Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 37.6 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 2/5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 37.6 |
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Nolan Good
Freshman quarterback for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Avon, OH · Avon HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The numbers
5
passing yards · 2026
1 INT · 1 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 pass yds, 17 rush yds, vs Wofford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 quarterback for Kent State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2025.
Nolan Good
He has spent two seasons in the Kent State quarterback room. One game to point at: 17 rush yds, 5 pass yds against Wofford — Week 2, 2026.
5 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 43 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Avon
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mark Carney, all run-leaning, slow tempo offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 0.8 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 81.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 15 | 46.7% | 43 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 57.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
5 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.6 · 17 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · South Carolina · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.07(09:10) Shotgun #2 N.Good rush left for 23 yards gain to the KSU48 (#34 J.Risher Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · South Carolina · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.85(07:51) Shotgun #2 N.Good pass intercepted by #28 K.Barnes at USC39, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Wofford · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.39(07:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Good pass complete short right to #8 D.Clark caught at WOF45, for 5 yards to the WOF40 (#12 J.Tinch), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wofford · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.25(06:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Good rush middle for 9 yards gain to the WOF26 (#95 N.Mathious; #4 C.Walker), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Wofford · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA -0.42(08:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Good rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WOF45 (#42 J.Thorner; #48 T.Kintigh)
- Week 1 · South Carolina · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA -0.41(05:38) Shotgun #2 N.Good pass complete short left to #6 W.Harris caught at KSU21, for 0 yards to the KSU26 (#12 Q.Scott)
- Week 2 · Wofford · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.09(07:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Good rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WOF35 (#0 E.Campbell; #95 N.Mathious)
- Week 1 · South Carolina · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA -0.08(04:48) Shotgun #2 N.Good rush right for 3 yards gain to the KSU29 (#7 S.Murphy) PENALTY KSU Illegal Shift declined
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Kent State
Returning around him
- 64% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (Freshman) Played in 2 games as a reserve quarterback Completed 5 of 10 passes for 38 yards (81.9 rating) Had 7 rushes for 1 yard Career-long pass of 10 yards at Florida State
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology