Receiver, BYU, 2016–⁠21

Neil Pau’u

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Santa Ana, CA

Neil Pau’u played receiver at BYU (2016–⁠21).

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Arizona, 2021126receiving yards, career highvs. Arizona, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017BYU141399.9228
2018BYU1821612.0148
2020BYU4460213.7335
2021BYU4652611.4667
Career1221,48312.21267

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016BYU2WRYr 1
2017BYU2WRYr 2
2018BYU2WRYr 3
2019BYU2WRYr 4
2020BYU2WRYr 5
2021BYU2WRJr. (Yr 6)6′4″215

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
2017BYU180.25––4.5–
2018BYU310.115th (n=497)0.533.55%
2020BYU590.7982nd (n=346)0.5546.78%
2021BYU620.7358th (n=410)0.6745.110%

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

2021 BYU 10 games, 46 catches, 526 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠168126267–
Sep 11vs.UtahW 26–⁠17319116–
Sep 18vs.Arizona StateW 27–⁠173450205
Sep 25vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠27442113–
Oct 1atUtah StateW 34–⁠20449024–
Oct 9vs.Boise StateL 17–⁠264500192
Oct 16atBaylorL 24–⁠38538012–
Oct 23atWashington StateW 21–⁠19670021–
Oct 30vs.VirginiaW 66–⁠4933911519
Nov 6vs.Idaho StateW 59–⁠1464811320
2020 BYU 12 games, 44 catches, 602 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atNavyW 55–⁠3338019−3
Sep 26vs.TroyW 48–⁠7226017–
Oct 2vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠144610235
Oct 10vs.UTSAW 27–⁠20529110–
Oct 16atHoustonW 43–⁠26337018–
Oct 24vs.Texas StateW 52–⁠14240025–
Oct 31vs.Western KentuckyW 41–⁠10217010–
Nov 6atBoise StateW 51–⁠175750281
Nov 21vs.North AlabamaW 66–⁠14119119–
Dec 5atCoastal CarolinaL 17–⁠224760230
Dec 12vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠14898021−3
Dec 22 ✦vs.UCFW 49–⁠23586135–
2018 BYU 9 games, 18 catches, 216 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atArizonaW 28–⁠23310048
Sep 8vs.CaliforniaL 18–⁠2113035
Sep 22vs.McNeeseW 30–⁠3112012–
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 6–⁠7111011–
Nov 3atBoise StateL 16–⁠2131909–
Nov 10atMassachusettsW 35–⁠16262040–
Nov 17vs.New Mexico StateW 45–⁠10114014–
Nov 24atUtahL 27–⁠35428110–
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠18257048–
2017 BYU 7 games, 14 catches, 139 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 26vs.Portland StateW 20–⁠6128128–
Sep 29atUtah StateL 24–⁠40426011–
Oct 6vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠24317010–
Oct 14atMississippi StateL 10–⁠352504–
Oct 21atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠33229026–
Oct 28vs.San José StateW 41–⁠20123023–
Nov 25atHawai’iW 30–⁠20111111–

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

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