Riley Nelson
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Nelson came off the bench and threw an interception in the Cougars' 23-6 Poinsettia Bowl win over San Diego State.
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Injuries took a toll on Nelson throughout his college career, and he lost his job to James Lark after Lark tossed six touchdown passes in BYU's final regular season game while Nelson was out with rib and lung injuries. Nelson did get to attempt two passes in the Poinsettia Bowl, so it's probably safe to assume that he is healthy even if his performance left something to be desired. He could get a shot in the NFL as an undrafted free agent, but probably isn't worth a draft pick.
Injuries took a toll on Nelson throughout his college career, and he lost his job to James Lark after Lark tossed six touchdown passes in BYU's final regular season game while Nelson was out with rib and lung injuries. Nelson did get to attempt two passes in the Poinsettia Bowl, so it's probably safe to assume that he is healthy even if his performance left something to be desired. He could get a shot in the NFL as an undrafted free agent, but probably isn't worth a draft pick.
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Initially written off as a running specialist at quarterback, Nelson replaced the disappointing five-star recruit Jake Heaps as a starter in 2011 and showed he had turned himself into a good passer, too. In addition to rushing for 392 yards (4.5 YPC), Nelson averaged 8.5 yards per pass as he threw for 1,717 yards and 19 touchdowns compared to just seven interceptions. Combine Nelson's new skills with his elite receivers (Cody Hoffman and Ross Apo combined for 19 touchdowns in 2011), and you have a legitimate fantasy QB. It also helps that BYU's schedule isn't intimidating – Utah and Notre Dame are the only teams that seem capable of stopping Nelson from posting multiple touchdowns.
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Nelson missed the regular season finale against New New Mexico State due to rib and lung injuries suffered in the previous game against San Jose State.
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Nelson was 28-of-51 passing for 335 yards with one touchdown and one interception in BYU's 20-14 loss to San Jose State on Saturday night.
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Nelson threw for three touchdowns and 236 yards on 19-of-31 passing in BYU's 52-13 win over Idaho on Saturday night.
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Nelson threw for 204 yards on 19-of-28 passing and one touchdown along with a rushing TD in BYU's 41-17 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
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Nelson was 23-of-36 for 177 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in BYU's 17-14 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday.
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