Player Dossier

2017-2021

Akron

Kato Nelson

QB • 6'1" • 212 lbs • Hollywood, FL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Kato Nelson is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

24.6

Efficiency

54.2

Consistency

46.8

Season Value

36.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Akron
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Scouting Read

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Kato Nelson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron. Kato Nelson is a balanced quarterback profile with 24.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Kato Nelson played QB for Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kato Nelson recorded 5,585 passing yards, 695 rushing yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Akron.

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Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Akron paired 2,632 primary output with 55.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 54.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator 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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2021 Regular Season · Akron

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

104.6

Efficiency

54.2

Usage

24.6

Consistency

46.8

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 49. Temple: 114. Ohio: 43. Bowling Green: 74. Toledo: 243

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. Auburn: 25 by 50.3. Temple: 22 by 61.8. Ohio: 11 by 49.5. Bowling Green: 16 by 49. Toledo: 42 by 60.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins74 · Games = 1 · -38.3 vs Losses
Losses112.3 · Games = 4 · +38.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Toledo

Best efficiency game

61.8 vs Temple

Result
Sat 11/27@ ToledoDual-threatL 14-49102516440.02060.317794.60051
Sat 10/9@ Bowling GreenW 35-206109160.001496-17-2.8009
Sat 10/2vs OhioL 17-34484650.00049.53-3-107
Sat 9/11vs TempleL 24-457128258.31061.810323.20015
Sat 9/4@ AuburnL 10-609146264.30050.311-13-1.2009

Career Arc

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    Akron

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonAkron1,18760.628—
2017 Regular SeasonAkron1,18760.6280
2018 Regular SeasonAkron2,63255.837.11,445
2019 Regular SeasonAkron1,93853.737.7-694
2020 Regular SeasonAkron0——-1,938
2021 Regular SeasonAkron52354.224.6523

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio

Win with 367 yards of offense and 65.2 efficiency.

367

Primary metric

367 total offense with 65.2 efficiency.

#2

UAB

390

Primary metric

Loss with 390 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.

390 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.

#3

Toledo

243

Primary metric

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

243 total offense with 60.3 efficiency.

#4

Ohio

371

Primary metric

Loss with 371 yards of offense and 59.5 efficiency.

371 total offense with 59.5 efficiency.

#5

Northwestern

314

Primary metric

Win with 314 yards of offense and 67 efficiency.

314 total offense with 67 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Akron

2,632 primary output · 55.8 efficiency · 37.1 usage

67.4

#2

2019 Regular Season · Akron

59

1,938 primary · 53.7 efficiency · 37.7 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Akron

43

1,187 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 28 usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

12

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

6,280

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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