Luke
Lehnen
North Central
- Position
- QB
- School
- North Central
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
- Jersey
- #5
- Hometown
- Chatham, IL
- Born
- January 10, 2002
- Class
- 2026
Scouting Report
Owns the NCAA all-divisions record for touchdowns responsible for (208). Only player in college football history with 50+ rushing touchdowns and 100+ passing touchdowns. Threw at least one touchdown pass in a collegiate-record 58 consecutive games. Established the new all-divisions standard for career passing efficiency (211.9). Also owns the Division III career record for total offensive yards (15,632).
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Career Summary
2025Signed with the UFL’s Arlington Renegades on January 15, 2025.
2024Started 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.
2023Started 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 Cen

