Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017UCLA
Nate Starks
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Las Vegas, NV, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nate Starks leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UCLA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Nate Starks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 23, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Nate Starks' career was his backfield work: 791 rushing...
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- Committed To
- UCLA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Nate Starks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · UCLA. Nate Starks leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 995
- Rushing yards
- 791
- Receiving yards
- 204
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Nate Starks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCLA · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 995
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · UCLA
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cherry Creek · UCLA
- High school pipeline
- Cherry Creek · 38 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 120 scrimmage yards · RB 407th (top 68%) · Pac-12 119th (top 54%) · National 1,302nd (top 54%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | UCLA | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 11 | 188 | 135 | 53 | 2 | 34.6 |
| 2015 Postseason | UCLA | 11 | 35 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 62.7 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 11 | 334 | 314 | 20 | 5 | 62.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 9 | 309 | 281 | 28 | 1 | 55.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 3 | 120 | 46 | 74 | 0 | 31.9 |
Related Context
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Nate Starks played RB for UCLA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Starks recorded 791 rushing yards, 204 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
UCLA paired 369 primary output with 59.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Regular Season · UCLA
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
40
Efficiency
51.1
Usage
8.6
Consistency
19.4
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 110. Memphis: 10. Colorado: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins55 · Games = 2 · +45 vs Losses
Losses10 · Games = 1 · -45 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Hawai'i
Player Story
Nate Starks story
Nate Starks built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Las Vegas, NV wearing No. 23, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Nate Starks' career was his backfield work: 791 rushing yards, 177 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 204 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 204 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 56 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Starks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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UCLA
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | UCLA | 197 | 41.8 | 5.3 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UCLA | 197 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | UCLA | 369 | 59.2 | 9.8 | 172 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 369 | 59.2 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 309 | 30.8 | 21.2 | -60 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 120 | 51.1 | 8.6 | -189 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ California
Week 13 · L 10-36 · Conference game
Loss with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
74 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#2
vs Arizona
Week 5 · W 45-24 · Conference game
80
Scrimmage Yards
80.8 takeover
Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
80 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.
#3
vs BYU
Week 3 · W 24-23
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Scrimmage Yards
80.5 takeover
Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 15.2 usage.
#4
vs Hawai'i
Week 2 · W 56-23
110
Scrimmage Yards
80.1 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#5
vs Arizona
Week 10 · W 17-7 · Conference game
56
Scrimmage Yards
69.9 takeover
Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
56 scrimmage yards and 9.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · UCLA
369 primary output · 59.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
62.7
#2
2015 Regular Season · UCLA
62.7
369 primary · 59.2 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UCLA
55.1
309 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 21.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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