Nick Starkel

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Nick Starkel
Personal information
Born: (1998-02-24) February 24, 1998 (age 26)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Liberty Christian School
(Argyle, Texas)
College:
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Nicholas Starkel (born February 24, 1998) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M University, the University of Arkansas, and San Jose State University.

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Early life and high school career

Starkel was born in Pittsburgh to Wendy and Murray Starkel. [1] Starkel lived in eight different cities prior to graduating from high school, as his father Murray was a longtime United States Army officer who worked with the Army's Corps of Engineers. [2]

Starkel attended Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas, where he threw for 4,745 yards and 48 touchdowns in three seasons, 3,091 of which came from his senior season. A three-star recruit, Starkel initially committed to Oklahoma State, but after talking with former USC quarterback Cody Kessler, he de-committed from Oklahoma State and narrowed it to UCLA and Texas A&M, committing to play college football at Texas A&M. [3] [4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Nick Starkel
QB		Argyle, TexasLiberty Christian School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jan 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Texas A&M

Starkel entered Texas A&M redshirting his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he won the starting quarterback job, although he suffered a broken leg in the season-opener against UCLA. [5] [6] Starkel returned to play six more games in 2017, including a 499-yard, four touchdown performance against Wake Forest in the Belk Bowl that was a Belk Bowl record. [7] [8]

Under new head coach Jimbo Fisher, Starkel lost the starting job to Mond, the latter thriving under Fisher's system, leading to Starkel announcing he would transfer as a graduate student, with immediate eligibility. [9] [10]

Arkansas

Starkel transferred to Arkansas before the 2019 season. [11] He competed with Ben Hicks for the starting quarterback job, and split time with Hicks in the season opener against Portland State. [12] After replacing Hicks in a 31–17 loss to Ole Miss, Starkel was named the Razorbacks starter for their game against Colorado State, throwing for 305 yards and three touchdowns in a 55–34 win. [13] [14] The following week, he threw five interceptions in a loss to San Jose State. Starkel announced he would transfer from Arkansas after one season, later citing conflict with head coach Chad Morris and offensive coordinator Joe Craddock. [15]

San Jose State

After Starkel put his name in the transfer portal, former San Jose State football player Josh Love reached out to Starkel and informed him the San Jose State coaches were interested in a transfer quarterback and put the two sides in touch. [2] [16] Starkel later announced that he would transfer to San Jose State in 2020. [17]

At San Jose State, Starkel had a stellar 2020 season, posting career-highs in passing yards, touchdowns, and passer rating, as San Jose State went 7–0 in conference play and won the 2020 Mountain West Conference Championship. Starkel was named the game's most valuable player after throwing for 453 yards and three touchdowns in the game. [18] Starkel was also named to the Mountain West's All-Conference second team. [19]

With the NCAA approving a waiver that allowed college football players to retain their 2020 standing for the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Starkel announced on Twitter that he would return for a sixth season of eligibility. [20] [21]

Statistics

BoldCareer high
SeasonClassGPPassingRushing
AttCompPctYdsTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
Texas A&M Aggies
2016 Freshman0Redshirt
2017 Redshirt.svg Freshman720512360.01,793146150.212−42−3.51
2018 Redshirt.svg Sophomore4221568.216910147.71-6−6.00
Arkansas Razorbacks
2019 Redshirt.svg Junior81799653.61,152710109.46−16-2.70
San Jose State Spartans
2020 Redshirt.svg Senior825416364.22,174177152.613−40−3.10
2021 Redshirt.svg Senior724812864.21,64597113.715−71−4.71
Career3490852557.86,9334830132.847-175-3.72
Source: [22]

Post-college career

After not being selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, Starkel attended the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets' rookie minicamp but was not signed. [23] He later became the quarterbacks coach and JV head coach, He is also the passing game coordinator at Corona del Mar High School, he helped lead the Seakings to a CIF-SS championship bout in the 23-24 season losing to La Serna, Starkle now works as a private quarterback tutor. [24]

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References

  1. ↑ Staples, Andy (August 20, 2021). "Beyond Twitter beefs and the Biebs, Nick Starkel is living his best college football life at San Jose State". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Who is Nick Starkel? A case study of a journeying quarterback". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Report: Former OSU quarterback commit Nick Starkel explains reason he flipped to Texas A&M". Tulsa World. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Argyle Liberty Christian QB Nick Starkel picks Aggies over UCLA". TexAgs. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Texas A&M QB Nick Starkel Suffers Apparent Foot Injury in Loss to UCLA". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Texas A&M QB Nick Starkel Could Be Out for Season After Ankle Surgery". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Season Ends with 55–52 Loss in Belk Bowl". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "How one pass out of 63 in A&M's Belk Bowl loss might make Nick Starkel the Aggies' QB for 2018 and beyond". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Nicholas Starkel [@NickStarkel] (January 23, 2019). "Thank you Aggieland" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Nick Starkel announces transfer from Texas A&M". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Texas A&M Transfer QB Nick Starkel Announces Commitment". The Spun. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Arkansas quarterback battle: Ben Hicks named starter over former Texas A&M QB Nick Starkel". CBS Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Former Texas A&M QB Nick Starkel takes over starting spot at Arkansas from former SMU QB Ben Hicks". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Starkel makes first start, leads Arkansas over Colorado St". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Nick Starkel Says UA Coaches Made Him Feel Like a Trashed "Old Toy"". Best of Arkansas Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Starkel finds fresh start at SJSU". SJSU News. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Former SEC Starting QB Appears To Reveal Transfer Decision". The Spun. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "No. 24 San José State beats Boise State in MW football title game". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Mountain West Announces 2020 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "San Jose State quarterback Nick Starkel announces he'll be back next season". Mercury News. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  21. ↑ Nick Starkel [@NickStarkel] (December 29, 2020). "College Football might be tired of me, but I'm not tired of College Football!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ "Nick Starkel College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  23. ↑ Hill Jr., Clarence E. (May 12, 2022). "Former Texas A&M QB Nick Starkel living a dream at Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  24. ↑ Hutchinson, Andrew (September 7, 2023). "'Coach Pittman Probably Did the Best Thing for Me': Nick Starkel Reflects on Arkansas & Aftermath". Best of Arkansas Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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