Quarterback, Texas Tech, 2015–⁠17

Nic Shimonek

Number
No. 16
Height
6′3″
Weight
225 lb
Hometown
Mildred, TX

Nic Shimonek played quarterback at Texas Tech (2015–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
3,963
Passing yards, 2017 (Texas Tech, 6–⁠7)
Best game
543 yards
Vs. Arizona State, week 3, 2017: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2017

Career highs

543passing yards, career highvs. Arizona State, 20176touchdown passes, career highvs. Arizona State, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Texas Tech1250.0189.000
2016Texas Tech385865.54648.061
2017Texas Tech32849366.53,9638.03310
Career36755366.44,4458.03911

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Texas Tech5−31−6.200
2017Texas Tech59−66−1.1116
Career64−97−1.5116

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Texas Tech16QB
2016Texas Tech16QB
2017Texas Tech16QB6′3″225

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
2015Texas Tech20.62––1.2–––
2016Texas Tech630.21––13.019%––
2017Texas Tech5500.3066th (n=160)0.25164.055%0.450.01

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 Texas Tech 13 games, 3,963 passing yards, 33 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Eastern WashingtonW 56–⁠10263038430−19
Sep 16vs.Arizona StateW 52–⁠45375054360−24
Sep 23atHoustonW 27–⁠24294532121−9
Sep 30vs.Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠412946330113
Oct 7atKansasW 65–⁠19192423321−20
Oct 14atWest VirginiaL 35–⁠462439323411
Oct 21vs.Iowa StateL 13–⁠3131412070110
Oct 28atOklahomaL 27–⁠49223632241−14
Nov 4vs.Kansas StateL 35–⁠4234534054121
Nov 11vs.BaylorW 38–⁠24242924620−11
Nov 18vs.TCUL 3–⁠2717331370111
Nov 24atTexasW 27–⁠2348962010
Dec 23 ✦vs.South FloridaL 34–⁠38325941632−25
2016 Texas Tech 4 games, 464 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Stephen F. AustinW 69–⁠17182815011−18
Sep 29vs.KansasW 55–⁠19152127140−2
Oct 15vs.West VirginiaL 17–⁠48464010–
Nov 19atIowa StateL 10–⁠6613300−11
2015 Texas Tech 1 game, 18 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 10vs.Iowa StateW 66–⁠31121800–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 14–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′3″
Weight220 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.88 s
10-yard split1.69 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump8′5″
3-cone drill7.28 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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