Nate Yarnell

Last updated

Nate Yarnell
Pittsburgh PanthersNo. 19
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Junior
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-10) October 10, 2002 (age 21)
Austin, Texas
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)

Nate Yarnell (born October 10, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Contents

Early life and high school

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]

College career

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]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Pittsburgh Panthers
2021 Redshirt Redshirt.svg
2022 211–0101471.419513.910212.02-10-5.00
2023 421–1416266.15959.641164.819130.71
2024 000–0000.000000.00000
Career [10] 632−1517667.179010.451173.52130.11

Related Research Articles

Tyler Palko is a former American football quarterback. Palko was the starting quarterback at the University of Pittsburgh from 2004 to 2006. The left-handed thrower was not selected in the 2007 NFL draft, but was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals, Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Pittsburgh Steelers, and Kansas City Chiefs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garrett Gilbert</span> American football player (born 1991)

Garrett Antone Gilbert is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He previously played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, he played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and SMU.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max Browne</span> American football player (born 1995)

Max Austin Browne is an American football analyst and former quarterback. He played college football for the USC Trojans (2013–2016) and Pittsburgh Panthers (2017).

Chad Joseph Voytik is a former American football quarterback. He began his college football career at the University of Pittsburgh, where he spent four years playing for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He transferred to Arkansas State University after the 2015 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Allen (American football)</span> American football player (born 1996)

Kyle James Allen is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and the Houston Cougars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Eason</span> American football player (born 1997)

Jacob Henry Eason is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and Georgia and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paxton Lynch</span> American football player (born 1994)

Paxton James Lynch is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis, and was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Lynch played just two seasons in Denver and made four starts before being released prior to the 2018 season. Lynch has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL), and the Orlando Guardians and San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.

The 1950 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1950 college football season. The team compiled a 1–8 record under head coach Len Casanova.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1943 Pittsburgh Panthers football team</span> American college football season

The 1943 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1943 college football season. The team compiled a 3–5 record under new head coach Clark Shaughnessy.

Nathan Michael Peterman is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers following a stint with the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Corral</span> Mexican-American football player (born 1999)

Matthew Anthony Corral is an American football quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for Ole Miss and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kedon Slovis</span> American football player (born 2001)

Kedon Slovis is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, the Pittsburgh Panthers and the BYU Cougars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Rhys Plumlee</span> American football and baseball player (born 2001)

John Rhys Plumlee is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and the UCF Knights as well as playing center fielder for both of their college baseball teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben DiNucci</span> American football player (born 1996)

Benjamin Anthony DiNucci, is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at James Madison and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tommy DeVito (American football)</span> American football player (born 1998)

Thomas N. DeVito is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and the Illinois Fighting Illini. He signed with the Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenny Pickett</span> American football player (born 1998)

Kenneth Shane Pickett is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as a senior, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil Jurkovec</span> American football player (born 1999)

Philip Stephen Jurkovec is an American football tight end who is currently an unsigned free agent. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Boston College Eagles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Will Levis</span> American football player (born 1999)

William Donovan Levis is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Titans in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Jordan Lee Addison is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he won the 2021 Fred Biletnikoff Award before playing the following season at USC. Addison was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Joseph Michael Yellen is an American football quarterback who most recently played for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He also has played for the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Pittsburgh Panthers.

References

  1. Diapola, Jerry. "Pitt gets commitments from 2021 quarterback, offensive lineman". TribLive.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. McGonigal, John (April 30, 2020). "Pitt secures verbal commitments from 2021 QB Nate Yarnell, OL Marco Fugar". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. Cantu, Rick (May 1, 2020). "He's a 10! Lake Travis QB Nate Yarnell commits to Pittsburgh". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. McGonigal, John (May 8, 2020). "Inside Pitt QB commit Nate Yarnell's growing reputation at Texas powerhouse". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. Hiles, Noah (November 16, 2023). "Sources: Pitt to start Nate Yarnell at QB against Boston College". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  6. "Nate Yarnell 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  7. Markowski, Jack. "Nate Yarnell Turns Heads in Pitt Win". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  8. Thompson, Stephen. "Nate Yarnell Earned Inside Track On Pitt's Starting QB Job". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  9. "Nate Yarnell 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  10. "Nate Yarnell College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.