Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/23Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (4.3%).
Nate Carter
Last confirmed: BYU, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · St. George, UT
Nate Carter: RB · BYU · #26.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nate Carter
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the BYU backfield. A game that shows it: 102 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Wagner — Week 8, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
BYU in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-28@ Nebraska | 4 | -11 | -2.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24vs No. 20 Boise State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-24@ No. 10 UCLA | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-31@ Michigan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-13vs UConn | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-24vs Cincinnati | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 70-6vs Wagner | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 1 | 70 | Season-high 102 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 52-10vs Fresno State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 148 | 4.0 | 2 | 70 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2015
W 70-6
vs Wagner
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Wagner · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +5.82Nate Carter run for 70 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK)
- Week 12 · Fresno State · 1st and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.88Nate Carter run for 5 yds for a TD, (Trevor Samson KICK)
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.35Nate Carter run for a loss of 5 yards to the Neb 23
- Week 8 · Wagner · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.34Nate Carter run for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 30
- Week 1 · Nebraska · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.96Nate Carter run for a loss of 3 yards to the BYU 22
- Week 3 · UCLA · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +0.94Nate Carter run for 7 yds to the UCLA 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Wagner · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.90Nate Carter run for 1 yd to the BYU 40
- Week 5 · UConn · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +0.88Tanner Mangum pass complete to Nate Carter for 7 yds to the UConn 40 for a
- Week 8 · Wagner · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA −0.88Nate Carter run for 1 yd to the Wagn 46
- Week 5 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.85Nate Carter run for 1 yd to the BYU 37
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 17-9 over that span.
2014BYU8-5HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2015BYU9-4HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 25.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 53.5 | 7.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
55.3%
502 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
69.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
549 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
37 carries and 2 catches in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at BYU
- 2015 BYU MendenhallYear 5 · 8 games
- 2014 BYU MendenhallYear 4 · 7 games
- 2013 BYU MendenhallYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 BYU MendenhallYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2011 BYU MendenhallYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at BYU, 438 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2015
1 coach2011–2015
Played his entire career under Bronco Mendenhall.