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 / Role

Rotational offensive role

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Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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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: 1
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...

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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%)

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.

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