Nick Nash
Nick Nash  is an American football wide receiver for the San Jose State Spartans.

 Early life and high school 
Nash attended and played football and baseball at Woodbridge High School in Irvine, California. In 2017, he was named Pacific Coast League Offensive Most Valuable Player. Nash passed for 1,728 yards and 18 touchdowns with six interceptions. He also showed versatility on the ground, rushing for 1,269 yards and 17 touchdowns. 

 College career 
On February 7, 2018, Nash committed to San Jose State. He was used as a dual-threat quarterback his freshman year, primarily entering the game as a rushing quarterback. He recorded his first collegiate touchdown on a 20-yard rush against Tulsa. He threw his first two career touchdown passes against Air Force. 
      
In 2020, Nash threw for a career high 169 yards and two touchdowns off the bench replacing an injured Nick Starkel in a come from behind victory against San Diego State. Nash and the Spartans captured the 2020 MWC Championship.  

In 2021, Nash started six games at quarterback when Starkel went down with an injury. He threw for a career-high three touchdowns on 15-18 passing for 193 yards in a victory against New Mexico State. On the season, Nash threw for 971 yards and six touchdowns to three interceptions.

In 2022, Nash struggled to find playing time at the quarterback position with transfer Chevan Cordeiro being named the starter. He appeared in five games and caught his first career touchdown reception in the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.   

In 2023, he made the full transition to wide receiver where he played and started in all 13 games. In week 1, Nash caught six passes for 89 yards and three touchdowns against USC. He made a diving touchdown catch where he tipped the ball to himself mid-air. The play debuted #2 on the SportsCenter on August 26th. He ended the season leading the Spartans with a team high 48 receptions for 728 yards and eight touchdowns. In January, Nash briefly entered the transfer portal, but ultimately decided to rejoin San Jose State.  

In week one of the 2024 season, Nash caught a career high 10 catches for 170 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw his first touchdown pass since the 2021 season in a victory against Sacramento State. On the game, he surpasses 1,000 career receiving yards.  

Statistics
 San Jose State Spartans Season Team Games Passing Rushing Receiving GP  GS  Record  Cmp  Att  Pct  Yds  Y/A  TD  Int  Rtg  Att  Yds  Avg  TD  Rec  Yds  Avg  TD2019  San Jose State 6  0  –  12  17  70.6  133  7.8  2  0  175.1  40  255  6.4  3  1  4  4.0  02020  San Jose State 8  1  –  20  34  58.8  213  6.3  2  2  119.1  40  204  5.1  1  0  0  0.0  0 2021  San Jose State 11  6  3–3  74  138  53.6  971  7.0  6  3  122.7  68  385  5.7  1  4  36  9.0  0 2022  San Jose State 5  0  –  0  0  0.0  0  0.0  0  0  0.0  3  23  7.7  0  6  62  10.3  1 2023 San Jose State 13  13  –  0  1  0.0  0  0.0  0  0  0.0  1  0  0.0  0  48  728  14.9  8 2024 San Jose State 1  1  –  1  1  100.0  26  26.0  1  0  648.4  0  0  0  0  10  170  17.0  2 Career  44  21  3–3  107  191  56.0  1,343  7.0  11  5  128.9  152  867  5.7  5  69  1,000  14.5  11 

 References 

External links
 San Jose State Spartans bio

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Category:Players of American football from Irvine, California
Category:American football wide receivers
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