Usage / Role
60%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Kent State
Nick Holley
QB • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Toledo, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Nick Holley is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Nick Holley built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Toledo, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nick Holley's career was his backfield work: 1,776...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nick Holley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State. Nick Holley is a balanced quarterback profile with 23.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,750
- Passing yards
- 974
- Rushing yards
- 1,776
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Nick Holley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,750
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Whitmer · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Whitmer · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 313 total offense · QB 213th (top 65%) · Mid-American 48th (top 36%) · National 486th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 516 | 0 | 516 | 4 | 59 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 133 | 0 | 133 | 2 | 45.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 1,788 | 868 | 920 | 16 | 77.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 3 | 313 | 106 | 207 | 3 | 42.7 |
Related Context
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Nick Holley played QB for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick Holley recorded 974 passing yards, 1,776 rushing yards, and 380 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kent State paired 1,788 primary output with 53 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 53 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
162.5
Efficiency
53
Usage
43.8
Consistency
60.8
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 4. North Carolina A&T: 23. Monmouth: 15. Alabama: 5. Akron: 402. Buffalo: 313. Miami (OH): 175. Ohio: 260. Central Michigan: 246. Western Michigan: 214. Bowling Green: 131
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 40. North Carolina A&T: 8 by 28.7. Monmouth: 2 by 75. Alabama: 2 by 25. Akron: 69 by 64.1. Buffalo: 37 by 76.1. Miami (OH): 35 by 57.8. Ohio: 70 by 52.3. Central Michigan: 42 by 60.1. Western Michigan: 43 by 54.2. Bowling Green: 32 by 50.2
Split Comparison
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Wins191.3 · Games = 3 · +39.6 vs Losses
Losses151.8 · Games = 8 · -39.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
76.1 vs Buffalo
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/16 | @ Bowling Green | L 7-42 | 8 | 19 | 127 | 42.1 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 | 13 | 4 | 0.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Wed 11/9 | vs Western MichiganDual-threat | L 21-37 | 9 | 21 | 73 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 54.2 | 22 | 141 | 6.40 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Central MichiganDual-threat | W 27-24 | 10 | 18 | 102 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 60.1 | 24 | 144 | 6 | 1 | 68 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs OhioDual-threat | L 10-14 | 12 | 29 | 101 | 41.4 | 0 | 0 | 52.3 | 41 | 159 | 3.90 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Miami (OH)Dual-threat | L 14-18 | 7 | 11 | 91 | 63.6 | 0 | 1 | 57.8 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 2 | 21 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Buffalo3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 44-20 | 7 | 13 | 89 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 76.1 | 24 | 224 | 9.30 | 4 | 67 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Akron3+ TD · Dual-threat | L 27-31 | 19 | 35 | 285 | 54.3 | 2 | 0 | 64.1 | 34 | 117 | 3.40 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Alabama | L 0-48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Monmouth | W 27-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina A&T | L 36-39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.7 | 8 | 23 | 2.90 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Penn State | L 13-33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
Nick Holley story
Nick Holley built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Toledo, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nick Holley's career was his backfield work: 1,776 rushing yards, 389 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 380 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 974 passing yards, 380 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Holley moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 516 | 40.8 | 47.7 | 516 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 133 | 39.5 | 29.9 | -383 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 1,788 | 53 | 43.8 | 1,655 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 313 | 65.9 | 23.8 | -1,475 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 11 · L 20-30 · Conference game
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
95
Total Offense
93.1 takeover
95 total offense with 79.2 efficiency.
#2
vs Akron
Week 14 · W 27-24 · Conference game
95
Total Offense
89.3 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
95 total offense with 67.9 efficiency.
#3
vs Akron
Week 5 · L 27-31 · Conference game
402
Total Offense
88 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
402 total offense with 64.1 efficiency.
#4
@ Buffalo
Week 6 · W 44-20 · Conference game
313
Total Offense
84.7 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
313 total offense with 76.1 efficiency.
#5
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 38-31
224
Total Offense
84.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
224 total offense with 65.3 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
1,788 primary output · 53 efficiency · 43.8 usage
77.8
#2
2014 Regular Season · Kent State
59
516 primary · 40.8 efficiency · 47.7 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Kent State
45.5
133 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 29.9 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
9
Above avg efficiency
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