Player Career

Riley Nelson Career Story

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

Player Story

Riley Nelson story

Riley Nelson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Logan, UT wearing No. 13, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Riley Nelson's career was his passing role: 4,032 passing yards, 35 touchdown passes, 560 attempts, and 858 rushing yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 858 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Riley Nelson'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

    BYU

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

vs Florida State

Week 3 · L 28-54

Loss with 61 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

61

Total Offense

93 takeover

61 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#2

@ Air Force

Week 2 · L 14-35 · Conference game

168

Total Offense

83.6 takeover

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

168 total offense with 55.4 efficiency.

#3

@ San José State

Week 12 · L 14-20

346

Total Offense

82.2 takeover

Loss with 346 yards of offense and 52.4 efficiency.

346 total offense with 52.4 efficiency.

#4

@ TCU

Week 9 · L 28-38

299

Total Offense

79.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

299 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Oregon State

Week 7 · L 24-42

334

Total Offense

79.2 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

334 total offense with 50.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · BYU

2,207 primary output · 51.3 efficiency · 24 usage

69.5

#2

2012 Regular Season · BYU

69.5

2,207 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 24 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · BYU

65

2,109 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 19.2 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

6

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency