Nate Yarnell (born October 10, 2002) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Texas State Bobcats.
| No. 19 – Texas State Bobcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 10, 2002 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
editYarnell attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. As a junior, he completed 108 of 158 pass attempts for 1,489 yards and 14 touchdowns.[1] Coming out of high school, Yarnell was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers over offers from schools such as Houston, Nevada, and Utah.[2]
College career
editIn his first career start in 2022, Yarnell completed nine of 12 pass attempts for 179 yards and a touchdown in a 34–14 win over Western Michigan.[3] He finished the 2022 season completing 10 of 14 passing attempts for 195 yards and a touchdown.[4] In week 13 of the 2023 season, Yarnell completed 11 of 19 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown in a win over Boston College.[5] In the 2023 season finale versus Duke, he completed 25 of 35 pass attempts for 265 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.[6] In 2023, Yarnell completed 41 of 62 pass attempts for 595 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. He also added 13 yards and a touchdown on the ground.[4]
On December 6, 2024, Yarnell announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[7]
Texas State
editOn December 21, 2024, Yarnell transferred to play for the Texas State Bobcats.[8]
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 195 | 13.9 | 1 | 0 | 212.0 | 2 | −10 | −5.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 1–1 | 41 | 62 | 66.1 | 595 | 9.6 | 4 | 1 | 164.8 | 19 | 13 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | 0–2 | 98 | 167 | 58.7 | 1,056 | 6.3 | 10 | 5 | 125.6 | 35 | 25 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 15 | 5 | 2–3 | 81 | 124 | 65.3 | 1,104 | 8.9 | 10 | 3 | 161.9 | 56 | 28 | 0.5 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ↑ Diapola, Jerry (April 30, 2020). "Pitt gets commitments from 2021 quarterback, offensive lineman". TribLive.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ McGonigal, John (April 30, 2020). "Pitt secures verbal commitments from 2021 QB Nate Yarnell, OL Marco Fugar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ Hiles, Noah (November 16, 2023). "Sources: Pitt to start Nate Yarnell at QB against Boston College". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- 1 2 "Nate Yarnell College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ Markowski, Jack. "Nate Yarnell Turns Heads in Pitt Win". Pittsburgh Panthers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ Thompson, Stephen. "Nate Yarnell Earned Inside Track On Pitt's Starting QB Job". Pittsburgh Panthers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ↑ Connolly, Matt (December 6, 2024). "Pitt quarterback Nate Yarnell plans to enter NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ↑ Campbell, Dominic (December 22, 2024). "Former Pitt QB Nate Yarnell Finds New Home". Pittsburgh Panthers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.