Player Dossier

2013-2016

Clemson

Nick Schuessler

QB • 6'4" • Grayson, GA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher

Nick Schuessler is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

76.1

Consistency

25

Season Value

51.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson

131414151616

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nick Schuessler, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Clemson. Nick Schuessler is a balanced quarterback profile with 3.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Nick Schuessler played QB for Clemson. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Schuessler recorded 564 passing yards, 3 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Clemson.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Clemson paired 365 primary output with 76.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 76.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with 186 yards of offense and 70.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2016 Postseason · Clemson

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

73

Efficiency

76.1

Usage

3.9

Consistency

25

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Active game

Hover over a point

Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.

Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

12345

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 25. South Carolina State: 131. Boston College: 0. Syracuse: 186. South Carolina: 23

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

Low volumeHigh quality

High volumeHigh quality

Low volumeLower quality

High volumeLower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 2 by 87.5. South Carolina State: 12 by 88.3. Boston College: 2 by 66.7. Syracuse: 20 by 70.4. South Carolina: 6 by 67.4

Split Comparison

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

First Half52 · Games = 3 · -52.5 vs Second Half
Second Half104.5 · Games = 2 · +52.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

88.3 vs South Carolina State

Result
Sun 1/1vs Ohio StateW 31-0116100.00087.511919019
Sun 11/27vs South CarolinaW 56-73325100.00067.43-2-0.7009
Sat 11/5vs SyracuseW 54-0111717764.72070.439306
Fri 10/7@ Boston CollegeW 56-10118100.00066.71-8-800
Sat 9/17vs South Carolina StateW 59-071111863.61088.311313013

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Clemson

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142014201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonClemson1156.32.3
2014 PostseasonClemson37444.626
2014 Regular SeasonClemson37444.60
2015 Regular SeasonClemson15443.53.4117
2016 PostseasonClemson36576.13.9211
2016 Regular SeasonClemson36576.13.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Georgia State

Win with 17 yards of offense and 73.6 efficiency.

17

Primary metric

17 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.

#2

South Carolina State

23

Primary metric

Win with 23 yards of offense and 86.5 efficiency.

23 total offense with 86.5 efficiency.

#3

Syracuse

186

Primary metric

Win with 186 yards of offense and 70.4 efficiency.

186 total offense with 70.4 efficiency.

#4

Georgia Tech

71

Primary metric

Win with 71 yards of offense and 75 efficiency.

71 total offense with 75 efficiency.

#5

Wofford

73

Primary metric

Win with 73 yards of offense and 64 efficiency.

73 total offense with 64 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Clemson

365 primary output · 76.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage

51.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Clemson

51.3

365 primary · 76.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Clemson

40.4

11 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 2.3 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

567

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.