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Player Dossier
2018-2021Nevada
Carson Strong
QB • 6'4" • 215 lbs • Vacaville, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Carson Strong is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a quarterback
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Reliability
85
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Nevada
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nevada
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Player Story
Carson Strong built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a quarterback from Vacaville, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Carson Strong's career was his passing role: 9,356...
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- Committed To
- Nevada
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Carson Strong, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Nevada. Carson Strong is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,051
- Passing yards
- 9,356
- Touchdowns
- 73
Quick Answers
Carson Strong quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nevada · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,051
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Nevada
- Top game
- Fresno State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Will C. Wood · Nevada
- High school pipeline
- Will C. Wood · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Sophomore
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 3,978 total offense · QB 9th (top 3%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 9th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 10 | 374 | 402 | -28 | 1 | 56.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 10 | 1,947 | 1,925 | 22 | 10 | 56.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 9 | 276 | 271 | 5 | 5 | 62.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 9 | 2,472 | 2,572 | -100 | 21 | 62.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 12 | 3,978 | 4,186 | -208 | 36 | 71.1 |
Related Context
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Carson Strong played QB for Nevada. Across 4 tracked seasons, Carson Strong recorded 9,356 passing yards, -305 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Nevada.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Nevada paired 3,978 primary output with 59.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 59.5 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: Fresno State
Loss with 455 yards of offense and 59.7 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Nevada
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
331.5
Efficiency
59.5
Usage
17.4
Consistency
86.4
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 305. Idaho State: 385. Kansas State: 248. Boise State: 243. New Mexico State: 366. Hawai'i: 363. Fresno State: 455. UNLV: 421. San José State: 288. San Diego State: 327. Air Force: 300. Colorado State: 277
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 42 by 53.2. Idaho State: 44 by 73.2. Kansas State: 45 by 53. Boise State: 43 by 55.9. New Mexico State: 34 by 66. Hawai'i: 57 by 56. Fresno State: 67 by 59.7. UNLV: 51 by 64.6. San José State: 60 by 50.1. San Diego State: 53 by 57.9. Air Force: 53 by 54.7. Colorado State: 26 by 69.3
Split Comparison
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Wins331 · Games = 8 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses332.5 · Games = 4 · +1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
73.2 vs Idaho State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | @ Colorado State3+ TD | W 52-10 | 17 | 22 | 288 | 77.3 | 4 | 0 | 69.3 | 4 | -11 | -2.80 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Air Force300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 39-41 | 27 | 44 | 351 | 61.4 | 4 | 1 | 54.7 | 9 | -51 | -5.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 11/14 | @ San Diego State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 21-23 | 34 | 48 | 350 | 70.8 | 3 | 0 | 57.9 | 5 | -23 | -4.60 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 11/7 | vs San José State300-yard game | W 27-24 | 36 | 54 | 314 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.1 | 6 | -26 | -4.30 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UNLV300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 51-20 | 37 | 49 | 417 | 75.5 | 4 | 1 | 64.6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Fresno State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 32-34 | 49 | 61 | 476 | 80.3 | 4 | 1 | 59.7 | 6 | -21 | -3.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Hawai'i300-yard game | W 34-17 | 34 | 54 | 395 | 63.0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | -32 | -10.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 10/10 | vs New Mexico State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 55-28 | 25 | 32 | 377 | 78.1 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Boise State | W 41-31 | 25 | 38 | 263 | 65.8 | 1 | 0 | 55.9 | 5 | -20 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Kansas State | L 17-38 | 27 | 40 | 262 | 67.5 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/12 | vs Idaho State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 49-10 | 34 | 43 | 381 | 79.1 | 4 | 0 | 73.2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ California300-yard game | W 22-17 | 22 | 39 | 312 | 56.4 | 2 | 1 | 53.2 | 3 | -7 | -2.30 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Carson Strong story
Carson Strong built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a quarterback from Vacaville, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Carson Strong's career was his passing role: 9,356 passing yards, 73 touchdown passes, and 1,250 attempts across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Nevada. 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 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.
The arc is straightforward: Carson Strong 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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Nevada
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Nevada | 4 | 40 | 2.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Nevada | 2,321 | 53.8 | 19.5 | 2,317 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nevada | 2,321 | 53.8 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Nevada | 2,748 | 61.4 | 13.7 | 427 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nevada | 2,748 | 61.4 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nevada | 3,978 | 59.5 | 17.4 | 1,230 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Fresno State
Week 8 · L 32-34 · Conference game
Loss with 455 yards of offense and 59.7 efficiency.
455
Total Offense
74.4 takeover
455 total offense with 59.7 efficiency.
#2
vs Purdue
Week 1 · W 34-31
329
Total Offense
69.1 takeover
Win with 329 yards of offense and 65.9 efficiency.
329 total offense with 65.9 efficiency.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 1 · L 21-30 · Postseason
374
Total Offense
68.3 takeover
Loss with 374 yards of offense and 57.9 efficiency.
374 total offense with 57.9 efficiency.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 11 · L 21-23 · Conference game
327
Total Offense
67.9 takeover
Loss with 327 yards of offense and 57.9 efficiency.
327 total offense with 57.9 efficiency.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 9 · W 37-19 · Conference game
332
Total Offense
66 takeover
Win with 332 yards of offense and 69.4 efficiency.
332 total offense with 69.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Nevada
3,978 primary output · 59.5 efficiency · 17.4 usage
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#2
2020 Postseason · Nevada
62.6
2,748 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Nevada
62.6
2,748 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 13.7 usage
Milestones
25
250+ passing yards
16
300+ total offense
14
3+ TD games
9
Above avg efficiency
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