Nate Stanley in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Iowa, 2016–⁠19

Nate Stanley

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′4″
Weight
243 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Menomonie, WI
Born
Aug 26, 1997, in Menomonie, Wisconsin

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Nate Stanley played quarterback at Iowa (2016–⁠19). The Minnesota Vikings took Stanley in round 7, No. 244 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,951
Passing yards, 2019 (Iowa, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 244
Round 7, 2020 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

333passing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20176touchdown passes, career highat Indiana, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2016Iowa5955.6626.900
2017Iowa19635155.82,4376.9266
2018Iowa23439659.12,8257.12610
2019Iowa23739959.42,9517.4167
Career6721,15558.28,2757.26823

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Iowa49−115−2.308
2018Iowa3640.1113
2019Iowa7670.1116
Career161−104−0.6216

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2017Iowa311137.0470
2018Iowa26130.5362
2019Iowa13434.0340
Career620634.3472

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Iowa4QBFr.
2017Iowa4QBSo.
2018Iowa4QBJr.
2019Iowa4QBSr.6′4″243

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2016Iowa90.15––1.3–––
2017Iowa3890.2447th (n=160)0.2594.047%0.46-0.20
2018Iowa4320.3680th (n=160)0.26155.048%0.45–
2019Iowa4730.2646th (n=155)0.27124.453%0.310.27

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Iowa 13 games, 2,951 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠1421302523020
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠01628236309
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠1722352010011
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠3172527620−1
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠10234226003−65
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠17254328611−5
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠202333260019
Oct 26atNorthwesternW 20–⁠01226179104
Nov 9atWisconsinL 22–⁠24172820820−3
Nov 16vs.MinnesotaW 23–⁠191423173201
Nov 23vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠1018353080122
Nov 29atNebraskaW 27–⁠241124990114
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠24182721320−9
2018 Iowa 13 games, 2,825 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Northern IllinoisW 33–⁠71123108113
Sep 8vs.Iowa StateW 13–⁠31628166007
Sep 15vs.Northern IowaW 38–⁠142328309210
Sep 22vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠281322229212
Oct 6atMinnesotaW 48–⁠31233931441−3
Oct 13atIndianaW 42–⁠16213332061−5
Oct 20vs.MarylandW 23–⁠01122861113
Oct 27atPenn StateL 24–⁠30184920502−7
Nov 3atPurdueL 36–⁠38213227510−6
Nov 10vs.NorthwesternL 10–⁠142741269106
Nov 17atIllinoisW 63–⁠01321178312
Nov 23vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠2816271522010
Jan 1 ✦vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠22213121431−18
2017 Iowa 13 games, 2,437 passing yards, 26 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.WyomingW 24–⁠381512531−23
Sep 9atIowa StateW 44–⁠412741333502
Sep 16vs.North TexasW 31–⁠14162719720−5
Sep 23vs.Penn StateL 19–⁠211322191202
Sep 30atMichigan StateL 10–⁠17163119700−7
Oct 7vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠161732247311
Oct 21atNorthwesternL 10–⁠17193322311−9
Oct 28vs.MinnesotaW 17–⁠1015271901115
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateW 55–⁠24203122650−3
Nov 11atWisconsinL 14–⁠388244101−35
Nov 18vs.PurdueL 15–⁠24163317611−38
Nov 24atNebraskaW 56–⁠141320192204
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 27–⁠208159910−19
2016 Iowa 5 games, 62 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠2101000–
Sep 10vs.Iowa StateW 42–⁠312200–
Sep 17vs.North Dakota StateL 21–⁠23224500–
Oct 15atPurdueW 49–⁠35231500–
Jan 2 ✦vs.FloridaL 3–⁠3001000–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′3¾″
Weight235 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10″
Wingspan78¼″W
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.65 sW
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′0″
3-cone drill7.26 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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