#44
Duke · 2026

Nate Kurisky

TESenior6' 3", 245 lbsLeesburg, VA
Duke Blue Devils4-2 · TDC #49
Snap share
19%
1 of 5 started · likely 10–25%
Receptions
5
991st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
38
1165th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
7.6
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.42
6 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

6 plays · +2.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.42
Passing+0.42
2nd down+0.61
3rd down-0.53
Standard downs-1.00
Passing downs+0.70
KuriskyWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down0%
2nd down10%
3rd down3%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs11%
KuriskyWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets5—
Target share7.7%—
Catch rate60.0%—
Success rate per target20.0%—
Yards per target4.0—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Kurisky's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
6
4 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
1.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.2
29 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
6
of 35 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

67% comp1.3 avg. depth7.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (50%), 2 caught (67%), 9 yds, 3.0 per target367% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Louisville

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Kurisky’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
12
8 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
3.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.6
29 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
42
of 71 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted12 targets charted

70% comp3.8 avg. depth3.6 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 1 caught (50%), 4 yds, 2.0 per target250% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (42%), 3 caught (60%), 9 yds, 1.8 per target560% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (17%), 2 caught (100%), 15 yds, 7.5 per target2100% · 15yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farDuke#49 · 4-2519%53807.7%
2025Louisville#24 · 9-41044%2015729.1%
2024Louisville#14 · 9-4725%1211236.7%
2023Louisville#23 · 10-4939%1814127.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nate Kurisky's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Nate Kurisky's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.9 avg. game scoreBest: 6.0 vs William & Mary (Week 4)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1TulaneW 17–3—no stats recorded
2@IllinoisW 31–273.2133.003
3StanfordW 35–7—no stats recorded
4William & MaryW 62–76.022110.5015
6@Georgia TechL 25–285.62147.0011
7North CarolinaL 20–24—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games4.95387.6015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions5991st / 1995
Yards381165th / 1981
Yards / catch7.6—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 2 · Illinois—56~15 (7–21)1·27%
Wk 3 · Stanford✓ TE71···—
Wk 4 · William & Mary—71~30 (14–43)3·42%
Wk 6 · Georgia Tech—76~33 (15–47)3·43%
Wk 7 · North Carolina—71··1—
Season1 GS42178 (43–104)7119%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Duke roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Jeremiah HasleyTESR21250020%+0.42
44Nate KuriskyTESR53808%+0.42
15Jake TaylorTESR43308%-0.88
46Tony BoggsTEJR—————
80Benjamin MoseleyTEFR—————
81Brett ElliottTESO—————
84Jack GaskinsTEFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Duke depth chart →