Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Iowa
Nate Stanley
QB • 6'4" • 243 lbs • Menomonie, WI, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Nate Stanley is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota State
Player Story
Nate Stanley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Menomonie, WI wearing No. 4, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nate Stanley's career was his passing role: 8,275 passing...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 244
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Nate Stanley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Nate Stanley is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 8,171
- Passing yards
- 8,275
- Touchdowns
- 70
Quick Answers
Nate Stanley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 8,171
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- North Dakota State
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 7 · Pick 30 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 2,958 total offense · QB 54th (top 15%) · Big Ten 6th (top 4%) · National 54th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 80 | 99 | -19 | 1 | 58 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 2,242 | 2,338 | -96 | 25 | 58 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 196 | 214 | -18 | 3 | 61.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 2,633 | 2,611 | 22 | 24 | 61.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 204 | 213 | -9 | 2 | 70.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 2,754 | 2,738 | 16 | 15 | 70.1 |
Related Context
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Nate Stanley played QB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Stanley recorded 8,275 passing yards, -104 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Iowa paired 2,958 primary output with 57.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 53.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Win with 335 yards of offense and 60.9 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
178.6
Efficiency
53.3
Usage
11.4
Consistency
75
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 80. Wyoming: 102. Iowa State: 335. North Texas: 192. Penn State: 193. Michigan State: 190. Illinois: 248. Northwestern: 214. Minnesota: 205. Ohio State: 223. Wisconsin: 6. Purdue: 138. Nebraska: 196
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 20 by 52.1. Wyoming: 19 by 49. Iowa State: 43 by 60.9. North Texas: 29 by 55. Penn State: 26 by 59.1. Michigan State: 37 by 51.1. Illinois: 35 by 52.1. Northwestern: 36 by 50.4. Minnesota: 30 by 62.3. Ohio State: 33 by 56.3. Wisconsin: 29 by 32.7. Purdue: 41 by 45.2. Nebraska: 22 by 66.3
Split Comparison
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Wins197.6 · Games = 8 · +49.4 vs Losses
Losses148.2 · Games = 5 · -49.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
66.3 vs Nebraska
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ Boston College | W 27-20 | 8 | 15 | 99 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 52.1 | 5 | -19 | -3.80 | 0 | 3 |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Nebraska | W 56-14 | 13 | 20 | 192 | 65.0 | 2 | 0 | 66.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Purdue | L 15-24 | 16 | 33 | 176 | 48.5 | 1 | 1 | 45.2 | 8 | -38 | -4.80 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-38 | 8 | 24 | 41 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 32.7 | 5 | -35 | -7 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Ohio State3+ TD | W 55-24 | 20 | 31 | 226 | 64.5 | 5 | 0 | 56.3 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Minnesota | W 17-10 | 15 | 27 | 190 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 62.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Northwestern | L 10-17 | 19 | 33 | 223 | 57.6 | 1 | 1 | 50.4 | 3 | -9 | -3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Illinois3+ TD | W 45-16 | 17 | 32 | 247 | 53.1 | 3 | 1 | 52.1 | 3 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Michigan State | L 10-17 | 16 | 31 | 197 | 51.6 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 6 | -7 | -1.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Penn State | L 19-21 | 13 | 22 | 191 | 59.1 | 2 | 0 | 59.1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs North Texas | W 31-14 | 16 | 27 | 197 | 59.3 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Iowa State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 44-41 | 27 | 41 | 333 | 65.9 | 5 | 0 | 60.9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Wyoming3+ TD | W 24-3 | 8 | 15 | 125 | 53.3 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | -23 | -5.80 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Nate Stanley story
Nate Stanley built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Menomonie, WI wearing No. 4, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nate Stanley's career was his passing role: 8,275 passing yards, 68 touchdown passes, and 1,155 attempts across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Iowa. 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. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Nate Stanley 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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Iowa
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 62 | 57.8 | 0 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 62 | 57.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 2,322 | 53.3 | 11.4 | 2,260 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 2,322 | 53.3 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 2,829 | 57 | 8.1 | 507 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 2,829 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 2,958 | 57.5 | 17.3 | 129 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 2,958 | 57.5 | 17.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Dakota State
Week 3 · L 21-23
Loss with 45 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
45
Total Offense
100 takeover
45 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 13 · W 19-10 · Conference game
330
Total Offense
65 takeover
Win with 330 yards of offense and 67.1 efficiency.
330 total offense with 67.1 efficiency.
#3
vs Northern Iowa
Week 3 · W 38-14
309
Total Offense
63.3 takeover
Win with 309 yards of offense and 65 efficiency.
309 total offense with 65 efficiency.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 8 · W 26-20 · Conference game
269
Total Offense
60.5 takeover
Win with 269 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.
269 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 7 · L 12-17 · Conference game
281
Total Offense
60.2 takeover
Loss with 281 yards of offense and 51.1 efficiency.
281 total offense with 51.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Iowa
2,958 primary output · 57.5 efficiency · 17.3 usage
70.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
70.1
2,958 primary · 57.5 efficiency · 17.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Iowa
61.6
2,829 primary · 57 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
12
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
13
Above avg efficiency
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