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James Laubstein Season 2026-27

#12
PositionQB
Weight211 lbs
Height6-3
ClassSr.
HometownBethany, Conn.
Previous SchoolSussex County CC/New Haven/Hamden Hall HS
EXP3VL

*Granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA for 2026

2025 (Redshirt Senior Season): Played in nine games, including the last two of the regular season with a crack in his leg bone, along with the Rate Bowl ... saw his first significant action on the final drive against Boise State, leading UNM to a 75-yard touchdown drive, going 8-for-11 for 67 yards and a touchdown, including two fourth-down conversions ... rushed four times for 26 yards against Nevada, and caught a 13-yard pass ... rushed for 99 yards with a 58-yard run, and threw a 12-yard touchdown pass against UNLV ... after missing a game, returned with 44 yards rushing on eight carries against Air Force ... rushed for 70 yards with his first career rushing touchdown, converting a fourth-and-2 with a 40-yard touchdown run, against San Diego State ... rushed for 57 yards on 15 carries, and went 1-for-3 passing against Minnesota in the Rate Bowl. 

2024 (Redshirt Junior Season): Saw action in three games, and actually saw time on kickoff coverage … did score on a two-point conversion against Fresno State.

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season, Sussex County CC): Played in nine games, going 161-for-286 passing (56.3%) with 2,244 yards and 18 touchdowns against just four interceptions … had a QB rating of 140.2 … also run the ball 71 times for 388 yards and eight touchdowns with a long of 52 yards … had five 300-yard passing games, including 303 with three touchdowns on 26-of-43 passing against Army Prep in a 27-14 win … followed that up with a 301-yard performance through the air on 18-of-34 passing in a 38-7 win over Williams School of the Trades … added 109 yards rushing on 10 carries with three touchdowns in that game … threw for 196 and ran for 126 against Thaddeus Stevens … had three touchdowns and 319 yards passing against Hocking in a 38-26 win, adding 79 yards and a score on the ground … finished the season with back-to-back 300-yard games, throwing for 305 and two TDs against Nassau Community College and then 328 and a touchdown against Monroe.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season, Sussex County CC): Played in six games as a freshman ... he was 35-for-75 passing for 516 yards and five TDs, and he rushed for 79 yards and another score.

2021 (Freshman Season, New Haven): Redshirted.

High School: Lettered at Hamden High School, where he lost his senior season due to the COVID pandemic … was team captain.

Personal: Birthday is September 13, 2002 … majoring in liberal arts and integrative studies.

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Sr.
2025-26

QB
6-3 / 211 lbs
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Jr.
2024-25

QB
6-4 / 205 lbs