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Minnesota Golden Gophers Player Stats 2026

Team leaders

Interceptions

Maverick BaranowskiLB

Passing

Name
Drake Lindsey QB
Max Shikenjanski QB
Brady Palmer QB
Total

CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	LNG	TD	INT	SACK	SYL	RTG
105	157	1,087	66.9	6.9	55	8	4	3	22	136.7
3	3	50	100.0	16.7	33	0	0	0	0	240.3
4	6	34	66.7	5.7	13	0	0	0	0	114.6
112	166	1,171	67.5	7.1	55	8	4	4	29	138.2

Rushing

Name
TJ Thomas RB
Darius Taylor RB
Xavier Ford RB
A.J. Turner RB
Noah Jennings WR
Ryan Estrada RB
Brady Palmer QB
Jaron Thomas RB
Max Shikenjanski QB
Niko Castillo RB
Drake Lindsey QB
Total

CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
46	307	6.7	71	1
57	139	2.4	27	4
17	82	4.8	11	1
10	44	4.4	17	1
2	32	16.0	31	0
3	10	3.3	10	0
2	8	4.0	8	0
1	5	5.0	5	0
1	2	2.0	2	1
4	2	0.5	1	0
12	-13	-1.1	4	0
159	602	3.8	71	8

Receiving

Name
Noah Jennings WR
Javon Tracy WR
Jalen Smith WR
Darius Taylor RB
TJ Thomas RB
Hayden Moore WR
Pierce Walsh TE
Roman Voss TE
Quayd Hendryx WR
Kaden Helms TE
Ryan Estrada RB
Julian Johnson TE
George Rohl TE
Bradley Martino WR
Zion Steptoe WR
A.J. Turner RB
Total

REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
26	345	13.3	34	1
27	300	11.1	55	1
12	121	10.1	20	2
11	104	9.5	33	1
13	78	6.0	18	0
3	49	16.3	33	0
6	47	7.8	27	1
2	44	22.0	28	1
2	28	14.0	15	1
2	13	6.5	7	0
2	12	6.0	11	0
2	7	3.5	6	0
1	6	6.0	6	0
1	6	6.0	6	0
1	6	6.0	6	0
1	5	5.0	5	0
112	1,171	10.5	55	8

Kicking

Name
Luke Drzewiecki PK
Daniel Jackson PK
Beckham Sunderland PK
Total

XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	PTS
11	11	100.0	8	8	100.0	0-0	2-2	2-2	3-3	1-1	51	35
7	7	100.0	1	1	100.0	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	31	10
1	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1
19	19	100.0	9	9	100.0	0-0	2-2	3-3	3-3	1-1	51	46

Defense


Name
Maverick Baranowski LB
Kerry Brown DB
Zack Harden DB
TJ Bush Jr. DL
Joey Gerlach LB
John Nestor DB
Aydan West DB
Matt Kingsbury LB
Mekhai Smith DB
Naquan Crowder DL
Riley Sunram DL
Theorin Randle DL
Anthony Smith DL
Karter Menz DL
Naiim Parrish DB
Garrison Monroe DB
Mason Carrier LB
Donielle Hayes WR
Emmanuel Karmo LB
Aidan Gousby DB
Jaxon Howard DL
Xion Chapman DL
Trason Richardson DB
Nate Cleveland LB
Sid Kaba DL
Adam Kissayi DL
Jaylin Hicks DL
Sam Macy DL
Aaden Aytch DL
Beckham Sunderland PK
Total

Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions					Fumbles
SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	SCKYDS	PD	INT	YDS	LNG	TD	FF	FR	FTD
18	16	34	1	7	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
18	7	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	11	24	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	12	21	4	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	6	18	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
11	5	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	4	15	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
7	6	13	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	8	12	0.5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	3	10	1.5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	8	9	0.5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	7	9	1.5	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	2	8	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
144	118	262	14	86	5	4	1	1	0	5	5	1

Statistics are updated nightly

Glossary

CMP:Completions
ATT:Passing Attempts
YDS:Passing Yards
CMP%:Completion Percentage
AVG:Yards Per Pass Attempt
LNG:Longest Pass
TD:Passing Touchdowns
INT:Interceptions
SACK:Total Sacks
SYL:Sack Yards Lost
RTG:Passer Rating
CAR:Rushing Attempts
YDS:Rushing Yards
AVG:Yards Per Rush Attempt
LNG:Long Rushing
TD:Rushing Touchdowns
REC:Receptions
YDS:Receiving Yards
AVG:Yards Per Reception
LNG:Long Reception
TD:Receiving Touchdowns
XPM:Extra Points Made
XPA:Extra Point Attempts
XP%:Extra Point Percentage
FGM:Field Goal Made
FGA:Field Goal Attempts
FG%:Field Goal Percentage
1-19:1-19 yard field goals
20-29:20-29 yard field goals
30-39:30-39 yard field goals
40-49:40-49 yard field goals
50+:50+ yard field goals
LNG:Long Field Goal Made
PTS:Total Kicking Points
SOLO:Solo Tackles
AST:Assist Tackles
TOT:Total Tackles
SCKYDS:Sack Yards
PD:Passes Defended
YDS:Interception Yards
LNG:Long Interception
TD:Interception Touchdowns
FF:Forced Fumbles
FR:Fumbles Recovered
FTD:Fumbles Touchdowns

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MinnesotaGolden Gophers

Minnesota Golden Gophers Player Stats 2026

Passing Yards

Drake LindseyQB

Rushing Yards

TJ ThomasRB

Receiving Yards

Noah JenningsWR

Tackles

Maverick BaranowskiLB

Interceptions

Maverick BaranowskiLB

Glossary