#44
Duke · 2026

Nate Kurisky

TESenior6' 3", 245 lbsLeesburg, VA
Duke Blue Devils6-2 · TDC #39
Snap share
18%
1 of 6 started · likely 12–24%
Receptions
6
1004th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
41
1227th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
6.8
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.32
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +2.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.32
Passing+0.32
1st down-0.31
2nd down+0.61
3rd down-0.53
Standard downs-0.65
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 plays3%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down1%
2nd down7%
3rd down2%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs8%
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
7
5 caught (71%)
Avg. depth of target
1.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.0
30 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
8
of 38 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

71% comp1.4 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 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: 4 targets (57%), 3 caught (75%), 12 yds, 3.0 per target475% · 12yMiddle, 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 (29%), 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#39 · 6-2618%64107.7%
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

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 6.0 vs William & Mary (Week 4)0 of 4 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
8@VirginiaW 19–16—no stats recorded
9Boston CollegeW 47–23.2133.003
2026 · 4 games4.56416.8015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions61004th / 2089
Yards411227th / 2074
Yards / catch6.8—
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—
Wk 9 · Boston College—66~19 (9–27)1129%
Season1 GS53797 (67–130)8218%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Duke roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
85Jeremiah HasleyTESR24305118%+0.47
44Nate KuriskyTESR64107%+0.32
15Jake TaylorTESR57608%-0.60
46Tony BoggsTEJR—————
80Benjamin MoseleyTEFR—————
81Brett ElliottTESO———4%-0.33
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 →