Quarterback, San José State (from Texas A&M, Arkansas), 2016–⁠21

Nick Starkel

Number
No. 17
Height
6′3″
Weight
214 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Argyle, TX

Nick Starkel played quarterback at Texas A&M (2016–⁠18), Arkansas (2019) and San José State (2020–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
2,174
Passing yards, 2020 (San José State, 7–⁠1)
Best game
467 yards
At New Mexico, week 9, 2020: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

499passing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20175touchdown passes, career highat New Mexico, 2020

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2020

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2017Texas A&M12320560.01,7938.7146
2018Texas A&M152268.21697.710
2019Arkansas9617953.61,1526.4710
2020San José State16325464.22,1748.6177
2021San José State12824851.61,6456.697
Career52590857.86,9337.64830

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Texas A&M12−42−3.513
2018Texas A&M1−6−6.000
2019Arkansas6−16−2.708
2020San José State13−40−3.106
2021San José State15−71−4.712
Career47−175−3.728

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Texas A&M17QBYr 1
2017Texas A&M17QBYr 2
2018Texas A&M17QBYr 3
2019Arkansas17QBYr 4
2020San José State17QBYr 5
2021San José State17QBSr. (Yr 6)6′3″214

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
2017Texas A&M2170.4292nd (n=160)0.2591.441%0.53
2018Texas A&M230.50––11.47%–
2019Arkansas1850.1520th (n=155)0.2726.933%0.26
2020San José State2640.3778th (n=116)0.2797.051%0.51
2021San José State2600.2017th (n=145)0.3351.357%0.22

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

2021 San José State 7 games, 1,645 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.Southern UtahW 45–⁠141627394413
Sep 4atUSCL 7–⁠30244630802–
Sep 18atHawai’iW 17–⁠13235023521−12
Sep 25atWestern MichiganL 3–⁠236145501−35
Nov 6atNevadaL 24–⁠27214025531–
Nov 13vs.Utah StateL 17–⁠48192913801−8
Nov 25vs.Fresno StateL 9–⁠40194226000−19
2020 San José State 8 games, 2,174 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 24vs.Air ForceW 17–⁠6222922621–
Oct 31atNew MexicoW 38–⁠21344746750−5
Nov 6atSan Diego StateW 28–⁠17231300–
Nov 14vs.UNLVW 34–⁠17172827421−1
Dec 5vs.Hawai’iW 35–⁠241123167211
Dec 11vs.NevadaW 30–⁠20203030621−11
Dec 19vs.Boise StateW 34–⁠20325245330−16
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ball StateL 13–⁠34254226813−8
2019 Arkansas 8 games, 1,152 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 20–⁠13454801–
Sep 7atOle MissL 17–⁠31172420110−9
Sep 14vs.Colorado StateW 55–⁠34203530530−4
Sep 21vs.San José StateL 24–⁠312850356358
Sep 28vs.Texas A&ML 27–⁠31121710901−2
Oct 12atKentuckyL 20–⁠247194100−9
Oct 26atAlabamaL 7–⁠485195803–
Nov 23atLSUL 20–⁠563103400–
2018 Texas A&M 4 games, 169 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Northwestern StateW 59–⁠7586310–
Sep 8vs.ClemsonL 26–⁠28–––––−6
Sep 15vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠10333900–
Sep 22atAlabamaL 23–⁠457116700–
2017 Texas A&M 7 games, 1,793 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atUCLAL 44–⁠456136200−7
Oct 28vs.Mississippi StateL 14–⁠3581513311−4
Nov 4vs.AuburnL 27–⁠42112218420−2
Nov 11vs.New MexicoW 55–⁠14213041640–
Nov 18atOle MissW 31–⁠24193227211−3
Nov 25atLSUL 21–⁠45163022723−7
Dec 29 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 52–⁠55426349941−19

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

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