2024 All-Big Ten

University of Illinois Graduate

2025 Senior

• Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Second Team
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team 
• 2025 Wooden Citizen Cup nominee
• Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
• Leads the nation in career game-winning drives in the final minute/OT with five

2024 Junior

• Started all 13 games and led Illinois to a 10-3 record, tying the program's single-season wins record
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Davey O'Brien Award Class of 2024 as one of the top 35 quarterbacks in college football
• One of the most efficient passers in the nation with 21 touchdown passes and only five interceptions during the regular season
• Only quarterback in the nation with three game-winning touchdown passes in the final two minutes or overtime – at Nebraska (9/20/24), vs. Purdue (10/12/24), and at Rutgers (11/23/24)
• Only quarterback in the nation with four touchdown passes in a top-25 road win during the regular season (at Nebraska)
• In three top-25 victories during the regular season, Altmyer totaled 560 yards of offense, a 65.7% completion percentage (46/70), six touchdowns (5 passing, 1 rushing), and zero interceptions
• 34th in the nation in passing efficiency during the regular season (144.90), on track to be the second-best single-season mark in program history
• In Illinois wins: 145-for-232 passing (62.5%), 19 touchdown passes, two interceptions, 63 rushes, 237 rushing yards (3.8 yards/rush), four rushing touchdowns
• His 21 touchdown passes matched Nathan Scheelhaase (2013) and Jon Beutjer (2002) for fifth-most in a single season in program history
• First Illinois quarterback with three games of 3+ TD passes in a single season since 2019
• First Illinois quarterback with multiple games of four passing touchdowns since 2013
• One of five Illini quarterbacks to lead the Illini to three Top 25 wins in a single season over the last 50 years: Jack Trudeau (1983), Jason Verduzco (1990), Kurt Kittner (2001), Juice Williams (2007), and Altmyer (2024)
• First Illini quarterback since Nathan Scheelhaase in 2013 to have 20+ touchdown passes in a season
• 35 career touchdown passes are tied with Johnny Johnson (1992-95) for ninth-most all-time in program history
• Added to Davey O'Brien Award watch list (9/23/24), Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Top 25 (10/7/24), Maxwell Award watch list (10/17/24), and Manning Award Watch List (10/23/24)
• Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week lists after throwing the game-winning 40-yard touchdown to Pat Bryant with 0:04 remaining as part of a 323-yard performance to lead Illinois to a 38-31 win at Rutgers (11/23/24)
• Named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week and selected to Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week lists after going 21-for-27 for 215 yards and four touchdowns in overtime win at #22 Nebraska in Week 4
• Earned second Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Stars of the Week nods after throwing for a career-high 379 yards with three passing touchdowns - including the game-winner to Pat Bryant in overtime - and one rushing touchdown
• Threw for a career-high 379 yards vs. Purdue, his second-career 300-yard game (10/12/24)
• Has two games on the season with four touchdown passes, at #22 Nebraska (9/20/24) and vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)
• Became the first Illinois quarterback with four TD passes on the road against an AP Top 25 team since 1999 in the Illini win at Nebraska (9/20/24)
• The first Illinois quarterback with multiple games of four passing touchdowns since 2013
• Matched career high with four TD passes in the Illini's overtime victory over Nebraska, the first Illinois quarterback with four TD passes on the road against an AP Top 25 team since 1999
• First Illinois quarterback with multiple games of four passing touchdowns since 2013
• Tossed a career-high four touchdowns in the in the 2024 season opener vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)
• Third Big Ten QB with 10+ passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions through four games in the last 20 years, joining Justin Fields (Ohio State) and Kyle Orton (Purdue)

2023 Sophomore

• Started nine games at quarterback
• 175-for-270 passing, 1,883 passing yards, and 13 passing touchdowns, while also rushing for 282 yards on the season
• Sixth in the Big Ten in passing yards during the regular season (1,883)
• Sixth in the Big Ten in passing yards during conference games (1,172)
• Eighth in the Big Ten in passing efficiency during conference games (126.2)
• Completed 24 of 31 attempt for 212 yards and a career-high three TD passes before being forced out of the game due to injury on the final drive of the Illini’s win at Minnesota (11/4/23)
• Led two game-winning field goal drives in the final minute: 12 plays, 64 yards vs. Toledo (9/2/23) and 7 plays, 50 yards at Maryland (10/14/23)
• Career-long-49-yard pass completion to Isaiah Williams at Purdue (9/30/23)
• Career highs for pass attempts (36), completions (25) and yards (303) in win vs. FAU (9/23/23)
• Career-most two rushing TDs, including a 72-yarder, and a passing TD at Kansas (9/9/23)
• Made Illinois debut in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
• Enrolled at Illinois for the spring semester in 2023
• Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
• Ranked #10 transfer quarterback in the nation, according to 247Sports' preseason rankings

2022 Sophomore - Mississippi

• Played in four games, with one start at quarterback, and redshirted the season
• Completed 8-of-17 passes on the season for 125 yards and two touchdowns on the season
• Also had one rushing touchdown on the season
• Made his first career start at quarterback vs. Central Arkansas 9/10/22, finishing 6-of-13 passing for 90 yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and one touchdown run
• 2022 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll

2021 Freshman - Mississippi

• Played in five games as a backup quarterback
• Completed 54.1 percent of his passes for 192 yards and one touchdown on the season
• Made his first collegiate debut in the second quarter against Louisville 9/6/21
• 5-of-5 passing for 18 yards at #18 Auburn 10/30/21
• Completed 15-of-28 passes for 174 yards and his first career touchdown vs. #7 Baylor 1/1/22 filling in for an injured Matt Corral
• 2021 Spring Chancellor’s Honor Roll

High School

• Unanimous four-star recruit
• No. 116 recruit in the nation by ESPN
• Top-five player in the state of Mississippi by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
• No. 11 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals
• Played for head coach Chris Jones at Starkville
• Elite 11 finalist
• 2021 Under Armour All-American
• Two-time all-state selection as a junior and senior
• 2020 Mississippi Dandy Dozen
• Threw for over 3,000 yards as a junior with a 37/5 touchdown to interception ratio with a 67 percent completion rate
• Threw for 1,653 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior
• Holds the Starkville single-game passing records with 426 yards against Germantown
• Offers included Florida State, LSU, Mississippi State, Oregon, among others

Personal

• Born Oct. 22, 2002
• Son of Chad and Betsy Altmyer
• Father, Chad, was formerly the team orthopedic surgeon for Mississippi State
• Two brothers, Steele and Whit
• Graduated from the University of Illinois in December 2024 with a degree in communication
• Majored in sport and recreation administration at Mississippi 
• Chose Illinois because, "It is a great football program and trajectory, great coaching staff, and the Big Ten was very attractive."