| Texas State Bobcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 10, 2002 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) |
Nate Yarnell (born October 10, 2002) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Texas State Bobcats.
Yarnell attended high school at Lake Travis. In Yarnell's junior season, he completed 108 of his 158 pass attempts for 1,489 yards and 14 touchdowns. [1] Coming out of high school, Yarnell was rated as a three star recruit where he held offers from school's such as Houston, Nevada, Utah, and Pittsburgh. [2] Ultimately, Yarnell decided to commit to play college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. [3] [4]
In Yarnell's first career start in 2022, Yarnell completed nine of his twelve pass attempts for 179 yards and a touchdown, as he helped lead Pittsburgh to a 34-14 win over Western Michigan. [5] Yarnell finished the 2022 season completing ten out of his fourteen passing attempts for 195 yards and a touchdown. [6] In week thirteen of the 2023 season, Yarnell got his first start of the season completing 11 of his 19 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown, while also adding 24 yards and a touchdown on the ground, as he helped the Panthers to a win over Boston College. [7] In the 2023 season finale versus Duke, Yarnell completed 25 of his 35 pass attempts for 265 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. [8] In 2023, Yarnell completed 41 of his 62 pass attempts for 595 yards, and four touchdowns, with just one interception. Yarnell also added 13 and a touchdown on the ground. [9]
On December 6, 2024, Yarnell announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [10]
On December 21, 2024, Yarnell transferred to play for the Texas State Bobcats. [11]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Pittsburgh Panthers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 195 | 13.9 | 1 | 0 | 212.0 | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 1–1 | 41 | 62 | 66.1 | 595 | 9.6 | 4 | 1 | 164.8 | 19 | 13 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 0–2 | 98 | 167 | 58.7 | 1,056 | 6.3 | 10 | 5 | 125.6 | 35 | 25 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Career [12] | 15 | 5 | 2−3 | 81 | 124 | 65.3 | 1,104 | 8.9 | 10 | 3 | 161.9 | 56 | 28 | 0.5 | 1 | |
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