Running back, Iowa, 2025–26
Nathan McNeil
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
Nathan McNeil plays running back for Iowa. Last time out, against Northern Iowa: 12 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD; 3 catches, 37 yards, a career high in rushing yards.
2026 so far
128 rushing yards, 2 TD
Last game: 12 carries, 111 yards ★, 2 TD; 3 catches, 37 yards vs. Northern Iowa, W 55–0
Next game: at Minnesota, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
111rushing yards, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 43 | -0.00 | – | – | -0.2 | 9% | 0.06 |
| 2026 | Iowa | 25 | 0.32 | – | – | 7.9 | 12% | – |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 37% | 2.90 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 26% |
| 2026 | Iowa | 52% | 3.50 | 1.40 | 1.70 | 14% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Iowa 3 games, 128 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Iowa State | W 16–13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 12 | 111 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 37 |
2025 Iowa 8 games, 169 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. UAlbany | W 34–7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. Massachusetts | W 47–7 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers | W 38–28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. Indiana | L 15–20 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 37–0 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 24 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. Penn State | W 25–24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Nebraska | W 40–16 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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