Player Dossier

2012-2015

Indiana

Nate Sudfeld

QB • 6'6" • Modesto, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Nate Sudfeld is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

73%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

77

High-end production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

64

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Indiana

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Indiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Navy

Player Story

Nate Sudfeld built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback from Modesto, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Nate Sudfeld's career was his passing role: 7,879 passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8786

Modesto Christian · Modesto, CA

Committed To
Indiana
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2016
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 187
NFL Team
Washington

Nate Sudfeld, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Indiana. Nate Sudfeld is a balanced quarterback profile with 8.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
8,011
Passing yards
7,879
Rushing yards
132
Touchdowns
69
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Nate Sudfeld college highlights at Indiana.

Season
2015
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Nate Sudfeld quick answers

Latest team and position
Indiana · QB
Career Total Offense
8,011
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Indiana
Top game
Navy
Recruit profile
3-star · Modesto Christian · Indiana
High school pipeline
Modesto Christian · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2016 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · Washington
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2015
2015 Total offense rank
3,634 total offense · QB 23rd (top 8%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 23rd (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonIndiana76396327739.3
2013 Regular SeasonIndiana122,4892,523-342256.9
2014 Regular SeasonIndiana61,2491,15198846.8
2015 PostseasonIndiana1240938920364.1
2015 Regular SeasonIndiana123,2253,184412964.1

Related Context

Nate Sudfeld played QB for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Sudfeld recorded 7,879 passing yards, 132 rushing yards, and 69 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Indiana.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Indiana paired 3,634 primary output with 62.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 62.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Illinois

Win with 395 yards of offense and 85.6 efficiency. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Postseason · Indiana

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

302.8

Efficiency

62.1

Usage

8.6

Consistency

75.1

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Duke: 409. Southern Illinois: 395. Florida International: 217. Western Kentucky: 363. Wake Forest: 206. Ohio State: 137. Rutgers: 456. Michigan State: 292. Iowa: 184. Michigan: 228. Maryland: 384. Purdue: 363

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 54 by 67.4. Southern Illinois: 37 by 85.6. Florida International: 40 by 51.1. Western Kentucky: 30 by 75.2. Wake Forest: 40 by 51.9. Ohio State: 23 by 53.9. Rutgers: 44 by 62.3. Michigan State: 39 by 55.2. Iowa: 41 by 45.7. Michigan: 40 by 56.5. Maryland: 38 by 64.3. Purdue: 32 by 76.4

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins321.3 · Games = 6 · +37 vs Losses
Losses284.3 · Games = 6 · -37 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

Southern Illinois

Best efficiency game

85.6 vs Southern Illinois

Result
Sat 12/26@ Duke300-yard game · 3+ TDL 41-44285138954.93267.43206.70011
Sat 11/28@ Purdue300-yard game · 3+ TDW 54-36182935062.14076.43134.30110
Sat 11/21@ Maryland300-yard game · 3+ TDW 47-28233538565.74064.33-1-0.3016
Sat 11/14vs MichiganL 41-48203422058.81056.5681.3007
Sat 11/7vs IowaL 27-35163718043.21145.744109
Sat 10/24@ Michigan State300-yard game · 3+ TDL 26-52233730862.23155.22-16-800
Sat 10/17vs Rutgers300-yard game · 3+ TDL 52-55324246476.24262.32-8-411
Sat 10/3vs Ohio StateL 27-34102113447.60053.9231.5004
Sat 9/26@ Wake ForestW 31-24193420555.92051.9610.2009
Sat 9/19vs Western Kentucky300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-35202735574.13075.2382.7006
Sun 9/13vs Florida International3+ TDW 36-22193323457.61151.17-17-2.4025
Sat 9/5vs Southern Illinois300-yard gameW 48-47193234959.41085.65469.20021

Player Story

Nate Sudfeld story

Nate Sudfeld built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a quarterback from Modesto, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Nate Sudfeld's career was his passing role: 7,879 passing yards, 61 touchdown passes, 983 attempts, and 132 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 132 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Sudfeld's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Indiana

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonIndiana63954.36.9
2013 Regular SeasonIndiana2,48961.111.41,850
2014 Regular SeasonIndiana1,24959.312.4-1,240
2015 PostseasonIndiana3,63462.18.62,385
2015 Regular SeasonIndiana3,63462.18.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Navy

Week 2 · L 35-41

Loss with 398 yards of offense and 73.7 efficiency.

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Total Offense

75.7 takeover

398 total offense with 73.7 efficiency.

#2

@ Bowling Green

Week 3 · L 42-45

374

Total Offense

71.1 takeover

Loss with 374 yards of offense and 71.2 efficiency.

374 total offense with 71.2 efficiency.

#3

vs Indiana State

Week 1 · W 73-35

219

Total Offense

68.7 takeover

Win with 219 yards of offense and 82.4 efficiency.

219 total offense with 82.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Southern Illinois

Week 1 · W 48-47

395

Total Offense

66.4 takeover

Win with 395 yards of offense and 85.6 efficiency.

395 total offense with 85.6 efficiency.

#5

vs Rutgers

Week 7 · L 52-55 · Conference game

456

Total Offense

58.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

456 total offense with 62.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Indiana

3,634 primary output · 62.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · Indiana

64.1

3,634 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 8.6 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Indiana

56.9

2,489 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 11.4 usage

Milestones

13

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency