Player Career

Patrick Nicely Career Story

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

Player Story

Patrick Nicely story

Patrick Nicely built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from Willoughby, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Patrick Nicely's career was his passing role: 3,358 passing yards, 18 touchdown passes, and 619 attempts across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Akron. 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 13 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.

The arc is straightforward: Patrick Nicely 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

    Akron

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonAkron1,39555.618.1
2010 Regular SeasonAkron1,62846.416.5233
2011 Regular SeasonAkron256535.1-1,372

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Buffalo

Week 12 · L 10-51 · Conference game

Loss with 95 yards of offense and 72 efficiency.

95

Total Offense

86 takeover

95 total offense with 72 efficiency.

#2

@ Bowling Green

Week 12 · L 20-36 · Conference game

292

Total Offense

74.2 takeover

Loss with 292 yards of offense and 70.8 efficiency.

292 total offense with 70.8 efficiency.

#3

@ Syracuse

Week 8 · L 14-28

156

Total Offense

64.5 takeover

Loss with 156 yards of offense and 56.9 efficiency.

156 total offense with 56.9 efficiency.

#4

vs Kent State

Week 10 · W 28-20 · Conference game

281

Total Offense

63.6 takeover

Win with 281 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency.

281 total offense with 60.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Indiana

Week 4 · L 20-35

177

Total Offense

60.7 takeover

Loss with 177 yards of offense and 53.4 efficiency.

177 total offense with 53.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Akron

1,628 primary output · 46.4 efficiency · 16.5 usage

65

#2

2009 Regular Season · Akron

62.8

1,395 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 18.1 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Akron

28.7

256 primary · 53 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

7

Above avg efficiency