Nathan Stanley

Nathan Thomas Stanley (born January 24, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions after transferring from the Ole Miss Rebels. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

College career Stanley played for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2009 to 2010, and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions from 2011 to 2012. He finished his college career with totals of 3,364 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, 17 interceptions, and one rushing touchdown.

Professional career Stanley signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 3, 2013, and was released by the team on May 7, 2013.

Stanley initially joined the San Jose SaberCats as a backup quarterback. Stanley became the starter, however, when original starter Russ Michna was declared out with concussion-like symptoms.

On October 13, 2014, Stanley was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the Stampeders on November 6, 2014.

Stanley returned to the SaberCats in 2015, where he again served as backup (this time to Erik Meyer). An injury to Meyer forced Stanley to once again become the team's starter. He returned to the role of backup following Meyer's return. In his second season, Stanley threw a total of twenty touchdown passes (and no interceptions) while winning every game in which he started.

Stanley's SaberCats ultimately advanced to ArenaBowl XXVIII, where they defeated the Jacksonville Sharks 68–47. In the fourth quarter, Stanley was briefly inserted as quarterback for the SaberCats; his lone pass attempt was caught for a touchdown. Stanley became the fourth SaberCats quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in an ArenaBowl (following John Dutton, Mark Grieb, and 2015 teammate Erik Meyer).

On November 9, 2015, Stanley was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.

On October 14, 2016, Stanley was assigned to the Washington Valor during the dispersal draft. On March 21, 2017, he was placed on refuse to report.

Career statistics AFL Year Team Passing Rushing 2014 San Jose 201 335 60.0 2,436 50 13 103.53 24 25 42015 San Jose 57 92 62.0 723 20 0 126.04 6 7 12016 Los Angeles 186 316 58.9 2,069 42 12 95.82 23 21 3 Career 444 743 59.8 5,228 112 25 104.86 53 53 8

College SeasonPassingRushing Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD 2009 11 23 163 47.8 1 1 113.0 3 −12 −4.0 0 2010 17 32 261 53.1 3 1 146.3 6 −40 −6.7 0 2011 28 58 282 48.3 2 6 80.4 13 5 0.4 0 2012 177 327 2,658 54.1 9 9 107.8 64 −30 −2.7 1 Career 233 440 3,364 53.0 15 17 120.7 86 -77 -0.9 1