Quarterback for Clemson. 2016: 334 passing yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.
6′4″ · Grayson, GA
The story
2016 quarterback for Clemson. 2016: 334 passing yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNick Schuessler
Third year in the Clemson quarterback room, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 177 pass yds, 9 rush yds against Syracuse, Week 10, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 558 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 38-5 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: interceptions (100th percentile). Strength: completion % (98th percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 81.5 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 44.0 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 101 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs South Carolina State | 7/11 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 10.7 | 98.8 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-10@ Boston College | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 54-0vs Syracuse | 11/17 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 10.4 | 96.9 | Season-high 177 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 56-7vs South Carolina | 3/3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 89.5 | |
| Bowl | W 31-0vs Ohio State | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 99.8 | |
| Total | 23/33 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 78.5 |
Final Heisman position · 2016
Nick Schuessler finished 15th in our Heisman model, with a 10% chance of a finalist trip.