Kato Nelson: QB · Akron · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kato Nelson
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for three head coaches at Akron: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth and Oscar Rodriguez. A game that shows it: 164 passing yards and 79 rushing yards against Toledo — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-60@ Auburn | 9/14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 10.1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Temple | 7/12 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | 43.2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-34vs Ohio | 4/8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 15.0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-20@ Bowling Green | 6/10 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 4.5 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-49@ Toledo | 10/25 | 164 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | 51.1 | Season-high 164 yds |
| Total | 36/69 | 445 | 3 | 1 | 6.4 | — |
Week 13 · 2021
L 14-49
at Toledo
164 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 51.1 · 79 rush yds (17 car)
With E. Slike — 40.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 4 inside the 20 · J. Norrils — 90 rush yds (13 car) · 3 rec · 80 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 61 passing plays (30 completions) against the box score's 69 attempts (36 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
5.44149 of 204 QBsSack rate
13.8%201 of 204 QBsSacked on 13.8% of dropbacks (201 of 204) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (149 of 204).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 ydsMiddle
10–19 ydsDeep
20+ ydsOverall 52.2% completion on 69 attempts · 63% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 64.0 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 106 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 70.2 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 164 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Oscar Rodriguez
Pass share
45.4%
352 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
64.7
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron, 5,585 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth, and Oscar Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
