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Nathan Stanley is a 2-year Dual-Threat QB for Iowa. Nathan's 2019 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 467 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2019 Production
Passing
237/399 Comp/Att2951 Pass yards16 Pass TD7 INT59.4% Comp %
Rushing
7 Rush yards1 Rush TD76 Carries0.1 Yards/carry
Punting
1 Punts34 Punt yards34.0 Yards/punt34 Long0 Inside 20
Performance Analysis · 2019 · vs QB peers
Player type
Dual-Threat QB
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency75th %ile · above avg
Key findings
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.11 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.60 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs Middle Tennessee (SP+ -11).
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMiami (OH) | W38-14 | -9.2 | 21/30 | 252 | 3 | 0 | 82.8 | 20 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 2 | vsRutgers | W30-0 | -14.6 | 16/28 | 236 | 3 | 0 | 75.7 | 9 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 3 | @Iowa State | W18-17 | 12.6 | 22/35 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 68.5 | 11 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 5 | vsMiddle Tennessee | W48-3 | -11.3 | 17/25 | 276 | 2 | 0 | 85.5 | -1 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 6 | @Michigan | L3-10 | 20.7 | 23/42 | 260 | 0 | 3 | 23.1 | -65 | 0 | -0.11 |
| 7 | vsPenn State | L12-17 | 24.3 | 25/43 | 286 | 1 | 1 | 60.9 | -5 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 8 | vsPurdue | W26-20 | -0.7 | 23/33 | 260 | 0 | 1 | 63.2 | 9 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 9 | @Northwestern | W20-0 | -5.5 | 12/26 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 | 4 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 11 | @Wisconsin | L22-24 | 20.3 | 17/28 | 208 | 2 | 0 | — | -3 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 12 | vsMinnesota | W23-19 | 19.4 | 14/23 | 173 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 13 | vsIllinois | W19-10 | 0.6 | 18/35 | 308 | 0 | 1 | — | 22 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 14 | @Nebraska | W27-24 | 2.6 | 11/24 | 99 | 0 | 1 | — | 14 | 0 | -0.26 |
| 1 | vsUSC | W49-24 | 13.1 | 18/27 | 213 | 2 | 0 | — | -9 | 0 | 0.49 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
Snap-share proxy
Overall
53.1%
Passing plays
97.2%
Rushing plays
12.6%
Standard downs
45.8%
Passing downs
69.7%
EPA by down type
- Standard downs
- 0.17
- Passing downs
- 0.40
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.23 / 0.49
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Per-game EPA5-game avg
2017 — 2018 · 26 games
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.