Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Colorado
Nick Kasa
TE • 6'6" • Thornton, CO, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Nick Kasa reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a tight end
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Nick Kasa built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Thornton, CO wearing No. 44, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Nick Kasa's career was his receiving role: 26 catches, 399...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 172
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Nick Kasa, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Colorado. Nick Kasa reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 399
- Receptions
- 26
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Nick Kasa quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 399
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Legacy · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Legacy · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 6 · Pick 4 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 391 receiving yards · TE 30th (top 10%) · Pac-12 32nd (top 19%) · National 300th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 25 | 391 | 3 | 78 |
Related Context
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Nick Kasa played TE for Colorado. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Kasa recorded 399 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Colorado paired 391 primary output with 86.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 86.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
48.9
Efficiency
86.2
Usage
15.7
Consistency
73.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Sacramento State: 40. Washington State: 87. UCLA: 41. Arizona State: 71. USC: 41. Oregon: 26. Stanford: 34. Utah: 51
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Sacramento State: 1 by 100. Washington State: 3 by 100. UCLA: 3 by 91.1. Arizona State: 4 by 100. USC: 4 by 68.3. Oregon: 2 by 86.7. Stanford: 3 by 75.6. Utah: 5 by 68
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins87 · Games = 1 · +43.6 vs Losses
Losses43.4 · Games = 7 · -43.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arizona State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Utah | L 35-42 | — | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Stanford | L 0-48 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Oregon | L 14-70 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ USC | L 6-50 | — | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Fri 10/12 | vs Arizona State | L 17-51 | — | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs UCLA | L 14-42 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Washington State | W 35-34 | — | 3 | 87 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 70 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Sacramento State | L 28-30 | — | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Player Story
Nick Kasa story
Nick Kasa built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Thornton, CO wearing No. 44, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Nick Kasa's career was his receiving role: 26 catches, 399 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 9 career games in the available record. That gives Nick Kasa'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.
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Colorado
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 53.3 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 391 | 86.2 | 15.7 | 383 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona State
Week 7 · L 17-51 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
71
Receiving Yards
82.8 takeover
71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Washington State
Week 4 · W 35-34 · Conference game
87
Receiving Yards
78.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Stanford
Week 10 · L 0-48 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
66 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 75.6 efficiency score.
#4
vs Utah
Week 13 · L 35-42 · Conference game
51
Receiving Yards
60.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.
#5
vs UCLA
Week 5 · L 14-42 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
60.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Colorado
391 primary output · 86.2 efficiency · 15.7 usage
78
#2
2011 Regular Season · Colorado
42.6
8 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Colorado
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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