Running back, UCLA, 2014–⁠17

Nate Starks

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV

Nate Starks played running back at UCLA (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

81rushing yards, career highvs. BYU, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014UCLA321444.5221
2015UCLA503206.4531
2016UCLA852813.3129
2017UCLA10464.6025
Career1777914.5831

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014UCLA7537.6025
2015UCLA7497.0126
2016UCLA8283.5015
2017UCLA47418.5039
Career262047.8139

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014UCLA23RB
2015UCLA23RB
2016UCLA23RB
2017UCLA23RB5′11″210

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. rush
2014UCLA390.07––2.85%–
2015UCLA570.37––21.07%0.27
2016UCLA98-0.191st (n=259)0.13-18.817%-0.02
2017UCLA150.24––3.7––

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

2017 UCLA 3 games, 46 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠2374203680
Sep 16atMemphisL 45–⁠48340160
Sep 30vs.ColoradoW 27–⁠23––––––
2016 UCLA 9 games, 281 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 17atBYUW 17–⁠14153903160
Sep 24vs.StanfordL 13–⁠2210240–––
Oct 1vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠2417801–––
Oct 8atArizona StateL 20–⁠2314310–––
Oct 15atWashington StateL 21–⁠2710702100
Nov 3atColoradoL 10–⁠20100–––
Nov 12vs.Oregon StateW 38–⁠244160120
Nov 19vs.USCL 14–⁠3631101−10
Nov 26atCaliforniaL 10–⁠3611730110
2015 UCLA 11 games, 320 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atUNLVW 37–⁠36350160
Sep 19vs.BYUW 24–⁠237811–––
Sep 26atArizonaW 56–⁠305281150
Oct 3vs.Arizona StateL 23–⁠386230–––
Oct 15atStanfordL 35–⁠563100–––
Oct 31vs.ColoradoW 35–⁠3171711−10
Nov 7atOregon StateW 41–⁠03481100
Nov 14vs.Washington StateL 27–⁠3141411100
Nov 21atUtahW 17–⁠9150–––
Nov 28atUSCL 21–⁠406530–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.NebraskaL 29–⁠372602291
2014 UCLA 11 games, 144 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6vs.MemphisW 42–⁠352110–––
Sep 13vs.TexasW 20–⁠173110–––
Sep 25atArizona StateW 62–⁠27111–––
Oct 4vs.UtahL 28–⁠30490–––
Oct 11vs.OregonL 30–⁠425311170
Oct 18atCaliforniaW 36–⁠34230270
Nov 1vs.ArizonaW 17–⁠754102150
Nov 8atWashingtonW 44–⁠30140–––
Nov 22vs.USCW 38–⁠2041801250
Nov 28vs.StanfordL 10–⁠312601−10
Jan 2 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 40–⁠35390–––

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

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