Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016BYU
Nick Kurtz
WR • 6'6" • El Cajon, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Nick Kurtz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player 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,...
Read the storyNick Kurtz, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · BYU. Nick Kurtz reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,119
- Receptions
- 88
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Nick Kurtz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,119
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 541 receiving yards · WR 187th (top 20%) · FBS Independents 4th (top 7%) · National 207th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 69.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 35 | 522 | 2 | 69.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 76 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 46 | 482 | 2 | 76 |
Related Context
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Nick Kurtz played WR for BYU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nick Kurtz recorded 1,119 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
BYU paired 541 primary output with 70.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 70.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · BYU
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
45.1
Efficiency
70.1
Usage
23
Consistency
63.6
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 59. Arizona: 9. Utah: 35. UCLA: 83. West Virginia: 78. Michigan State: 27. Mississippi State: 62. Boise State: 16. Cincinnati: 33. Southern Utah: 69. Massachusetts: 20. Utah State: 50
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 3 by 100. Arizona: 1 by 60. Utah: 3 by 77.8. UCLA: 8 by 69.2. West Virginia: 6 by 86.7. Michigan State: 3 by 60. Mississippi State: 7 by 59. Boise State: 2 by 53.3. Cincinnati: 4 by 55. Southern Utah: 5 by 92. Massachusetts: 3 by 44.4. Utah State: 4 by 83.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41.1 · Games = 8 · -11.9 vs Losses
Losses53 · Games = 4 · +11.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/22 | @ Wyoming | W 24-21 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 0 | 39 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Utah State | W 28-10 | — | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 35 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Massachusetts | W 51-9 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Southern Utah | W 37-7 | — | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-3 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 10/21 | @ Boise State | L 27-28 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Mississippi State | W 28-21 | — | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Michigan State | W 31-14 | — | 3 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ West Virginia | L 32-35 | — | 6 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs UCLAHigh volume | L 14-17 | — | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Utah | L 19-20 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Arizona | W 18-16 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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
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BYU
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | BYU | 578 | 80.1 | 13.8 | 578 |
| 2015 Regular Season | BYU | 578 | 80.1 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 541 | 70.1 | 23 | -37 |
| 2016 Regular Season | BYU | 541 | 70.1 | 23 | 0 |
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
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