Tight end, Georgia, 2016–⁠18

Isaac Nauta

Number
No. 18
Height
6′4″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Buford, GA
Born
May 21, 1997

Isaac Nauta played tight end at Georgia (2016–⁠18). The Detroit Lions took Nauta in round 7, No. 224 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
430
Receiving yards, 2018 (Georgia, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 224
Round 7, 2019 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

83receiving yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 2016

Team titles: SEC champions, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Georgia2936112.4350
2017Georgia911412.7241
2018Georgia3043014.3355
Career6890513.3855

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Georgia18TEFr.
2017Georgia18TESo.
2018Georgia18TEJr.6′4″240

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
2016Georgia380.8890th (n=489)0.5233.45%
2017Georgia110.97––10.7–
2018Georgia340.7984th (n=497)0.5327.04%

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 Georgia 14 games, 30 catches, 430 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠0112112–
Sep 8atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠17110010–
Sep 15vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠7447020–
Sep 22atMissouriW 43–⁠291303–
Sep 29vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠1211701731
Oct 6vs.VanderbiltW 41–⁠13240028–
Oct 13atLSUL 16–⁠36347023–
Oct 27vs.FloridaW 36–⁠17573027–
Nov 3atKentuckyW 34–⁠171414–
Nov 10vs.AuburnW 27–⁠101303–
Nov 17vs.MassachusettsW 66–⁠27154054–
Nov 24vs.Georgia TechW 45–⁠21436012–
Dec 1vs.AlabamaL 28–⁠35481155–
Jan 1 ✦vs.TexasL 21–⁠281303–
2017 Georgia 8 games, 9 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.App StateW 31–⁠10224016–
Sep 9atNotre DameW 20–⁠191909–
Sep 23vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠3141141–
Sep 30atTennesseeW 41–⁠01303–
Oct 14vs.MissouriW 53–⁠281909–
Nov 4vs.South CarolinaW 24–⁠10117017–
Nov 25atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠71909–
Dec 2vs.AuburnW 28–⁠71212–
2016 Georgia 11 games, 29 catches, 361 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17atMissouriW 28–⁠2731607–
Sep 24atOle MissL 14–⁠45116016–
Oct 1vs.TennesseeL 31–⁠34583150–
Oct 9atSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠141909–
Oct 15vs.VanderbiltL 16–⁠17574128–
Oct 29vs.FloridaL 10–⁠242804–
Nov 5atKentuckyW 27–⁠24347029–
Nov 12vs.AuburnW 13–⁠7343017–
Nov 19vs.LouisianaW 35–⁠211919–
Nov 26vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠28348035–
Dec 30 ✦vs.TCUW 31–⁠232804–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′3¼″
Weight244 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.91 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump28″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.45 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Detroit Lions22130
2020Detroit Lions2130
NFL career43160

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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