Nate Yarnell

American football player (born 2002)
Nate Yarnell
Pittsburgh Panthers – No. 19
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
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
  • Pittsburgh (2021–present)
Bowl games
  • 2022 Sun Bowl
High schoolLake Travis (Austin, Texas)
  • Stats at ESPN.com

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

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]

References

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

External links

  • Pittsburgh Panthers bio
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