Skyler Locklear

Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (11.11.24) Manning Award "Stars of the Week" (11.11.24) Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2025) 2024 (RS SOPHOMORE) Played in 10 games, making nine starts under center. Led UTEP with 1,583 yards on 148-of-233 passing (63.5 percent) with 10 touchdown tosses and six interceptions. Rushed for 237 yards on 80 attempts and two touchdowns. Registered 32 yards on three receptions and a touchdown catch. Made first collegiate start at national power Nebraska, tossing for 115 yards (11-17) with a 38-yard touchdown pass. Threw for 295 yards on 22-of-29 passing, rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and hauled in a four-yard touchdown reception against SUU. First player in program history to pass, run and catch a touchdown in one game. Became fourth player in school annals to do all three in a single season. First FBS player since Dec. 5, 2015, to accomplish all three in a single contest. Threw a touchdown and rushed for another in a victory over FIU. Passed for a career-high 327 yards on 28-of-33 passing with four touchdowns in a 43-35 double-overtime victory against Kennesaw State in Sun Bowl Stadium. Four touchdown passes against the Owls were the most by a Miner since Sept. 27, 2014 (at Kansas State. Four touchdown passes in Sun Bowl Stadium are the most since Sept. 15, 2012 (vs. NM State). Most touchdown passes in a CUSA game since Nov. 28, 2009 (five TD passes vs. Marshall). First time since 2021 the Miners won a game with a 300+ yard passing effort. 28 completions were the most by a UTEP QB since Sept. 10, 2010 (30 completions at Houston). 84.8 percent completion percentage (28-33) ranks third best on the program’s all-time top-10 list. Of the top-10 performances, 28 completions are the most on the list. Named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 11, 2024, following performance against Kennesaw State, and the first UTEP QB to earn the honor since Sept. 17, 2012. Honored as one of eight quarterbacks to be named Manning Award “Stars of the Week” on Nov. 11, 2024. UTEP’s 43 points versus KSU in the Sun Bowl were the most since Nov. 26, 2016 (52 vs. North Texas). Hauled in a career-long 27-yard reception at no. 10 Tennessee. Threw for 177 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown toss and a career-long 69-yard pass in UTEP’s come-from-behind victory at rival NM State. PRIOR TO UTEP Played two years at Austin Peay (2022, 2023). Saw action in two contests in 2023. Threw for 59 yards on 3-of-4 passing, including a 46-yard touchdown pass at Lindenwood. Played in two games in 2022. Completed an 11-yard pass in college debut against Presbyterian. Finished prep career at Cleveland High School with 7,063 passing yards and 78 touchdowns (452-of-716 passing) with only 18 interceptions. Added 1,253 yards and 28 touchdowns on the ground. The Rams were 33-4 in his three seasons as QB1. Led CHS to spring 201 Class 3AA State Championship Game. Named to 2021 Carolina Bowl Showcase Game and Spring 2021 Eastern N.C. Football Coaches Association 3A/4A All-Area team.