Nate Yarnell (born October 10, 2002) is an American college football quarterback who plays for the Texas State Bobcats.
Early life
Yarnell 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
In 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
On December 21, 2024, Yarnell transferred to play for the Texas State Bobcats.[8]
College statistics
| 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 | |
| Texas State Bobcats | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 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
- ^ Diapola, Jerry. "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.
- ^ a b "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.