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Player Dossier
2009-2012BYU
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.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Player 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...
Read the storyRiley Nelson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · BYU. Riley Nelson is a balanced quarterback profile with 24 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,890
- Passing yards
- 4,032
- Rushing yards
- 858
- Touchdowns
- 41
Quick Answers
Riley Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,890
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Florida State
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Class 2012
- 2012 Total offense rank
- 2,207 total offense · QB 85th (top 28%) · FBS Independents 2nd (top 4%) · National 86th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 6 | 221 | 99 | 122 | 4 | 40.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 3 | 353 | 205 | 148 | 3 | 49.7 |
| 2011 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 266 | 250 | 16 | 3 | 65 |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 1,843 | 1,467 | 376 | 17 | 65 |
| 2012 Postseason | BYU | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 2,194 | 2,011 | 183 | 14 | 69.5 |
Related Context
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Riley Nelson played QB for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Riley Nelson recorded 4,032 passing yards, 858 rushing yards, and 41 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
BYU paired 2,207 primary output with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 61.4 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: TCU
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · BYU
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
175.8
Efficiency
61.4
Usage
19.2
Consistency
60.6
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 266. Ole Miss: 6. Texas: 4. Utah: 36. UCF: 0. Utah State: 206. San José State: 284. Oregon State: 304. Idaho State: 277. TCU: 299. Idaho: 67. Hawai'i: 360
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 53 by 46.7. Ole Miss: 1 by 60. Texas: 1 by 40. Utah: 9 by 50.7. UCF: 1 by 33.3. Utah State: 25 by 78.4. San José State: 33 by 68.3. Oregon State: 39 by 71.9. Idaho State: 24 by 88.3. TCU: 52 by 55.6. Idaho: 8 by 81. Hawai'i: 44 by 62.3
Split Comparison
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Wins196.7 · Games = 9 · +83.7 vs Losses
Losses113 · Games = 3 · -83.7 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
TCU
Best efficiency game
88.3 vs Idaho State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Tulsa3+ TD | W 24-21 | 17 | 40 | 250 | 42.5 | 3 | 2 | 46.7 | 13 | 16 | 1.20 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 12/4 | @ Hawai'i300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 41-20 | 25 | 37 | 363 | 67.6 | 3 | 0 | 62.3 | 7 | -3 | -0.40 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Idaho | W 42-7 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ TCUDual-threat | L 28-38 | 15 | 29 | 215 | 51.7 | 1 | 2 | 55.6 | 23 | 84 | 3.70 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Idaho State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 56-3 | 11 | 17 | 215 | 64.7 | 3 | 0 | 88.3 | 7 | 62 | 8.90 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Oregon State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 38-28 | 17 | 27 | 217 | 63.0 | 3 | 1 | 71.9 | 12 | 87 | 7.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs San José State3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 29-16 | 14 | 24 | 219 | 58.3 | 3 | 2 | 68.3 | 9 | 65 | 7.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Utah StateDual-threat | W 27-24 | 10 | 14 | 144 | 71.4 | 2 | 0 | 78.4 | 11 | 62 | 5.60 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UCF | W 24-17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Utah | L 10-54 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 3 | -2 | -0.70 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Texas | L 16-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Ole Miss | W 14-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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
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BYU
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | BYU | 221 | 72.7 | 10.4 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | BYU | 353 | 46.7 | 31.1 | 132 |
| 2011 Postseason | BYU | 2,109 | 61.4 | 19.2 | 1,756 |
| 2011 Regular Season | BYU | 2,109 | 61.4 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | BYU | 2,207 | 51.3 | 24 | 98 |
| 2012 Regular Season | BYU | 2,207 | 51.3 | 24 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida State
Week 3 · L 28-54
Loss with 61 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
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Total Offense
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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
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2,109 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 19.2 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
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3+ TD games
15
Above avg efficiency
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