Sam Houston Bearkats Quarterbacks and Receivers

Conference USA. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Landyn Locke; 2025: Hunter Watson, Landyn Locke, Mabrey Mettauer; 2024: Hunter Watson, Jase Bauer; 2023: Keegan Shoemaker, Grant Gunnell.

Sam Houston Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season

Season	Quarterbacks (starts)	Top receivers (targets)	Pass Yds	TD-INT
2026	Landyn Locke (4)	Grady O'Neill 29, Chris Reed 24, Tim Burns Jr. 15	1,232	12-3
2025	Hunter Watson (7), Landyn Locke (3), Mabrey Mettauer (2)	Grady O'Neill 67, Chris Reed 54, Landan Brown 42	2,122	13-10
2024	Hunter Watson (10), Jase Bauer (1)	Simeon Evans 42, Noah Smith 33, Ife Adeyi 24	1,889	15-9
2023	Keegan Shoemaker (11), Grant Gunnell (1)	Noah Smith 94, Malik Phillips 49, Al'vonte Woodard 41	2,663	15-12

College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.

2026 Sam Houston Target Tree

Player	Pos	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD
Grady O'Neill	WR	29	22	216	2
Chris Reed	WR	24	11	220	3
Tim Burns Jr.	WR	15	7	189	2
Darrick Bledsoe III	WR	13	10	81	2
Alton McCaskill	RB	13	9	18	0
Landan Brown	RB	11	11	58	0
Kyan Berry-Johnson	WR	11	10	145	1
Jerrian Parker Jr.	RB	11	6	116	1
Max Whisner	TE	7	6	47	0
Kamari Maxwell	WR	5	5	134	1
Matt Smith	TE	3	1	5	0
Aviyon Smith-Mack	WR	1	1	3	0

2026 Sam Houston Games

Week	Opponent	Result	Quarterback	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT
Week 1	at TROY	L 21-24	Landyn Locke	30-46	335	3	1
Week 2	vs TLSA	L 17-23	Landyn Locke	24-35	316	2	0
Week 3	vs nicholls	W 59-0	Landyn Locke	22-32	386	5	0
Week 4	at TTU	L 14-49	Landyn Locke	23-37	195	2	2

2026 Sam Houston Connections

QB → Receiver	Tgt	Cmp	Yds	TD
Landyn Locke → Grady O'Neill	29	22	216	2
Landyn Locke → Chris Reed	24	11	220	3
Landyn Locke → Tim Burns Jr.	15	7	189	2
Landyn Locke → Alton McCaskill	13	9	18	0
Landyn Locke → Darrick Bledsoe III	13	10	81	2
Landyn Locke → Jerrian Parker Jr.	11	6	116	1
Landyn Locke → Kyan Berry-Johnson	10	9	84	0
Landyn Locke → Landan Brown	10	10	58	0
Landyn Locke → Max Whisner	7	6	47	0
Landyn Locke → Kamari Maxwell	5	5	134	1