Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2011Akron
Patrick Nicely
QB • 6'4" • Willoughby, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Patrick Nicely is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player 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...
Read the storyPatrick Nicely, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Akron. Patrick Nicely is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.1 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 3,279
- Passing yards
- 3,358
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Patrick Nicely quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 3,279
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2011
- 2011 Total offense rank
- 256 total offense · QB 181st (top 65%) · Mid-American 44th (top 33%) · National 447th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Akron | 8 | 1,395 | 1,349 | 46 | 6 | 62.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 1,628 | 1,753 | -125 | 11 | 65 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 256 | 256 | 0 | 2 | 28.7 |
Related Context
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Patrick Nicely played QB for Akron. Across 3 tracked seasons, Patrick Nicely recorded 3,358 passing yards, -79 rushing yards, and 13 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Akron paired 1,628 primary output with 46.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 46.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Loss with 177 yards of offense and 53.4 efficiency. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
135.7
Efficiency
46.4
Usage
16.5
Consistency
77
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 107. Gardner-Webb: 161. Kentucky: 26. Indiana: 177. Northern Illinois: 126. Kent State: 74. Ohio: 175. Western Michigan: 126. Temple: 108. Ball State: 176. Miami (OH): 179. Buffalo: 193
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 40 by 40.2. Gardner-Webb: 26 by 53.3. Kentucky: 26 by 36.5. Indiana: 32 by 53.4. Northern Illinois: 30 by 44.9. Kent State: 44 by 36.4. Ohio: 32 by 56.7. Western Michigan: 28 by 47.5. Temple: 36 by 46.3. Ball State: 40 by 38.4. Miami (OH): 37 by 47.5. Buffalo: 26 by 55.3
Split Comparison
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Wins193 · Games = 1 · +62.5 vs Losses
Losses130.5 · Games = 11 · -62.5 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
Indiana
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Ohio
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Buffalo3+ TD | W 22-14 | 13 | 24 | 193 | 54.2 | 3 | 0 | 55.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wed 11/17 | vs Miami (OH) | L 14-19 | 17 | 33 | 200 | 51.5 | 0 | 1 | 47.5 | 4 | -21 | -5.30 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Ball State3+ TD | L 30-37 | 18 | 39 | 178 | 46.2 | 4 | 3 | 38.4 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Temple | L 0-30 | 15 | 26 | 134 | 57.7 | 0 | 1 | 46.3 | 10 | -26 | -2.60 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-56 | 12 | 24 | 120 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 47.5 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Ohio | L 10-38 | 16 | 29 | 159 | 55.2 | 0 | 2 | 56.7 | 3 | 16 | 5.30 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Kent State | L 17-28 | 16 | 33 | 133 | 48.5 | 0 | 3 | 36.4 | 11 | -59 | -5.40 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14-50 | 14 | 26 | 128 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | 44.9 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Indiana | L 20-35 | 15 | 27 | 175 | 55.6 | 2 | 0 | 53.4 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Kentucky | L 10-47 | 4 | 19 | 57 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 | 7 | -31 | -4.40 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Gardner-Webb | L 37-38 | 14 | 21 | 165 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 53.3 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 1 | 2 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Syracuse | L 3-29 | 12 | 35 | 111 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 6 |
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
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Akron
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Akron | 1,395 | 55.6 | 18.1 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Akron | 1,628 | 46.4 | 16.5 | 233 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Akron | 256 | 53 | 5.1 | -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
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#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
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