IL
Born: January 10, 2002

Scouting Report: Owns the NCAA all-divisions record for touchdowns responsible for (208)…Only player in College Football history with at least 50 rushing touchdowns (50) and at least 100 passing touchdowns (158)…Threw at least one touchdown pass in a collegiate-record 58 consecutive games…Established new all-divisions standard for career passing efficiency (211.9)…Also owns the Division III all-time record for career total offensive yards (15,632) and shares the Division III career standard for touchdown passes.

Highlights

Highlights (UFL Practice Film)

Career Summary

2025: Signed with the UFL’s Arlington Renegades on January 15, 2025. 

2024: Started all 15 games at quarterback…Completed 196 of 283 passes (69.3%) for 3,258 yards and 43 touchdowns…Ranked first nationally in passing efficiency (212.6) and yards per pass (11.5) while ranking second in yards per completion (16.6), fourth in touchdown passes, sixth in passing yards and 14th in completion percentage…Led CCIW in yards, touchdowns and efficiency…Threw at least two touchdown passes in every game…Completed 15 of 16 passes for season-high 347 yards in 70-7 victory over Elmhurst Nov. 9…Tied North Central single-game record for passing accuracy (16-17, 94.1%) in 66-0 national semifinal win over Susquehanna…Established new NCAA all-divisions career records for passing efficiency (211.9), touchdowns responsible for (213) and consecutive games with a touchdown pass (59, entire career)…Established new Division III career record for total offensive yards (15,985) and tied Division III career mark for touchdown passes (162)…Ranks second at North Central and 11th in Division III history in career passing yards (12,658)…Ran for 979 yards and 15 touchdowns on 99 carries (9.9 per carry)…Topped 100-yard mark three times, highlighted by 146-yard, three-touchdown effort on 10 carries in 55-27 win at Wheaton Oct. 5…Established North Central single-game record by accounting for all seven touchdowns (five passing, two rushing) in 49-10 victory at Augustana Oct. 26…Ranked first in CCIW in rushing touchdowns and third in rushing yards…Ranked 17th in Division III in rushing touchdowns and 33rd in total touchdowns…Became first player in college football history with at least 50 career rushing touchdowns (51) and 100 career touchdown passes (162)…Two-time D3football.com Team of the Week selection…CCIW Art Keller Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year…D3football.com National and Region 5 Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-American…Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year (inaugural winner) and First Team All-American…Winner of Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in Division III football, becoming second player to win the award twice…Finalist for William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s highest academic award.

2023: Started all 15 games at quarterback…Completed 170 of 232 passes (73.3%) for 3,407 yards and 48 touchdowns…Led nation in completion percentage, touchdown passes…Established new national records for passing efficiency (263.2), yards per pass (14.7), yards per completion (20.0) and percentage of passes completed for touchdowns (20.7%)…Completed 12 of 13 passes for career-high 385 yards and five touchdowns vs. Carroll Oct. 7…Ran 111 times for 850 yards and 13 touchdowns…Gained-career-high 170 yards on 13 carries Sept. 30 at Wheaton…Led nation in points responsible for (366)…Established new program records for career rushing yards (2,348) and touchdowns (36) by a quarterback…Accounted for at least two touchdowns in every game…Was North Central’s leading punter, averaging 39.1 yards on 12 attempts…CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year…D3football.com Region 5 Offensive Player of the Year…Recipient of the Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in Division III football…First Team All-America selection by American Football Coaches Association and D3football.com…Second Team All-America selection by Associated Press…Academic All-CCIW 

2022: Started all 15 games at quarterback…Completed 189 of 276 passes (68.5%) for 2,709 yards and 38 touchdowns…Ranked fourth nationally in passing efficiency (192.0) and passing touchdowns while ranking sixth in yards per pass (9.8)…Completed 22 of 28 passes for season-high 301 yards Sept. 10 at Wabash…Rushed for 1,034 yards and 13 TDs on 109 carries…Set North Central single-season record for yards per rush attempt (9.5)…Set North Central single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback…Ran for at least 100 yards five times, including season-high 144 Dec. 3 vs. Ithaca…Completed longest pass in North Central history (94 yards) Dec. 16 in national championship win over Mount Union…Second Team All-CCIW…Academic All-CCIW 

2021: Started all 14 games at quarterback…Completed 196 of 296 passes for 3,284 yards and 33 touchdowns…Eclipsed 300-yard plateau three times, including season-high 353 yards on 18 of 25 passing Oct. 9 vs. Carthage…Ranked first in CCIW in yards, touchdowns, passing efficiency (189.4) and completion percentage (.662) while ranking second in completions…NCAA III national leader in yards per pass attempt with a school-record average of 11.1…Ranked third nationally in passing efficiency, fifth in yards per completion (16.8), eighth in yards and 10th in touchdowns…Ran for 464 yards and 10 touchdowns on 111 carries, including two 100-yard efforts…Gained season-high 107 yards on nine carries Oct. 2 at Carroll…Gained 411 yards of total offense (345 rushing, 66 passing) in 20-7 win at Wheaton Sept. 18 to post the highest single-game total by any CCIW player all season…Threw at least one touchdown pass in every game with a season-high four TDs Oct. 16 vs. Elmhurst…Ran for at least one touchdown in six straight games from Oct. 2-Nov. 6…First Team All-CCIW.