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
Career highs
83receiving yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 2016Team titles: SEC champions, 2017
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia | 38 | 0.88 | 90th (n=489) | 0.52 | 33.4 | 5% |
| 2017 | Georgia | 11 | 0.97 | – | – | 10.7 | – |
| 2018 | Georgia | 34 | 0.79 | 84th (n=497) | 0.53 | 27.0 | 4% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 45–0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 41–17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 49–7 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Sep 22 | at | W 43–29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 38–12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 41–13 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | L 16–36 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 36–17 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 34–17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 27–10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 66–27 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 54 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 45–21 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 28–35 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 55 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 21–28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
2017 Georgia 8 games, 9 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 31–10 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 20–19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 31–3 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 41–0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 53–28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 24–10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 25 | at | W 38–7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 28–7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
2016 Georgia 11 games, 29 catches, 361 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at | W 28–27 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 14–45 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 31–34 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | W 28–14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 16–17 | 5 | 74 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 10–24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 13–7 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 35–21 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 27–28 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¼″ | |
| Weight | 244 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 28″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.45 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.43 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| NFL career | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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