Player Career

Carson Strong Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nevada

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonNevada4402.9
2019 PostseasonNevada2,32153.819.52,317
2019 Regular SeasonNevada2,32153.819.50
2020 PostseasonNevada2,74861.413.7427
2020 Regular SeasonNevada2,74861.413.70
2021 Regular SeasonNevada3,97859.517.41,230

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

71.1

#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