Player Career

Nate Yarnell Career Story

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

Player Story

Nate Yarnell story

Nate Yarnell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a quarterback from Austin, TX wearing No. 19, spending time with Pittsburgh and Texas State. The clearest part of Nate Yarnell's career was his passing role: 1,846 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, 243 attempts, and 28 rushing yards across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Yarnell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Pittsburgh

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0
2022 PostseasonPittsburgh18570.53.8185
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh18570.53.80
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh60874.729.5423
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1,0815714.8473
2025 Regular SeasonTexas State0-1,081

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Pittsburgh to Texas StateP4 to G5/FCS84.7Dec 29, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Duke

Week 13 · L 19-30 · Conference game

Loss with 254 yards of offense and 55.8 efficiency.

254

Total Offense

84.4 takeover

254 total offense with 55.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Clemson

Week 12 · L 20-24 · Conference game

330

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Loss with 330 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency.

330 total offense with 52.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Boston College

Week 14 · L 23-34 · Conference game

286

Total Offense

71.5 takeover

Loss with 286 yards of offense and 51 efficiency.

286 total offense with 51 efficiency.

#4

vs Boston College

Week 12 · W 24-16 · Conference game

231

Total Offense

66.3 takeover

Win with 231 yards of offense and 74.2 efficiency.

231 total offense with 74.2 efficiency.

#5

@ Notre Dame

Week 9 · L 7-58

75

Total Offense

59.2 takeover

Loss with 75 yards of offense and 88.9 efficiency.

75 total offense with 88.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

608 primary output · 74.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage

65

#2

2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

59

1,081 primary · 57 efficiency · 14.8 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Pittsburgh

38

185 primary · 70.5 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

1

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency