Player Profile

Riley Nelson

QB • 6'0" • Logan, UT, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Riley Nelson is a balanced quarterback profile with 24 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

24

Efficiency

51.3

Consistency

73.3

Season Value

62.1

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · BYU

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
BYU
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · BYU
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Riley Nelson, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason · BYU. Riley Nelson is a balanced quarterback profile with 24 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason

BYU paired 2,207 primary output with 51.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 51.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Loss with 346 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · BYU

Games

10

Primary Metric / G

220.7

Efficiency

51.3

Usage

24

Consistency

73.3

Best Game by takeover score

San Diego State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 13. Washington State: 303. Unknown: 263. Utah: 240. Boise State: 32. Oregon State: 334. Notre Dame: 170. Georgia Tech: 221. Idaho: 285. San José State: 346

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 3 by 25. Washington State: 48 by 62.6. Unknown: 32 by 70.4. Utah: 49 by 52.6. Boise State: 16 by 20.2. Oregon State: 64 by 50.9. Notre Dame: 44 by 45.7. Georgia Tech: 35 by 59.6. Idaho: 38 by 73.7. San José State: 65 by 52.4

Split Comparison

Wins205.5 · n=4 · -18.9 vs Losses
Losses224.4 · n=5 · +18.9 vs Wins
First Half170.2 · n=5 · -101 vs Second Half
Second Half271.2 · n=5 · +101 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

San José State

Best efficiency game

73.7 vs Idaho

Result
Fri 12/21@ San Diego StateW 23-60200.0012511313013
Sun 11/18@ San José State300-yard gameL 14-20285133554.91152.414110.8008
Sun 11/11vs Idaho3+ TDW 52-13193123661.33073.77497019
Sat 10/27@ Georgia TechW 41-17192820467.91159.67172.40110
Sat 10/20@ Notre DameL 14-17233617763.92245.78-7-0.90013
Sat 10/13vs Oregon State300-yard gameL 24-42285130554.91350.913292.20016
Fri 9/21@ Boise StateL 6-7491944.40320.27131.9008
Sun 9/16@ UtahL 21-24173520648.62152.614342.40020
Sat 9/8vs Unknown182924462.11170.43196.30011
Fri 8/31vs Washington StateW 30-6253628569.42062.612181.5009

Career Arc

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    BYU

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

200920102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonBYU22172.710.4
2010 Regular SeasonBYU35346.731.1132
2011 PostseasonBYU2,10961.419.21,756
2011 Regular SeasonBYU2,10961.419.20
2012 PostseasonBYU2,20751.32498
2012 Regular SeasonBYU2,20751.3240

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida State

Loss with 61 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

61

Primary metric

61 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

Air Force

168

Primary metric

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

168 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

#3

Washington

176

Primary metric

Win with 176 yards of offense and 71.3 efficiency.

176 total offense with 71.3 efficiency.

#4

Wyoming

71

Primary metric

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

71 total offense with 71 efficiency.

#5

San José State

346

Primary metric

Loss with 346 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency.

346 total offense with 52.4 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Postseason · BYU

2,207 primary output · 51.3 efficiency · 24 usage

62.1

#2

2012 Regular Season · BYU

62.1

2,207 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 24 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · BYU

59.2

2,109 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 19.2 usage

Milestones

11

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

1

3+ takeover TD games

15

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

4,890

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career passing yards
4,032