Quarterback, Texas State (from Pittsburgh), 2021–⁠25

Nate Yarnell

Number
No. 19
Height
6′6″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Austin, TX

Nate Yarnell played quarterback at Pittsburgh (2021–⁠24) and Texas State (2025).

Career highs

350passing yards, career highvs. Clemson, 20243touchdown passes, career highat Boston College, 2024

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Pittsburgh101471.419513.910
2023Pittsburgh416266.15959.641
2024Pittsburgh9816758.71,0566.3105
Career14924361.31,8467.6156

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Pittsburgh2−10−5.000
2023Pittsburgh19130.718
2024Pittsburgh35250.7011
Career56280.5111

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Pittsburgh19QBRS
2022Pittsburgh19QBFr.
2023Pittsburgh19QBSo.
2024Pittsburgh19QBJr.
2025Texas State19QBSr.6′6″215

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. pass
2022Pittsburgh200.71––14.213%–
2023Pittsburgh770.55––42.536%0.56
2024Pittsburgh2010.1713th (n=238)0.3033.936%0.17

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

2024 Pittsburgh 8 games, 1,056 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Kent StateW 55–⁠2448331015
Sep 21vs.Youngstown StateW 73–⁠17811102107
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 41–⁠13573600−6
Nov 2atSMUL 25–⁠4891099204
Nov 9vs.VirginiaL 19–⁠24412441223
Nov 16vs.ClemsonL 20–⁠24345435011−20
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 9–⁠371123961112
Nov 30atBoston CollegeL 23–⁠34234229631−10
2023 Pittsburgh 4 games, 595 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 28atNotre DameL 7–⁠58237510–
Nov 11vs.SyracuseL 13–⁠28354800–
Nov 16vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠1611192071024
Nov 25atDukeL 19–⁠30253526521−11
2022 Pittsburgh 2 games, 195 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 17atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠1391217910−10
Dec 30 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠35121600–

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

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