Quarterback, North Carolina Central (from North Carolina A&T), 2025–26
Nelson Layne
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 199 lb
- Class (2026)
- Freshman
- Hometown
- Highland Springs, VA
Nelson Layne plays quarterback for North Carolina Central, after North Carolina A&T (2025). Last time out, against Campbell: 17 of 28, 129 yards; 12 carries, 59 yards, 2 TD. Layne leads North Carolina Central in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.
2026 so far
781 passing yards, 4 TD
Last game: 17 of 28, 129 yards; 12 carries, 59 yards, 2 TD vs. Campbell, L 31–38
Next game: at Delaware State, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
160passing yards, career hightwice; last vs. Elizabeth City State, 2026116rushing yards, career highat Texas Southern, 20262rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Campbell, 2026Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina A&T | 24 | 36 | 66.7 | 236 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 77 | 124 | 62.1 | 781 | 6.3 | 4 | 4 |
| Career | 101 | 160 | 63.1 | 1,017 | 6.4 | 6 | 5 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina A&T | 40 | 153 | 3.8 | 1 | 60 |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 64 | 200 | 3.1 | 4 | 60 |
| Career | 104 | 353 | 3.4 | 5 | 60 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina A&T | 15 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2026 | North Carolina Central | 15 | QB | Fr. (Yr 2) | 6′3″ | 199 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina A&T (FCS) | 65 | 0.04 | – | – | 2.7 | 25% |
| 2026 | North Carolina Central (FCS) | 183 | 0.06 | 17th (n=273) | 0.21 | 10.8 | 48% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 North Carolina Central 6 games, 781 passing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Texas Southern | L 30–42 | 16 | 31 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 116 |
| Sep 5 | vs.Elizabeth City State | W 27–6 | 12 | 18 | 160 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| Sep 12 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 30–22 | 13 | 19 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at Gardner-Webb | L 20–44 | 10 | 15 | 150 | 0 | 1 | −12 |
| Sep 26 | at East Carolina | L 9–42 | 9 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 1 | −6 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Campbell | L 31–38 | 17 | 28 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
2025 North Carolina A&T 4 games, 153 rushing yards, 1 TD
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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