Receiver, Northwestern, 2015–⁠18

Flynn Nagel

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Lemont, IL

Flynn Nagel played receiver at Northwestern (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
780
Receiving yards, 2018 (Northwestern, 9–⁠5)
Best game
220 yards
Vs. Nebraska, week 7, 2018: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

12catches, career hightwice; last vs. Nebraska, 2018220receiving yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Nebraska, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Northwestern44711.8024
2016Northwestern4044711.2257
2017Northwestern4848910.2224
2018Northwestern6878011.5261
Career1601,76311.0661

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Northwestern–––2−20
2016Northwestern5980201320
2017Northwestern–––5160
2018Northwestern–––3230
Career5980301690

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Northwestern2WRFr.
2016Northwestern2WRSo.
2017Northwestern2WRJr.
2018Northwestern2WRSr.5′11″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Northwestern51.41––7.1–
2016Northwestern610.4844th (n=489)0.5229.47%
2017Northwestern710.4232nd (n=507)0.5229.97%
2018Northwestern1020.5960th (n=497)0.5359.810%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Northwestern 13 games, 68 catches, 780 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atPurdueW 31–⁠275580–––
Sep 8vs.DukeL 7–⁠21121330–––
Sep 15vs.AkronL 34–⁠393350–––
Sep 29vs.MichiganL 17–⁠206650–––
Oct 6atMichigan StateW 29–⁠19101110–––
Oct 13vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠31122202–––
Oct 20atRutgersW 18–⁠158710–––
Oct 27vs.WisconsinW 31–⁠173180––1
Nov 3vs.Notre DameL 21–⁠314330–––
Nov 10atIowaW 14–⁠10–––––2
Nov 17atMinnesotaW 24–⁠14120–––
Dec 1vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠452130–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 31–⁠202210–––
2017 Northwestern 13 games, 48 catches, 489 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 31–⁠204290–––
Sep 9atDukeL 17–⁠413270–––
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠73410––3
Sep 30atWisconsinL 24–⁠335520–––
Oct 7vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠313260–––
Oct 14atMarylandW 37–⁠214481–––
Oct 21vs.IowaW 17–⁠103280––1
Oct 28vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠318871–––
Nov 4atNebraskaW 31–⁠242240–––
Nov 11vs.PurdueW 23–⁠136780–––
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠01110–––
Nov 25atIllinoisW 42–⁠75320–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠23160––1
2016 Northwestern 11 games, 40 catches, 447 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.Illinois StateL 7–⁠94440––1
Sep 17vs.DukeW 24–⁠131330––5
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠2454801271
Oct 1atIowaW 38–⁠31160––1
Oct 15atMichigan StateW 54–⁠4058111243
Oct 22vs.IndianaW 24–⁠146400––3
Nov 5vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠2143701171
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠1723002301
Nov 19atMinnesotaL 12–⁠296651––1
Nov 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠213370––2
Dec 28 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠243260––1
2015 Northwestern 3 games, 4 catches, 47 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠01240––2
Sep 26vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠19150–––
Oct 3vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠02180–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11¼″
Weight188 lb
Arm length29¼″
Hand size8⅜″
40-yard dash4.73 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump8′6″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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