Player Career

Nick Kurtz Career Story

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Player Story

Nick Kurtz story

Nick Kurtz built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from El Cajon, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Nick Kurtz's career was his receiving role: 88 catches, 1,119 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with BYU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across BYU.

The arc is straightforward: Nick Kurtz 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

    BYU

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonBYU0
2015 PostseasonBYU57880.113.8578
2015 Regular SeasonBYU57880.113.80
2016 PostseasonBYU54170.123-37
2016 Regular SeasonBYU54170.1230

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Cincinnati

Week 7 · W 38-24

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

119

Receiving Yards

98.9 takeover

119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Wyoming

Week 1 · W 24-21 · Postseason

59

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs UCLA

Week 3 · L 14-17

83

Receiving Yards

89.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 69.2 efficiency score.

#4

@ West Virginia

Week 4 · L 32-35

78

Receiving Yards

89.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ Nebraska

Week 1 · W 33-28

123

Receiving Yards

86.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · BYU

541 primary output · 70.1 efficiency · 23 usage

76

#2

2016 Regular Season · BYU

76

541 primary · 70.1 efficiency · 23 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · BYU

69.4

578 primary · 80.1 efficiency · 13.8 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games