Player Career

Nick Foles Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nick Foles story

Nick Foles built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 8, spending time with Arizona and Michigan State. The clearest part of Nick Foles' career was his passing role: 10,068 passing yards, 67 touchdown passes, and 1,403 attempts across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona and Michigan State.

The arc is straightforward: Nick Foles moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2007

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona

    2009-2011

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

200720092009201020102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMichigan State5774
2009 PostseasonArizona2,41353.78.22,356
2009 Regular SeasonArizona2,41353.78.20
2010 PostseasonArizona3,07856.811.2665
2010 Regular SeasonArizona3,07856.811.20
2011 Regular SeasonArizona4,2315713.41,153

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UAB

Week 1 · W 55-18

Win with 57 yards of offense and 74 efficiency.

57

Total Offense

87 takeover

57 total offense with 74 efficiency.

#2

vs Oregon State

Week 6 · L 27-29 · Conference game

446

Total Offense

74.4 takeover

Loss with 446 yards of offense and 64.8 efficiency.

446 total offense with 64.8 efficiency.

#3

vs Stanford

Week 7 · W 43-38 · Conference game

420

Total Offense

64.2 takeover

Win with 420 yards of offense and 74.1 efficiency.

420 total offense with 74.1 efficiency.

#4

@ Washington

Week 6 · L 33-36 · Conference game

384

Total Offense

63.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

384 total offense with 54.7 efficiency.

#5

vs Northern Arizona

Week 1 · W 41-10

410

Total Offense

62.4 takeover

Win with 410 yards of offense and 65.9 efficiency.

410 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Arizona

4,231 primary output · 57 efficiency · 13.4 usage

69.6

#2

2007 Regular Season · Michigan State

58.4

57 primary · 74 efficiency · usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Arizona

58

3,078 primary · 56.8 efficiency · 11.2 usage

Milestones

22

250+ passing yards

16

300+ total offense

14

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency