
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
Career highs
333passing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20176touchdown passes, career highat Indiana, 2018Passing
Rushing
Punting
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Iowa | 9 | 0.15 | – | – | 1.3 | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Iowa | 389 | 0.24 | 47th (n=160) | 0.25 | 94.0 | 47% | 0.46 | -0.20 |
| 2018 | Iowa | 432 | 0.36 | 80th (n=160) | 0.26 | 155.0 | 48% | 0.45 | – |
| 2019 | Iowa | 473 | 0.26 | 46th (n=155) | 0.27 | 124.4 | 53% | 0.31 | 0.27 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 38–14 | 21 | 30 | 252 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 30–0 | 16 | 28 | 236 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 18–17 | 22 | 35 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 48–3 | 17 | 25 | 276 | 2 | 0 | −1 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 3–10 | 23 | 42 | 260 | 0 | 3 | −65 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 12–17 | 25 | 43 | 286 | 1 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 26–20 | 23 | 33 | 260 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 20–0 | 12 | 26 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 22–24 | 17 | 28 | 208 | 2 | 0 | −3 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 23–19 | 14 | 23 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 19–10 | 18 | 35 | 308 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 27–24 | 11 | 24 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 49–24 | 18 | 27 | 213 | 2 | 0 | −9 |
2018 Iowa 13 games, 2,825 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 33–7 | 11 | 23 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 13–3 | 16 | 28 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 38–14 | 23 | 28 | 309 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 17–28 | 13 | 22 | 229 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | at | W 48–31 | 23 | 39 | 314 | 4 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 42–16 | 21 | 33 | 320 | 6 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 23–0 | 11 | 22 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 24–30 | 18 | 49 | 205 | 0 | 2 | −7 |
| Nov 3 | at | L 36–38 | 21 | 32 | 275 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 10–14 | 27 | 41 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | at | W 63–0 | 13 | 21 | 178 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 31–28 | 16 | 27 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 27–22 | 21 | 31 | 214 | 3 | 1 | −18 |
2017 Iowa 13 games, 2,437 passing yards, 26 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 24–3 | 8 | 15 | 125 | 3 | 1 | −23 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 44–41 | 27 | 41 | 333 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–14 | 16 | 27 | 197 | 2 | 0 | −5 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 19–21 | 13 | 22 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 10–17 | 16 | 31 | 197 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 45–16 | 17 | 32 | 247 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 10–17 | 19 | 33 | 223 | 1 | 1 | −9 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 17–10 | 15 | 27 | 190 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 55–24 | 20 | 31 | 226 | 5 | 0 | −3 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 14–38 | 8 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 1 | −35 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 15–24 | 16 | 33 | 176 | 1 | 1 | −38 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 56–14 | 13 | 20 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 27–20 | 8 | 15 | 99 | 1 | 0 | −19 |
2016 Iowa 5 games, 62 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 45–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 42–3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 21–23 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 49–35 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 3–30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¾″ |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW |
| Vertical jump | 28½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.48 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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