Garrett Nussmeier is putting the NFL on hold for at least one more season. The LSU QB announced Wednesday that he will return to school and play his senior season for the Tigers in 2025.
Garrett Nussmeier Returning To LSU
Jeremiah 29:11 ☧ pic.twitter.com/rS9WwfUyl5
— Garrett Nussmeier (@Garrettnuss13) December 11, 2024
Nussmeier, 22, was eligible to enter the 2025 NFL Draft. However, the Tigers’ quarterback wants to win a national championship and will return for his final year of eligibility.
“I feel like my time at LSU is not over. I’m officially announcing I’m returning for my final year of eligibility,” Nussmeier said in a video posted to social media. “And I’m fully committed to bringing this university a championship. My teammates, coaches, and the fans will get the absolute best out of me every single day until we complete that goal. Go Tigers.”
Nussmeier arrived at LSU in 2021, playing four games as a true freshman before redshirting the rest of the season.
Nussmeier spent the next two seasons as the backup quarterback for Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick to the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Nussmeier is the son of Doug Nussmeier, a former NFL and CFL quarterback in the ’90s. Doug is now the quarterback coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Garrett Nussmeier Numbers
#LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier has an opportunity to be the first QB to begin and end his career at LSU since 2011.
Let’s take a look #LSU QBs who chose to return for their senior season since then (regardless of transfer status):
Jayden Daniels: tremendous improvement + won Heisman… pic.twitter.com/k9wYgWv5Cn
— Preston Guy (@PGuy77) December 11, 2024
In his first season as the starter, Nussmeier threw for 3,739 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions in 12 games.
Nussmeier led the Tigers to an 8-4 record and a spot in the Texas Bowl against Baylor on New Year’s Eve.
According to ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., Nussmeier was his seventh-ranked quarterback in this year’s class. Nussmeier had a chance to sneak into the first round.
Now, Nussmeier will look to improve his draft stock, similar to what Daniels did at LSU in 2023.
