Philip Nelson

Quarterback for East Carolina. 2016: 2,603 passing yards, 16 TD, 8 INT.

QB · East Carolina · #9

6′2″ · Mankato, MN

East Carolina 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

PRO recruit

No. 725 nationally · Signed with Minnesota

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 quarterback for East Carolina. 2016: 2,603 passing yards, 16 TD, 8 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at East Carolina, 2,603 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

2012

Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Mankato West

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#725 national

CFB

College

East Carolina

2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: completion % (96th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Completion %#8 / 167 · 96th pct

67.4%

Fumbles lost#24 / 163 · 72nd pct

Pass yards#55 / 167 · 67th pct

2603

Pass TDs#64 / 167 · 60th pct

Yards / att#67 / 167 · 58th pct

7.5

Rush TDs#77 / 167 · 46th pct

Interceptions#92 / 167 · 40th pct

Rush yards#103 / 167 · 39th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home5g	274	2.0	8.0	0.8
Road5g	247	1.2	7.1	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	304	1.8	7.9	0.7
Weeks 8+4g	195	1.2	7.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	East Carolina	234	347	67.4%	2,603	7.5	16	8	141.1	--	--	--
Career		234	347	67.4%	2,603	7.5	16	8	141.1	--	--	--

Season	Team
2016	East Carolina	63	73	1.2	2	--
Career		63	73	1.2	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2016

W 33–30

vs NC State

297 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.1 · 3 rush yds (5 car)

Edged out NC State at home in a shootout.

With J. Summers — 41 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · Q. Johnson — -2 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 52-7vs Western Carolina	28/32	398	5	0	12.4	95.6	5 TD passes
Wk 2	W 33-30vs NC State	33/43	297	1	1	6.9	67.1
Wk 3	L 15-20@ South Carolina	44/58	400	1	2	6.9	64.0	Season-high 400 yds
Wk 4	L 17-54@ Virginia Tech	17/34	362	2	0	10.6	16.9	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 5	L 29-47vs UCF	23/41	278	2	1	6.8	62.7
Wk 6	L 22-38@ South Florida	12/23	88	0	0	3.8	53.3
Wk 8	L 19-31@ Cincinnati	28/43	283	2	2	6.6	67.8
Wk 9	W 41-3vs UConn	29/41	253	2	0	6.2	72.9	Clean 2-TD game
Wk 10	L 24-45@ Tulsa	9/13	100	1	0	7.7	14.6
Wk 11	L 31-55vs SMU	11/19	144	0	2	7.6	19.3
Total		234/347	2603	16	8	7.5	53.4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology